VCAT stands for Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and this is the place where people who have objections or appeals on permit planning applications send them in Victoria, Australia. If you have applied for a permit and been rejected by the council or town planning, Logan, for example, you have a period where you can appeal that decision to VCAT. This is who reviews council decisions and sometimes the decision is upheld and sometimes not.
What is a VCAT appeal?
When someone sends an appeal to VCAT that then becomes an application for review. You do not have to have legal representation when making use of VCAT but many objectors and applicants opt to have a lawyer with them or to represent them, and some have the town planner, Logan or where they are, to help in the presentation and preparation of their appeal. Sometimes there are complex issues and having someone with the legal understanding and the knowledge of town planning can help people
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