705-345 Planning Law

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705-345 Planning Law
Note	Formerly available as 705-445 Planning Law. Students who have completed 705-445 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Dr Paul Mees
Prerequisites	705-228 Australian Urban Planning
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Two hours of lectures and a one-hour tutorial 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	Written assignments not exceeding 3000 words (40%) and a two-hour examination (60%)

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