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32A Council to notify Development Victoria of issue of building permit
S. 32A(1)(a) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 31(6).
(a) a council has under section 30(1) been given a copy of a building permit issued for building work to be carried out on a property situated in a project area within the meaning of the **Development Victoria Act 2003**; and
(b) a resolution is in force under Division 5A of Part 3 of that Act levying a general development charge or infrastructure recovery charge in respect of that project area.
(2) The council must within 14 days after being given the copy of the building permit—
S. 32A(2)(a) amended by Nos 35/2011 s. 17(3), 10/2017 s. 31(7).
(a) notify Development Victoria in writing in accordance with subsection (3); and
S. 32A(2)(b) amended by Nos 35/2011 s. 17(3), 10/2017 s. 31(7).
(b) provide Development Victoria with a copy of any relevant planning permit that it holds that authorises both the construction of the buildings to which the building work relates and a subdivision of the land on which the building work is to be carried out.
(3) The notice must set out the following information—
(a) the name of the applicant for the permit;
(b) the address of the property in respect of which the permit was issued;
(c) the nature of the building work for which the permit was issued;
S. 32A(3)(d) amended by No. 34/2013 s. 19(4), substituted by No. 48/2025 s. 70.
(d) the cost of the building work (calculated under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 of Part 12);
(e) the information referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) in respect of all other building permits issued for the same land in the previous 3 years.