Victorian Consolidated Legislation

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT (PLANNING SCHEMES) ACT 1996

No. 77 of 1996
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Principal Act

   PART 2-AMENDMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987.

   4.      Definition
   5.      New Part 1A inserted

   PART 1A-VICTORIA PLANNING PROVISIONS

   6.      What can a planning scheme provide for?
   7.      New section 7 substituted
   8.      Who can prepare planning schemes or amendments?
   9.      Who can be authorised to prepare an amendment to a planning scheme?
   10.     Duties and powers of planning authorities
   11.     New section 12A inserted
   12.     Submissions
   13.     New section 25A inserted
   14.     New Division 5 inserted in Part 4.

           Division 5-Combined permit and amendment process

   15.     Panel procedure
   16.     Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction

   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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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details