Posted 21/2/09
http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/
The Planning and Environment (Fees) Regulations 2000 and the Subdivision (Permit & Certification Fees) Regulations 2000 set fees for a number of planning services, such as making an application for a planning permit or obtaining a planning certificate or subdividing land. These regulations are due to expire in 2010 and a project has begun to review the fees.
The Department commissioned Access Economics to plan, develop and prepare a study and Regulatory Impact Statements (RIS) for new regulations. The review will explore a number of issues including:
planning and subdivision activities and services for which fees should be recovered
appropriate level of cost recovery
the cost of delivering planning and subdivision activities and services (direct and indirect costs)
the alternative and recommended models for prescribing fees; and
the appropriate fees.
The project will inform the preparation of the revised planning and subdivision fees regulations and regulatory impact statements.
Consultation with relevant stakeholders, both internal and external to government, is vital to the review and there will be engagement opportunities throughout the project.
During the course of this project this home page will be updated
as milestones are achieved.
Project update – December 2008
Technical Paper Released
Planning Subdivision Fees Review - Technical Paper 15 December 2008 (PDF - 341 KB)
A technical paper prepared by Access Economics has recently been released. The technical paper is intended to raise issues and stimulate discussion that will help to shape the approach and outcome of the planning and subdivision fees review.
If you are interested, you are invited to submit any comments you may wish to make about the issues raised in the technical paper. Comments can be sent to:
Planning and Subdivision Fees Review
Statutory Planning Systems Reform
Department of Planning and Community Development
PO Box 500
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Or email: planning.systems@dpcd.vic.gov.au
There will be further opportunities to participate in this project including Council data collection, release of technical papers on costing data and alternative models for prescribing fees and an opportunity to make a formal submission to the regulatory impact statements.
Confidentiality
The information you provide in your submission including name and address, or any other response to this matter will only be used by the Department of Planning and Community Development for the purpose of the submission.
However it may be disclosed to technical working groups, review panels and other relevant agencies as part of the overall project process. All submissions will be treated as public documents (including personally identifying information) and may be placed on the Internet for public access, however, written requests for confidentiality (i.e. withholding of identifying details such as name and address) will be honoured.
Freedom of Information access requirements may still apply to submissions designated as confidential.
If you have any further enquiries, please send us an email: planning.systems@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe web site.