Development Victoria Act 2003
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In this Act—
S. 3 def. of Authority amended by No. 35/2011 s. 6(a), repealed by No. 10/2017 s. 6(a).
S. 3 def. of board amended by No. 10/2017 s. 22(1)(a).
board means the board of directors of Development Victoria;
building includes—
(a) a structure and part of a building or a structure; and
(b) fences, walls, out-buildings, service installations and other appurtenances of a building; and
(c) a boat or a pontoon which is permanently moored or fixed to land;
declared project means a development or proposed development declared by a project order to be a project to which this Act applies;
S. 3 def. of Department inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
Department has the same meaning as it has in the Public Administration Act 2004;
development includes—
(a) the construction or carrying out, extension, demolition or removal of a building or works;
(b) the decoration or alteration of the inside or outside of a building or the alteration of works;
(c) the subdivision or consolidation of land airspace or buildings;
(d) the installation or provision or operation of facilities or services;
(e) the relocation, deepening or widening of a waterway;
S. 3 def. of Development Victoria inserted by No. 10/2017 s. 6(b).
Development Victoria means the body corporate established under section 5;
docklands area has the same meaning as in the Docklands Act 1991;
S. 3 def. of holding and selling costs amended by No. 10/2017 s. 22(1)(b).
holding and selling costs in relation to land in a project area means—
(a) any interest, administrative or other costs incurred by Development Victoria in or incidental to developing the land or selling it; and
(b) any proportion of the costs incurred by Development Victoria in promoting the whole or part of the project area, that is a proportion that Development Victoria determines after considering the comparative areas of the land sold and the land promoted;