Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Planning and Environment (Planning Schemes) Act 1996 - SECT 8

Who can prepare planning schemes or amendments?

8. Who can prepare planning schemes or amendments?



(1) In section 8(1)(a) of the Principal Act omit "which does not have a
planning scheme applying to it".

(2) In section 8(1)(b) of the Principal Act for "section" substitute
"provision".

(3) For sections 8(3) to 8(6) of the Principal Act substitute-



"(3) A municipal council may prepare amendments to the State standard
provisions and local provisions of a planning scheme in force in its municipal
district.

(4) The Alpine Resorts Commission may prepare amendments to the State standard
provisions and local provisions of a planning scheme in force in an alpine
resort within the meaning of the Alpine Resorts Act 1983.

(5) A person whom the Minister authorises under section 11 may prepare
amendments to any part of the State standard provisions and local provisions
of a planning scheme which the Minister authorises under that section.

(6) The power given under this section to prepare an amendment to the State
standard provisions of a planning scheme extends only to the inclusion of a
provision in or deletion of a provision from the State standard provisions of
the planning scheme.".