Planning and Environment Amendment (Schools) Act 2012
The Planning and Environment Amendment (Schools) Act 2012 amends the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to exempt a school from paying a Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC).
Sections 201RF and 201RG of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 set out excluded subdivisions and building work that do not trigger a GAIC.
Two new excluded events have been added relating to schools:
- The subdivision of land solely to provide a lot for a school or a proposed school
- A building permit application for building work relating to a school or proposed school (including ancillary building work).
Under these new exclusions, a primary or secondary school provider will not trigger a GAIC when it makes building permit application for a school or subdivides land solely for the purpose of creating a lot for a school.
The new exclusions apply to all schools, including ancillary works to a school.
Advisory Note
Advisory note 38 provides more information about these changes:
The Planning and Environment Amendment (Schools) Act 2012
You can view the Planning and Environment Amendment (Schools) Act 2012 at www.legislation.vic.gov.au. Select Statute Book and then 2012 to locate the Act.