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Planning and Development Act 2005
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Part 5 — Local planning schemes
Division 1 — Continuation and formulation of local planning schemes
68. Town planning schemes under repealed Act, effect of 52
69. General objects of schemes 52
70. Scheme may be made for land outside scheme or be concurrent with another scheme 53
71. Scheme not to apply to redevelopment area or Swan Valley 53
72. Local government may prepare or adopt scheme 54
73. Contents of scheme 54
74. Repealing scheme 55
75. Amending scheme 55
Division 2 — Minister’s powers in relation to local planning schemes
76. Minister may order local government to prepare or adopt scheme or amendment 56
77A. Minister may order local government to amend scheme to be consistent with State planning policy 57
Division 3 — Relevant considerations in preparation or amendment of local planning scheme
77. Effect of State planning policies and planning codes on scheme 58
79. Heritage Council’s advice to be sought in some cases 59
80. Swan and Canning Rivers management programme, effect of 59
81. Referral of proposed scheme or amendment to EPA 60
82. Environmental review, when required etc. 60
83. Consultation requirements 62
Division 4 — Advertisement and approval
83A. Proposed scheme or amendment to be submitted to Minister for approval to advertise 62
84. Advertising proposed scheme or amendment 64
85. Local government’s duties if proposed scheme or amendment to be assessed under EP Act 64
86. Minister not to approve proposed scheme or amendment in some cases 65
87. Approving and publicising scheme or amendment 65
Division 5 — Review of local planning schemes
88. Consolidated scheme, when to be prepared 67
89. Consolidated scheme, public submissions to be sought on 68
90. Consolidated scheme, report on operation of required 68
91. Procedure if s. 90 report does not recommend change to scheme 69
92. Procedure if s. 90 report recommends change to scheme 69
93. Consolidated scheme, effect of publication of 70
94. Procedure if new scheme prepared following s. 90 report 71
95. Procedure if scheme repealed following s. 90 report 71
96. Consolidation of 2 or more schemes, when this Div. applies to 72