Environment Protection Authority Victoria and the former Department of Sustainability and Environment (now Department of Environment. Land, Water and Planning) prepared a guidance document to assist responsible planning authorities in considering potential site contamination when preparing a planning scheme amendment or issuing a planning permit.

The Planning practice note: Potentially contaminated land (PDF 74KB) outlines key points from the Planning and Environment Act, Ministerial Direction No. 1 - Potentially Contaminated Land, and the State Environment Protection Policy (Prevention and Management of Contamination of Land) and describes how the environmental audit system can be used within the planning system.

Further information

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Additional information about any site listed on the Priority Sites Register is available from the EPA regional office relevant to the municipality in which the site is located.