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705-445 Planning Law | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr Paul Mees |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours of lectures and tutorials per week |
Subject Description | The course begins with an outline of the structure and content of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The process for preparing and amending planning schemes is examined, followed by the structure and content of planning schemes, using a Melbourne municipal planning scheme as a case study. The planning permit process is discussed, with particular attention to factors affecting the exercise of discretion by planning authorities. This leads to an examination of the appeal process and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, judicial review of planning-related decisions and issues of enforcement. The course concludes with an examination of heritage controls. |
Assessment | Two written assignments equivalent to not more than 3000 words (50%), and one 2-hour examination (50%). |
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