Victorian Numbered Acts

FILMING APPROVAL ACT 2014 (NO. 51 OF 2014) - SECT 6

    (1)     The Minister may make guidelines in relation to the film friendly principles.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), guidelines may be made for or with respect to any of the following matters—

        (a)     the promotion and facilitation of the film friendly principles across public agencies;

        (b)     any matters that may be taken into account by public agencies when considering an application for a film permit;

        (c)     how public agencies may receive, consider and approve or refuse applications for film permits in a timely manner, including requesting further information from applicants;

        (d)     how public agencies may effectively notify persons who apply for film permits, request further information from applicants and approve or refuse applications consistently with the film friendly principles;

        (e)     examples of grounds or criteria on which a public agency may refuse an application for a film permit, being grounds or criteria that may or may not be consistent with the film friendly principles;

        (f)     examples of terms and conditions that a public agency may apply to the approval of a film permit, either generally or in specific circumstances or locations;

        (g)     guidance as to how public agencies may provide information to film permit applicants, including the publication of application forms, application processing times, fees, contact details and the availability of locations for commercial filming;

        (h)     information about the different types of public land that will assist public agencies in considering applications for film permits on that land;

              (i)     information regarding how public agencies may share information in order to facilitate commercial filming involving more than one public agency.

    (3)     The Minister must ensure that a notice of the making of guidelines under this section is published in the Government Gazette.

    (4)     The notice of the making of guidelines must specify where a person may obtain a copy of the guidelines.

    (5)     The guidelines take effect on the day the notice is published in the Government Gazette or on a later date specified in the notice.