Planning and Environment Interim Regulations 2026

For the purposes of section 79 of the Act, the prescribed time is—

10 business days for a VicSmart application; or

60 days for all other applications.

The prescribed time for the purposes of section 79 of the Act begins to run from—

if within the prescribed time under section 54 of the Act the responsible authority has not required the applicant to provide it or a referral authority with more information in accordance with section 54 of the Act, the day on which the responsible authority receives the application; or

if within the prescribed time under section 54 of the Act the responsible authority has required the applicant to provide it or a referral authority with more information in accordance with section 54 of the Act and the applicant has not applied for a review of the requirement and has given the information as required, the day on which the information is given; or

if the applicant has applied for a review of a requirement to provide more information and the Tribunal has confirmed the requirement under section 85(1)(d)(ii) of the Act or changed a requirement under section 85(1)(d)(iii) of the Act, the day on which the information is given.

The prescribed time for the purposes of section 79 of the Act does not run—

if the responsible authority requires the applicant to give notice under section 52(1) or (1AA) of the Act, for the time between the making of that requirement and the giving of the last required notice; and

for the time between the responsible authority being advised under section 56(5) of the Act by the Minister of the Minister's decision under section 56(4) of the Act to extend the time within which the referral authority is required to advise the responsible authority of its decision and the time at which the extension ends.