Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act-

application order means an order under section 8;

building includes-

   (a)  a structure and part of a building or a structure; and

   (b)  fences, walls, out-buildings, service installations and other
        appurtenances of a building; and

   (c)  a boat or a pontoon which is permanently moored or fixed to land;

department means-

   (a)  a department within the meaning of section 4 of the
        Public Administration Act 2004; or

   (b)  an office specified in section 16(1) of that Act;

development includes-

   (a)  the construction or carrying out, extension, demolition or removal of
        a building or works;

   (b)  the decoration or alteration of the inside or outside of a building or
        the alteration of works;

   (c)  the subdivision or consolidation of land, airspace or buildings;

   (d)  the installation or provision or operation of facilities or services;

   (e)  the relocation, deepening or widening of a waterway;

directions mean directions issued under section 30;

enactment means a rule, regulation, by-law, order, Order in Council,
proclamation or other instrument of a legislative character;

facilitating agency in relation to a nominated project means the public
statutory corporation specified in the nomination order as the facilitating
agency for that project;

function includes power, discretion, authority and duty;

limitations, in relation to land, means trusts, reservations, restrictions,
exceptions, encumbrances, limitations, rights, privileges, estates and
interests;

nominated project means a development or proposed development declared by a
nomination order to be a project to which this Act applies;

nomination order means an order under section 6;

public body in Part 3 or Part 4 means-

   (a)  a public statutory authority;

   (b)  a State business corporation within the meaning of the
        State Owned Enterprises Act 1992;

   (c)  a body, office or trust body-

   (i)  established by or under an Act or enactment; or

   (ii) established by the Governor in Council or a Minister- and that is
        declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government
        Gazette, to be a body or office to which that Part applies;

public construction means any matter relating to the construction,
maintenance, rehabilitation, alteration, extension or demolition of any
improvements on land by, or on behalf of, departments or public bodies and
includes-

   (a)  design and construction practices;

   (b)  tendering processes;

   (c)  project delivery;

   (d)  contract administration;

public statutory corporation means any corporation established by or under an
Act for a public purpose other than a municipal council;

responsible Minister, in relation to a nominated project, means the Minister
specified in the nomination order as the Minister responsible for that
project;

road includes bridge, highway, street, lane, footway, square, court, alley or
right of way, whether accessible to the public generally or not;

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Secretary to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
means the body corporate established under section 41A;





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standards means standards set under section 29;

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works includes any change to the natural or existing condition or topography
of land including the removal, destruction, or lopping of trees and the
removal of vegetation or topsoil and land reclamation and land
decontamination.

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