Minister for Planning v. IGA Retail Services Pty Ltd (ACN 002 454 686) & Ors

Lower Court Judgment

08/08/2025 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Niall CJ; Emerton P; Richards JA)

[2025] VSCA 180

Catchwords

Constitutional law – administrative law – judicial review – statutory interpretation – where amendment to planning scheme under Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) recommended by panel and adopted by planning authority – where amendment not yet approved by Minister – whether judicial review for alleged non-compliance with anterior procedural steps prevented by s 39(8) – whether invalid statutory ouster of Supreme Court jurisdiction to review for jurisdictional error – whether s 39(7) extends to anterior steps – whether non-compliance with anterior steps amounting to jurisdictional error foreclosed by s 39(7)-(8).