Incorporated documents

What is an incorporated document?

The Planning and Environment Act 1987 allows certain documents to be incorporated in a planning scheme by reference, rather than by including them in the scheme itself.

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What is an incorporated document?

A document is only an incorporated document if it is included in the list of incorporated documents in the Table to clause 81.01 or the schedule to clause 81.01 of the planning scheme.

Generally, where reference to a document is specifically required because the document affects the operation of the planning scheme, the document, or relevant part of the document, should be incorporated and read as part of the scheme. Background or reference documents can be mentioned in the scheme without being incorporated. The practice note below explains the difference between the two types of documents, their role in planning schemes and when and how they should be used.

• PN13: Incorporated and reference documents (PDF 43KB)

In addition to locally incorporated documents in the schedule to clause 81.01, the Table to clause 81.01 lists documents required to be incorporated in all planning schemes.

How do I access incorporated documents?

Documents which have been incorporated into its planning scheme by a local council (schedule to clause 81.01) also form part of that planning scheme and must be available for inspection at that council’s offices and at the Department's offices. The council should be able to advise if copies of these incorporated documents may be obtained.

Statewide incorporated documents (Table to clause 81.01) are available from the organisations listed below. As part of every planning scheme, they are available for inspection at any local council and at the Department's offices. If documents are not available online, please contact the relevant Departmental office or the council to make an appointment to view.

Department of Planning and Community Development documents

• Apiary Code of Practice May 1997 (PDF - 1.8 MB) (Republished May 2011)
  

• Code of practice - Private Tennis Court Development, Revision 1, March 1999 (PDF - 208 KB)

• A 'Good Neighbour' Code of Practice for a Circus or Carnival, October 1997 (PDF - 1.6 MB)

• A Code of Practice for Telecommunications Facilities in Victoria, reissued 2004 (PDF - 156 KB)

• Activity Centres and Principal Public Transport Network 2010 (PDF - 302 KB)
• A link to a higher resolution copy of the Activity Centres and Principal Public Transport Network 2010 is also provided here. Please note: It is a big file. Activity Centres and Principal Public Transport Network 2010 (PDF - 4.38 MB)

Department of Sustainability and Environment documents

• Code of Practice for Fire Management on Public Land, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Revision No. 1 2006

• Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action - August 2002, Department of Natural Resources and Environment

• Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007

• Local Government Planning Guide for Dryland Salinity- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, October 1995 (Vol. 1 of two volume kit) Out of print.

Growth Areas Authority documents

• Growth Area Framework Plans

• www.gaa.vic.gov.au

Department of Primary Industries documents

• Victorian Code for Cattle Feedlots - August 1995

• Code of Practice, Piggeries, Department of Planning and Housing and Department of Food and Agriculture, 1992

• Victorian Code for Broiler Farms, 2009

Environment Protection Authority documents

• Guidelines for Environmental Management - Code of Practice - Onsite Wastewater Management, Publication 891.2, Environment Protection Authority, December 2008
  

• Construction Techniques for Sediment Pollution Control, Environment Protection Authority, May 1991

SAI Global documents

• Building in bushfire-prone areas - CSIRO & Standards Australia (SAA HB36-1993), May 1993

• Australian Standard AS/NZS 2890.1-2004. Parking Facilities - Part 1: Off-street car parking. Standards Australia

• Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1158.3.1:1999, Road Lighting, Part 3.1:Pedestrian Area (Category P) lighting - Performance and installation design requirements, Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand 1999

• Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS1158.1.1:1997, Road Lighting, Part 1.1:Vehicular traffic (Category V) lighting - Performance and installation design requirements, Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand 1997

• Australian Standard AS2890.3-1993, Parking Facilities Part 3: Bicycle parking facilities. Standards Australia 1993

• Australian Standard AS2890.5-1993, Parking facilities Part 5: On-street parking, Standards Australia 1993

• Australian Standard AS2890.2-2002, Parking facilities: Off-street commercial vehicle facilities, Standards Australia 2002

Available from www.sai-global.com/shop

Cement and Concrete Association of Australia

• Guide to Residential Streets and Paths, Cement and Concrete Association of Australia, 2004 (C&CAA T51-2004)

The Institution of Engineers documents

• Australian Rainfall and Run-off - A guide to flood estimation, Volume 1, The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Reprinted edition 2001

Available from www.engineersmedia.com.au

Austroads documents

• Guide to Road Design, Part 6A: Pedestrian and Cycle Paths, Austroads
  

• Design Vehicles and Turning Path Templates, Austroads, 1995 (AP-34/95)

• Pavement Design - A Guide to Structural Design of Road Pavements, Austroads, (AP-17/92)