Extractive industry and mining
This page contains practice notes and advisory notes published by DPCD about extractive industry and mining planning.
Extractive industry proposals, April 2006 (PDF - 181 Kb)
This VPP practice note provides guidance to applicants, operators and the community about extractive industry proposals. It includes an overview of the approval process; protecting extractive industry operations and protecting Victoria's stone resources and Extractive Industry Interest Areas.
Assessing mining proposals, April 2006 (PDF - 369 Kb)
This General Practice note provides guidance to councils, applicants and the community about mining activities and the process for assessing mining proposals.
The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 and the planning permit process, July 2007 (PDF - 80 Kb)
This General practice note describes the key provisions of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 and its regulations and how it interacts with the planning permit process.
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