Appealing to VCAT

Applicants may appeal the refusal of a permit application or the conditions that are to be placed on the permit. Applicants must lodge an Application for Review within 60 days of the date of the decision.

Objectors can appeal against a Notice of Decision to Grant a Permit and have a right to be heard at any appeal hearing. Objectors must lodge an Application for Review against the Notice of Decision within 28 days after the date of the decision.

In all cases the appeal must be lodged officially with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), along with the relevant fees.