Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A project authority for an approved project may request the Planning Minister to vary the project area for the approved project by doing either or both of the following—
(a) increasing the project area by designating an area of land in the vicinity of the project area to be part of the project area;
(b) designating an area of land as not being part of the project area.
(2) A request under subsection (1) must—
(a) set out the variation being requested; and
(b) be in writing.
(3) On receiving a request under subsection (1), the Planning Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may vary the project area by doing either or both of the following—
(a) increasing the project area by designating an area of land in the vicinity of the project area to be part of the project area;
(b) designating an area of land as not being part of the project area.
(4) The Planning Minister must not make a designation under this section unless the Planning Minister has received appropriate plans that describe the area of the land that have been—
(a) signed by the Surveyor-General; and
(b) lodged at the Central Plan Office.
(5) An Order under this section takes effect on the day that it is published in the Government Gazette or, if a later day is specified in the Order, on that later day.