Victorian Current Acts

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - SECT 62

    (1)     In deciding to grant a permit, the responsible authority must—

S. 62(1)(a) amended by No. 3/2013 s. 22(1).

        (a)     include any condition which the planning scheme or a relevant determining referral authority requires to be included; and

S. 62(1)(aa) inserted by No. 100/2000 s. 10(1).

        (aa)     if the grant of the permit would authorise anything which would result in a breach of a registered restrictive covenant, include a condition that the permit is not to come into effect until the covenant is removed or varied; and

S. 62(1)(b) amended by No. 100/2000 s. 10(2).

        (b)     not include additional conditions which conflict with any condition included under paragraph (a) or (aa).

    (2)     The responsible authority may include any other condition that it thinks fit including—

S. 62(2)(a) amended by No. 86/1989 s. 25(b).

        (a)     a condition that specified things are to be done to the satisfaction of the responsible authority a Minister, public authority, municipal council or referral authority; and

S. 62(2)(ab) inserted by No. 3/2013 s. 22(2).

        (ab)     a condition recommended by a recommending referral authority; and

        (b)     a condition that the permit is not to come into effect unless a specified permit is cancelled or amended; and

        (c)     in relation to a permit for a use for a specified time, a condition that—

              (i)     any development carried out on the land under the permit is to be removed at the end of the specified time; or

              (ii)     the land is to be restored to a specified state at the end of the specified time; and

        (d)     a condition that the development is to be carried out in stages over the periods specified in or under the permit; and

        (e)     a condition providing that no compensation is payable under Part 5 in respect of anything done under the permit or setting out—

              (i)     the circumstances in which compensation will be paid for anything done under the permit; and

              (ii)     the amount, or the method of determining the amount, of compensation payable; and

S. 62(2)(f) amended by No. 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 item 32A) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 13(2)).

        (f)     a condition that the owner of the land or applicant for the permit in anticipation of the applicant becoming owner of the land is to enter into an agreement with the responsible authority under section 173 within a specified period or before the use or development or a specified part of it starts; and

S. 62(2)(g) amended by Nos 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 item 32B) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 13(2)), 93/1995 s. 218(1)(Sch. 2 item 7.2), 7/2017 s. 305(2).

        (g)     a condition that the owner of the land or, if the applicant for the permit is not the owner of the land, the applicant on the applicant becoming the owner of the land is to enter into a covenant with the relevant Minister under Part 7 of the Heritage Act 2017 for the conservation of a registered place; and

S. 62(2)(h) amended by Nos 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 item 32C) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 13(2)), 86/1989 s. 25(l), repealed by No. 50/1995 s. 4(1).

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              (i)     a condition that plans, drawings or other documents be prepared by the applicant and lodged with the responsible authority for approval before the use or development or a specified part of it starts; and

S. 62(2)(j) amended by No. 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 item 33) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 6(3)(f)).

        (j)     a condition requiring changes to be made to any plan or drawing forming part of the application for the permit; and

S. 62(2)(k) inserted by No. 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 2 item 33) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 6(3)(f)), repealed by No. 48/1991 s. 62(a).

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S. 62(2)(l) inserted by No. 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 3 item 33) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 6(3)(f)), substituted by No. 48/1991 s. 62(b), amended by No. 72/1998 s. 4.

        (l)     a condition stating that it considers that the economical and efficient subdivision, consolidation or servicing of, or access to, land requires the holder of the permit to acquire or remove—

              (i)     a right of way over the land covered by the permit; or

              (ii)     an easement over land not covered by the permit but in the vicinity of that land—

using the procedure in section 36 of the Subdivision Act 1988 and that the acquisition or removal will not result in an unreasonable loss of amenity in the area affected by the acquisition or removal;

S. 62(2)(m) inserted by No. 48/1991 s. 62(b).

        (m)     a condition requiring or authorising any of the things listed in the Table in section 24A(1) of the Subdivision Act 1988 .

S. 62(3) substituted by Nos 28/2000 s. 4, 100/2000 s. 11(1), repealed by No. 81/2004 s. 24.

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S. 62(4) inserted by No. 126/1993 s. 264(Sch. 5 item 17.1).

    (4)     The responsible authority must not include in a permit a condition which is inconsistent—

        (a)     with the Building Act 1993 ; or

        (b)     the building regulations under that Act; or

        (c)     a relevant determination of the Building Appeals Board under that Act in respect of the land to which the permit applies.

S. 62(5) inserted by No. 50/1995 s. 4(2), substituted by No. 101/2004 s. 10.

    (5)     In deciding to grant a permit, the responsible authority may—

S. 62(5)(a) substituted by Nos 35/2015 s. 14(1), 7/2018 s. 11(1).

        (a)     include a condition to implement an approved development contributions plan or an approved infrastructure contributions plan; or

        (b)     include a condition requiring specified works, services or facilities to be provided or paid for in accordance with an agreement under section 173; or

        (c)     include a condition that specified works, services or facilities that the responsible authority considers necessary to be provided on or to the land or other land as a result of the grant of the permit be—

              (i)     provided by the applicant; or

              (ii)     paid for wholly by the applicant; or

              (iii)     provided or paid for partly by the applicant where the remaining cost
is to be met by any Minister, public authority or municipal council providing the works, services or facilities.

S. 62(6) inserted by No. 50/1995 s. 4(2), substituted by No. 101/2004 s. 10.

    (6)     The responsible authority must not include in a permit a condition requiring a person to pay an amount for or provide works, services or facilities except—

S. 62(6)(a) amended by Nos 35/2015 s. 14(2), 7/2018 s. 11(2).

        (a)     in accordance with subsection (5), section 46N(1) or 46GV(7); or

        (b)     a condition that a planning scheme requires to be included as referred to in subsection (1)(a); or

S. 62(6)(c) amended by No. 3/2013 s. 22(3).

        (c)     a condition that a determining referral authority requires to be included as referred to in subsection (1)(a).

S. 63 amended by Nos 128/1993 s. 16(1), 3/2013 s. 23(1).