Version No. 008
Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017
No. 11 of 2017
Version incorporating amendments as at
13 November 2024
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
Part 2—Victorian Planning Authority
Division 1—Establishment, functions and powers
4Establishment
5Official seal
6Authority represents the Crown
7Objects
8Functions
9Powers
10Performance of functions and exercise of powers in accordance with planning and Government economic and social objectives
10AObligations of Authority in relation to Yarra River land
10BObligations of Authority in relation to declared areas
10CObligations of Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region
Division 2—Board of the Victorian Planning Authority
11Board of directors
12Constitution of the board
13Appointment of directors
14Chairperson and deputy chairperson
15Acting appointments
16Vacancies, resignations, removal from office
17Validity of acts or decisions
18Proceedings of the board
19Resolutions without meetings
20Indemnity
Division 3—Chief executive officer and staff of the Authority
21Appointment of chief executive officer
22Appointment of acting chief executive officer
23Employees and other staff
24Consultants and contractors
Division 4—Conflicts of interest
Subdivision 1—Interpretation
25Definitions
26Meaning of general conflict of interest
27Meaning of specific conflict of interest
28Circumstances in which a person does not have a conflict of interest
Subdivision 2—Managing conflicts of interest
29Board meetings
30Board resolutions without meetings
31Delegates and agents
32Advisors
Division 5—Miscellaneous
33Power to request information or assistance
34Duty to consult
35Duty to establish systems and procedures to enable cooperation with Councils and other public sector bodies
36Minister may give directions to Authority
37Designated areas
38Committees
39Payment of certain members of committees
40Delegation by the Authority or chief executive officer
41Confidential information
42Chief executive officer may issue evidentiary certificates
43Authority must publish certain codes, policies or processes
44Annual business plan
45Authority must not depart significantly from budget without approval
Part 3—General
46AAProceedings
46Regulations
Part 4—Savings and transitional provisions
47Definitions
48Transfer of property etc. from superseded Authority to Victorian Planning Authority
49Superseded references
50Transfer of members
51Transfer of chief executive officer
52Transfer of staff and entitlements
53Report of operations and financial statements
54Annual business plan
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 008
Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017
No. 11 of 2017
Version incorporating amendments as at
13 November 2024
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are—
(a)to establish the Victorian Planning Authority; and
(b)to amend the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to abolish the Growth Areas Authority; and
(c)to make consequential and other amendments to other Acts.
2Commencement
(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.
(2)If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 1 December 2017, it comes into operation on that day.
3Definitions
(1)In this Act—
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…