Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act—
S. 3 def. of Authority amended by No. 35/2011 s. 6(a), repealed by No. 10/2017 s. 6(a).
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S. 3 def. of board amended by No. 10/2017 s. 22(1)(a).
board means the board of directors of Development Victoria;
building includes—
a structure and part of a building or a structure; and
fences, walls, out-buildings, service installations and other appurtenances of a building; and
a boat or a pontoon which is permanently moored or fixed to land;
declared project means a development or proposed development declared by a project order to be a project to which this Act applies;
S. 3 def. of Department inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
Department has the same meaning as it has in the Public Administration Act 2004;
development includes—
the construction or carrying out, extension, demolition or removal of a building or works;
the decoration or alteration of the inside or outside of a building or the alteration of works;
the subdivision or consolidation of land airspace or buildings;
the installation or provision or operation of facilities or services;
the relocation, deepening or widening of a waterway;
S. 3 def. of Development Victoria inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
Development Victoria means the body corporate established under section 5;
docklands area has the same meaning as in the Docklands Act 1991;
S. 3 def. of holding and selling costs amended by No. 10/2017 s. 22(1)(b).
holding and selling costs in relation to land in a project area means—
any interest, administrative or other costs incurred by Development Victoria in or incidental to developing the land or selling it; and
any proportion of the costs incurred by Development Victoria in promoting the whole or part of the project area, that is a proportion that Development Victoria determines after considering the comparative areas of the land sold and the land promoted;
S. 3 def. of instrument inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
instrument includes a document and an oral agreement;
land includes—
buildings and other structures permanently fixed to land; and
land covered with water; and
any estate, interest, easement, servitude, privilege or right in or over land;
S. 3 def. of liabilities inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
liabilities means all liabilities, duties and obligations, whether actual, contingent or prospective;
limitations in relation to land means trusts, reservations, restrictions, exceptions, encumbrances, limitations, rights, privileges, estates and interests;
project area means an area of land specified in a project order as the project area for the purposes of a declared project;
project order means an order under section 34;
S. 3 def. of property inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
property means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or personal property of any description;
public statutory body means a body established by or under an Act for a public purpose or a municipal council;
S. 3 def. of rights inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
rights means all rights, powers, privileges and immunities, whether actual, contingent or prospective;
road includes bridge, highway, street, lane, footway, bicycle path, pedestrian walkway, square, court, alley or right of way, whether accessible to the public generally or not;
S. 3 def. of social and economic capital works project inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
social and economic capital works project includes a project for the development of—
public facilities; or
civic or open space infrastructure; or
buildings and facilities to be used by government agencies or public statutory bodies;
S. 3 def. of staff amended by No. 10/2017 s. 22(1)(c).
staff means any person who is employed or engaged by Development Victoria under section 16;
S. 3 def. of urban renewal amended by No. 35/2011 s. 6(b), repealed by No. 10/2017 s. 6(c).
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works includes any change to the natural or existing condition or topography of land including the removal, destruction or lopping of trees and the removal of vegetation or topsoil and land reclamation and land decontamination.
S. 3A inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 12) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 6).
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