Amendment of planning schemes by Victoria Planning Provisions
4J Amendment of planning schemes by Victoria Planning Provisions
An amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions may also provide for an amendment to one or more specified planning schemes.
On the approval of an amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions which provides for an amendment to a planning scheme, the amendment to the planning scheme is deemed to be approved under Part 3.
The notice of the approval of the amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions given under section 4D is deemed also to be notice of the approval under Part 3 of each amendment of a planning scheme provided for in the amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions.
An amendment to a planning scheme provided for in an amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions comes into operation—
when the amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions comes into operation; or
on any later day or days specified in the notice of approval of the amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions given under section 4D.
Part 3 (except Divisions 1 and 2 and sections 29 to 37) applies to an amendment to a planning scheme provided for in an amendment to the Victoria Planning Provisions.
Nothing in section 8 limits the power of a person authorised under section 4B to prepare an amendment to a planning scheme under this section.
S. 4K inserted by No. 3/2026 s. 10.
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