Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Planning and Environment (Planning Schemes) Act 1996 - SECT 18

Municipal councils to prepare new schemes

18. Municipal councils to prepare new schemes



(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act, each municipal
council must prepare a planning scheme for its municipal district and for any
area adjoining its municipal district for which it is a planning authority.

(2) Subject to this Part, the Principal Act as amended by this Act and the
regulations under the Principal Act apply to the preparation of a planning
scheme under this section as if it were an amendment to a planning scheme and
the municipal council were the planning authority.

(3) Sections 96A to 96D do not apply in respect of a planning scheme prepared
under this section.

(4) This section does not apply to any part of a municipal district that is
within the Port of Melbourne Area.