{"id":"sr:subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025","name":"Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025","slug":"subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":185695,"registerId":"vic-sr:subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 24/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n6 May 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Extension of operation 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 2\n\n1 General information 2\n\n2 Table of Amendments 4\n\n3 Explanatory details 5\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 24/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n6 May 2025\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to extend the operation of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015, which would otherwise be revoked by virtue of section 5(1) of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, for the period specified in regulation 3.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**.\n\n\t3 Extension of operation\n\nThe operation of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-1) is extended for the period beginning on 11 May 2025 and ending on 10 May 2026.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThese Regulations are **revoked** on 11 May 2026.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 24/2025 were made on 6 May 2025 by the Governor in Council under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, No. 104/1994 and came into operation on 6 May 2025.\n\nThe Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 will be revoked on 11 May 2026: see regulation 4.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Subordinate Legislation (Planning and Environment Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 3: S.R. No. 33/2015 as amended by S.R. Nos 148/2016, 76/2018, 93/2018, 111/2020, 114/2022 and 107/2024. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"3","section_b":"4","confidence":0.6,"description":"Regulation 3 states the operation of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015 is \"extended for the period beginning on 11 May 2025 and ending on 10 May 2026.\" Regulation 4 states \"These Regulations are revoked on 11 May 2026.\" There is no direct inconsistency in dates, but the end of the extension (10 May 2026) precedes the revocation date (11 May 2026), creating a one-day gap between the extension ending and the revocation of the Extension Regulations themselves. This could produce tension about whether the extension covers 11 May 2026 or leaves 11 May 2026 without the extended operation in place."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or content of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015. It only extends their operation from 11 May 2025 to 10 May 2026, and is itself revoked on 11 May 2026 (reg 3; reg 4). The Table of Amendments records no changes to this extension regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Temporal-only change: the instrument solely extends the operation period of existing regulations (reg 3).","No substantive amendments: it does not alter rights, duties or procedures in the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015 (reg 1 & Table of Amendments).","Authorisation and decision-maker: made under Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 ss 5A and 28, by the Governor in Council (reg 2; Endnotes).","Automatic sunset: the extension itself has a fixed revocation date, requiring administrative action if further continuation is intended (reg 4).","Dependent legal framework: continued effect relies on the content and amendment history of the underlying 2015 Regulations (Explanatory details, reg 3/endnote 1).","Low compliance complexity but practical monitoring burden on regulated parties and agencies to track expiry and any future instruments (reg 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation keeps the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015 in force for a further year, from 11 May 2025 to 10 May 2026, preventing their automatic revocation. It was made under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994.\n\nAnyone bound by the 2015 Regulations — including developers, landowners, councils and planning practitioners — must continue to meet the same obligations and compliance costs for that year. The Governor in Council made the extension (see regs 1–4)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its intended function: extending the operation of subordinate legislation for a fixed period. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of preventing automatic expiry of the 2015 Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total, spanning 2 pages of substantive content","Zero defined terms in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citing the enabling Act and the target regulations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (regulation 3) containing a straightforward date range","Automatic revocation clause (regulation 4) is declarative and unconditional"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Victorian legislation that simply keeps existing planning rules alive for another year.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe Planning and Environment Regulations 2015 were due to automatically expire (be \"revoked\") on 10 May 2025 under Victoria's Subordinate Legislation Act 1994. This instrument extends their life for exactly 12 months, from 11 May 2025 to 10 May 2026.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Property developers, councils, and planners** in Victoria who rely on the 2015 Regulations for planning permit processes, environmental assessments, and development standards.\n- **Homeowners and businesses** seeking planning permits, as the rules governing their applications remain unchanged but stay in force.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this extension, the 2015 Regulations would have vanished on 11 May 2025, creating a legal vacuum for planning decisions. This \"sunset extension\" prevents disruption while the government presumably works on broader planning reforms. The instrument itself is a placeholder—it doesn't change any planning rules, it just stops the clock from running out.\n\n**Key detail:**\nThese extension regulations self-destruct on 11 May 2026, meaning another extension or replacement will be needed by then."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed from the original intent. This regulation does exactly what it states — it extends the operative period of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015. No new powers, obligations, or subject matter are introduced. It is a purely procedural continuity measure."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow purpose — purely an extension of existing legislation with no substantive changes","Limited legislative text provided, making full technical analysis impossible","Relies on understanding of subordinate legislation (regulations made under a parent Act) and sunset clause mechanisms","Cross-references to the original 2015 regulations require familiarity with that separate instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation extends the expiry date of the Planning and Environment Regulations 2015 (Victoria), keeping that rule set in force rather than letting it lapse. It matters to developers, builders, local councils, landowners, residents and environmental stakeholders because it preserves existing planning and environmental rules and obligations — a continuity measure, not a substantive change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-planning-and-environment-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025/documents"}}