SPEAR

Table of Contents

SPEAR Basics

Starting SPEAR

Login as an existing user

Forgotten Your Password?

Password Rules and Password Expiry

Register to use SPEAR

Self-Registration

Key SPEAR Screens

Application List

Completing SPEAR Actions

Viewing, printing and saving documents

Adding Documents

Deleting Documents

Authenticating Documents

Applicant

Creating an Application

Pre-Application Meeting

The Land - Specify Property Details

The Land - Property Results List

The Land – Confirmed Property or specify further properties

Describing the Application Proposal (Planning Application)

Confirming your Proposal Description (Planning Application)

Describe the Application Type (Subdivision Application)

Subdivision Act Dealing Types (Subdivision Application)

Describing the Application Proposal in detail (Planning Application)

Describing the Application Proposal in detail (Subdivision Application)

Supporting Documents

Existing Conditions

Applicant & Owner details

Additional Information Requests

Responding to an Additional Information Request

Requesting an Extension of Time to respond to a Request for Additional Information

Completing Other Actions

Release for Lodgement at Land Victoria (Land Registry)

Deleting a SPEAR Application

Withdrawing a SPEAR Application

Calculate Statutory Fees

Application to Council to Amend Planning Permit

Request to become Application Owner

Relinquish Application ownership

Application to Council to amend Certified Plan

Amending a submitted application

Council

Completing Mandatory Actions

Accepting or Rejecting a new application

Determine Referral Requirements

Make Council Decision - Planning Permit

Make Council Decision - Certification

Make Council Decision - Statement of Compliance

Make Council Decision - Re-Certification

Endorse Plans and Reports

Advertising instructions

Notification of Street Addresses

Additional Information Requests

Additional Information Request - By Council

Assess Response to Additional Information Request

Assess Request for Extension of Time

Lapse Application

Amending a Planning Permit

Assess Application to Amend Planning Permit

Council Decision - Amended Planning Permit

Completing Other Actions

Assessing conditions on a permit (Secondary Consent)

Record payment details

Assess proposed changes to certified plan

Assess proposed changes to submitted application

Completed Council hosted applications

Referral Authority

Add Referral Response

Additional information request - by RA

Assess Response to Additional Information Request

Suspension of time

Add reference number

VCAT

Maintain Application for Review Details

Enter VCAT Reference Number

Local Administrator

Administration Menu

Create/Manage Organisation Sites and Users

Edit Organisation/Site

Manage/Creating Users

Levels of Authorisation in SPEAR

Creating a new Site

Search for Users

Manage broadcast messages

Manage Permit Categories

Manage Document Types

Constitutes an Amendment and allow automatic acknowledgement - Council Local Administrators only

Objector

Make an online objection

Withdraw an online objection

Land Victoria

Initiate changes to Applicant documents