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Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000

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i Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000 Act No. 12/2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 1 3. New Section 75A inserted in the Prostitution Control Act 1994 2 75A. Amendments of permits under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 2 ═══════════════ NOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000† [Assented to 18 April 2000] The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Prostitution Control Act 1994 to apply Part 4 of that Act to certain amendments to planning permits. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Victoria No. 12 of 2000  -- 2 of 5 -- Act No. 12/2000 Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000 2 3. New section 75A inserted in the Prostitution Control Act 1994 After section 75 of the Prostitution Control Act 1994, insert— '75A. Amendment of permits under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (1) If— (a) a permit has been issued under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 for the use or development of land for the purposes of the operation of a brothel; and (b) an application or request for the amendment of that permit is made; and (c) the amendment would have the effect of expanding or extending the use or development of the land for the purposes of the operation of the brothel— the responsible authority or the Tribunal (as the case requires) must determine the application or request for the amendment in accordance with this Part as if it were an application for a permit for the use or development of the land for the purposes of the operation of a brothel. (2) This section applies to the amendment of a permit whether the permit was granted before, on or after 14 June 1995. (3) If an application or request for an amendment of a permit was made but not determined before the commencement of section 3 of the Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000, that application must No. 102/1994. Reprint No. 4 as at 1 September 1999. s. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- Act No. 12/2000 Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000 3 be determined in accordance with this section. (4) In this section— "amendment" means— (a) an amendment under section 87 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987; (b) an amendment under section 73 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987; (c) an amendment under section 62(3) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to plans, drawings or other documents approved under a permit.'. ═══════════════ s. 3 -- 4 of 5 -- Act No. 12/2000 Prostitution Control (Planning) Act 2000 4 NOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Council: 1 March 2000 Legislative Assembly: 21 March 2000 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Prostitution Control Act 1994 in relation to the amendment of planning permits and for other purposes." Notes -- 5 of 5 --