Planning Act 1999

A planning scheme must further the purpose and objectives of this Act.

A planning scheme must establish the planning provisions that apply to an area of land, which may include the following:

policies to be applied to the use or development of land;

provisions that permit, prohibit, restrict, impose conditions on or otherwise control the use or development of land;

provisions necessary or convenient to give effect to the planning scheme;

maps, plans, designs and diagrams.

A planning scheme may be comprised of the following elements:

a strategic framework for the land to which the planning scheme applies;

overlay provisions;

zone provisions;

use and development requirements;

interpretive provisions and administrative guidelines.

An element of a planning scheme may apply in relation to all or

part of the land to which the planning scheme applies.

A planning scheme may refer to, adopt or incorporate, with or without modification, a specified document, as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

A planning scheme is to be interpreted and applied in accordance with its interpretative provisions.