Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this Act—
S. 3(1) def. of approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 110.
approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan has the same meaning as in the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 ;
"Authority" means the Victorian Planning Authority established under section 4;
"board" means the board of directors of the Authority;
"chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed under section 21;
"committee" means a committee established by the board under section 38;
"consultant" means a lawyer, an engineer, an architect, a town planner, an urban designer or other professional adviser engaged by the Authority to assist with the carrying out of its objects, functions, powers and duties;
S. 3(1) def. of Council amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 110).
"Council" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2020 ;
S. 3(1) def. of declared area inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 28.
"declared area" has the same meaning as in the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"Department" has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"designated area" means an area of land designated under section 37;
"domestic partner", of a person, means—
(a) a person who is in a registered relationship with the person; or
(b) a person to whom the person is not married but with whom the person is living as a couple on a genuine domestic basis (irrespective of gender);
S. 3(1) def. of Great Ocean Road coast and parks inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 110.
"Great Ocean Road coast and parks" has the same meaning as in the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 110.
Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles has the same meaning as in the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Great Ocean Road region inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 110.
"Great Ocean Road region" has the same meaning as in the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 110.
"Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area" has the same meaning as in the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 ;
"interface body" has the same meaning as in the Transport Integration Act 2010 ;
"objectives of planning in Victoria" means the objectives of planning in Victoria set out in section 4(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"planning authority" means a planning authority under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"public sector body" has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"public service body" has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"public statutory authority" means a body established by or under an Act for a public purpose;
"referral authority" has the same meaning as in the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"relevant person" means—
(a) a director of the Authority; or
(b) the chief executive officer; or
(c) a member of a committee; or
(d) an employee of the Authority; or
(e) a seconded staff member; or
(f) a consultant;
"responsible authority" means a responsible authority under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"seconded staff member" means a member of staff of a public sector body who provides services to the Authority under an agreement or arrangement referred to in section 23(2);
S. 3(1) def. of Statement of Planning Policy inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 28.
Statement of Planning Policy has the same meaning as in the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
S. 3(1) def. of superseded Authority amended by No. 49/2017 s. 91(1).
"superseded Authority" means the Growth Areas Authority established by section 46AQ of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 as in force from time to time before the day on which section 56 came into operation;
S. 3(1) def. of Yarra protection principles inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 91(2).
"Yarra protection principles" has the same meaning as in the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Yarra River land inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 91(2).
"Yarra River land" has the same meaning as in the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Yarra Strategic Plan inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 91(2).
"Yarra Strategic Plan" has the same meaning as in the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 ;
S. 3(1) def. of Yarra Strategic Plan area inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 91(2).
"Yarra Strategic Plan area" has the same meaning as in the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 .
(2) For the purposes of the definition of domestic partner in subsection (1)—
(a) "registered relationship" has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008 ; and
(b) in determining whether persons
who are not in a registered relationship are domestic partners of
each other, all of the circumstances of their relationship are
to be taken into account, including any one or more of the
matters referred to in section 35(2) of the Relationships Act 2008
as may be relevant in a particular case.
Part 2—Victorian Planning Authority
Division 1—Establishment, functions and powers