Victorian Current Acts

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - SECT 203

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing fees for—

        (a)     planning certificates; and

S. 203(1)(ab) inserted by No. 23/2010 s. 11.

        (ab)     certificates relating to growth areas infrastructure contributions issued under Subdivision 5 of Division 2 of Part 9B; and

S. 203(1)(ac) inserted by No. 23/2010 s. 11.

        (ac)     any matter relating to a function or duty performed by the Registrar of Titles under Part 9B; and

        (b)     considering applications for permits; and

S. 203(1)(ba) inserted by No. 128/1993 s. 36(a).

        (ba)     considering applications for certificates of compliance; and

S. 203(1)(c) amended by No. 86/1989 s. 21(2).

        (c)     amendments to planning schemes including but not limited to—

              (i)     considering proposals for amendment; and

              (ii)     any stage in the amendment process; and

              (iii)     considering whether or not to approve the amendment; and

        (d)     giving notice of permit applications; and

S. 203(1)(e) amended by No. 128/1993 s. 36(b).

        (e)     determining whether anything has been done to the satisfaction of a responsible authority, Minister, public authority, municipal council or a referral authority; and

        (f)     providing maps showing the location of boundaries in a planning scheme; and

        (g)     any other thing for which fees are authorised or required to be prescribed under this Act.

    (2)     A regulation under subsection (1) may—

S. 203(2)(a) amended by No. 86/1989 s. 21(3)(a).

        (a)     prescribe different fees for different cases or classes of cases; and

        (b)     prescribe composite fees payable to the responsible authority for consideration of applications by responsible authorities and referral authorities; and

        (c)     require a responsible authority to give referral authorities the fees collected on their behalf; and

S. 203(2)(d) amended by No. 86/1989 s. 21(3)(b).

        (d)     empower the Minister, or a planning authority or responsible authority to waive or rebate the payment of a fee in specified circumstances.

S. 203(3) inserted by No. 86/1989 s. 21(4).

    (3)     Despite anything in the regulations a planning authority does not have to pay a fee to itself in relation to an amendment of a planning scheme.

Pt 10A (Headings and ss 204–205C) inserted by No. 11/2020 s. 58, amended by No. 27/2020 s. 40, repealed by No. 12/2021 s. 53.

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Part 11—Repeals, transitional and savings

S. 204 repealed by No. 86/1989 s. 25(u).

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S. 205 repealed by No. 86/1989 s. 24.

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