Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Planning and Environment (Planning Schemes) Act 1996 - SECT 19

Municipal councils to prepare municipal strategic statements

19. Municipal councils to prepare municipal strategic statements



(1) The municipal council must prepare a municipal strategic statement for
inclusion in the planning scheme prepared under section 18 on or before the
date specified by the Minister in respect of that planning scheme.

(2) If a municipal council has not prepared a municipal strategic statement
for inclusion in a planning scheme on or before the date specified by the
Minister under subsection (1), the Minister may prepare a municipal strategic
statement for inclusion in that planning scheme.

(3) Section 12A of the Principal Act as amended by this Act applies to the
preparation of a municipal strategic statement under this section.