Results of a legislative stocktake for Victoria

Abstract

This report contains the results of Maddock's legislative stock-take for Victoria to determine the extent to which legislative frameworks might facilitate or hinder the establishment of Water Sensitive Cities. The focus of the review that has been undertaken is on primary and selected secondary state legislation.

The stock-take reveals that there is a plethora of legislative instruments that could directly or indirectly affect the establishment of a water sensitive city. Some of these instruments were assessed as potentially facilitating the establishment of a water sensitive city, whereas others could hinder the establishment of a water sensitive city.