1. Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Planning
Municipal Association of Victoria Rural and Regional Planning Conference
Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Planning

2. Presenters Jenny Moles, Senior Panel Member
Tony Liston, Senior Sessional Member, VCAT
John Rantino, Partner, Maddocks

3. No. 1
IT IS WHAT THE SCHEME SAYS, NOT WHAT YOU WISH IT SAID

4. No. 2
IT IS NOT A NUMBERS GAME

5. No. 3
MAKE YOUR POLICY COUNT

6. No. 4
DISTINGUISH THE RELEVANT FROM THE IRRELEVANT

7. No. 5
POLICY IS NOT A CONTROL

8. No. 6
DO NOT PREDETERMINE

9. No. 7
UNDERSTAND PANELS AND TRIBUNAL

10. No. 8
IGNORE TRIBUNAL DECISIONS AT YOUR PERIL

11. No. 9
THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU

12. No. 10
PLANNING IS ABOUT MANAGING CHANGE