Planning and Environment (Fees) (General Amendment) Regulations 1997 (Vic)

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Planning and Environment (Fees) (General

Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.R. No. 151/1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Principal Regulations 1
4. Regulation 4B substituted 2
4B. Decisions on matters in planning schemes 2
5. Regulation 4C substituted 2
4C. Applications for permits under section 47 2
6. Regulation 5 substituted 11

5.       Fees to accompany applications for planning certificates

under section 198 11
7. Regulation 6 amended 11

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STATUTORY RULES 1997

S.R. No. 151/1997

Planning and Environment Act 1987

Planning and Environment (Fees) (General

Amendment) Regulations 1997

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 9 December 1997

Responsible Minister:

ROBERT MACLELLAN

Minister for Planning and Local Government

SHARNE BRYAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to increase the fees for—

(a)

determining whether anything has been done to the satisfaction of a responsible authority or a referral authority;

(b) considering applications for permits;
(c) amendments to planning schemes;

(d) planning certificates.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 6, 47,
198 and 203 of the Planning and Environment

Act 1987.

3. Principal Regulations

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In these Regulations, the Planning and the Principal Regulations.

4. Regulation 4B substituted

For regulation 4B of the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"4B. Decisions on matters in planning schemes

If a planning scheme specifies that a matter must be done to the satisfaction of the responsible authority or a referral authority and the owner, user or developer of the land asks that authority for a decision on that matter, the request is to be accompanied by a fee—

(a) for residential development only $ 70

(b) for all other development $135.".

5. Regulation 4C substituted

For regulation 4C of the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"4C. Applications for permits under section 47

An application for a permit under section 47 must be accompanied by the fee set out for an application of that particular class, as follows:

Class of Application Fee
Class 1:  An application, other
than an application
under section 96(1),
for a change of use  $135
only

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Class of Application Fee
Class 2:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land or to use and develop land for 1 or 2 dwellings, or

to undertake
development ancillary
to the use of the land
for 1 or 2 dwellings, if
the estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $5000
and not more than
$250 000  $135
Class 3:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land or to use and develop land for 1 or 2 dwellings, or

to undertake
development ancillary
to the use of the land
for 1 or 2 dwellings, if
the estimated cost of
development included

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Class of Application Fee

in the application is

more than $250 000 $280
Class 4:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) an application to

undertake
development
ancillary to the use
of the land for 1 or

2 dwellings; or

(c) an application to

subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is

$5000 or less $70
Class 5:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 2

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $5000 and
Class of Application  Fee

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not more than

$250 000 $280
Class 6:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included

in the application is more than $250 000 and not more than

$500 000  $490
Class 7:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included

in the application is more than $500 000 and not more than

$750 000  $700
Class of Application  Fee
Class 8:  An application, other

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Class of Application Fee

than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is more than $750 000 and not more than

$1 000 000 $1060
Class 9:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $1 000 000
and not more than
$1 500 000  $1410
Class of Application  Fee
Class 10:  An application, other
than—

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Class of Application Fee

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $1 500 000
and not more than

$2 000 000 $1765
Class 11:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $2 000 000
and not more than
$3 000 000  $2120
Class of Application  Fee
Class 12:  An application, other
than—

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Class of Application Fee

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $3 000 000

and not more than $2470
$4 000 000
Class 13:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $4 000 000
and not more than
$7 000 000  $2825
Class of Application  Fee
Class 14:  An application, other
than—

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Class of Application Fee

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $7 000 000

and not more than $4235
$10 000 000
Class 15:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $10 000 000
and not more than
$20 000 000  $7060
Class of Application  Fee
Class 16:  An application, other
than—

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Class of Application Fee

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $20 000 000

and not more than $10 600
$50 000 000
Class 17:  An application, other
than—

(a) an application under section 96(1); or

(b) a Class 3

application; or

(c) an application to
subdivide land—

to develop land if the
estimated cost of
development included
in the application is
more than $50 000 000  $14 120
Class 18:  An application to
subdivide land  $280
Class of Application  Fee
Class 19:  An application to
remove a restriction

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Class of Application Fee

within the meaning of
the Subdivision Act
1988, in the
circumstances
described in section

47(2) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987

$135

Class 20:  An application (other
than a Class 19
application)—
(a) to create vary or

remove an
easement or a
restriction within
the meaning of the
Subdivision Act

1988; or

(b) to create or remove
a right of way; or (c) to vary or remove a

condition in the
nature of an
easement in a

Crown grant. $280".

6. Regulation 5 substituted

For regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—

"5. Fees to accompany applications for

planning certificates under section 198

The fee to accompany an application for a certificate under section 198 is $14.".

7. Regulation 6 amended

In regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations, for sub-regulations (1) to (5) substitute—

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"(1) The fee for—

(a)

considering a request to amend a planning scheme; and

(b)

taking action required by Division 1 of Part 3 of the Act; and

(c)

considering any submissions which do not seek a change to the amendment; and

(d) if applicable, abandoning the
amendment in accordance with section
28—

is $700.

(2) The additional fee for—

(a)

seek a change to an amendment, and

considering up to 20 submissions which submissions to a panel; and

(b) providing assistance to a panel in accordance with section 158; and
(c) making a submission in accordance with section 24(b); and
(d) considering the report in accordance with section 27; and
(e)

report in accordance with section 27, if

after considering submissions and the in accordance with section 28—

is $700.

(3) If the number of submissions which seek a

change to the amendment exceeds 20, the fee
for taking the steps prescribed in sub-
regulation (2)(b) to (e) and for considering

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those submissions is $1410, instead of the

fee prescribed by sub-regulation (2).

(4) The additional fee for—

(a)

adopting an amendment or a part of an amendment in accordance with section 29; and

(b)

submitting the amendment for approval in accordance with section 31—

is $700.

(5) The additional fee for—

(a)

considering a request to approve an 35; and

(b)

giving notice of approval of an 36—

is $700.".

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1 S.R. No. 24/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 229/1993.

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