PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT (PLANNING SCHEMES) ACT 1996

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Principal Act  

PART 3--TRANSITIONAL

• 16A Definition of Port of Melbourne Area  
• 17 Existing Act to continue to apply to existing schemes  
• 18 Municipal councils to prepare new schemes  
• 19 Municipal councils to prepare municipal strategic statements  
• 20 Submission of planning scheme for approval  
• 21 Minister may prepare planning scheme  
• 22 Validity of schemes  
• 23 Issue of permits with schemes  
• 24 Effect of new scheme  
• 25 Applications for permits  
• 26 Appeals  
• 27 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  
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