Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 200(1) amended by No. 128/1993 s. 31(2).
(1) A planning certificate which appears to be produced by authority of an officer of the responsible authority or by a nominated person is conclusive proof that at the date specified in the certificate the facts set out in it were true and correct.
(2) Any person acting on the basis of a planning certificate who suffers financial loss because of an error or mis-statement in the certificate may recover damages for that loss from the responsible authority or the nominated person (as the case requires).