Editing Zoning (section)

===Australia===
{{Main article|Urban planning in Australia}}

The legal framework for land use zoning in Australia is established by [[states and territories of Australia|States and Territories]], hence each State or Territory has different zoning rules. Land use zones are generally defined at [[local government in Australia|local government level]], and most often called Planning Schemes. In reality, however in all cases the state governments have an absolute ability to overrule the local decision-making. There are administrative appeal processes such as [[Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal|VCAT]] to challenge decisions.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  State / Territory
!  Planning framework
!  Land use regulation
|-
| [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]]
|  [http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2008-27/20110415-47623/default.asp Territory Plan 2008]
|  Land Use Policy
|-
| [[New South Wales|NSW]]
|  Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
|  Local Environmental Plans (LEP)
|-
| [[Northern Territory|NT]]
|  Planning Act
|  Planning Scheme
|-
| [[Queensland|QLD]]
|  Sustainable Planning Act 2009 repealed. Planning Act 2016
|  Planning Schemes
|-
| [[South Australia|SA]]
|  Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
|  Planning and Design Code
|-
| [[Tasmania|TAS]]
|  Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
|  Planning Schemes
|-
| [[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]]
| [[Planning and Environment Act 1987]]
|  Planning Schemes
|-
| [[Western Australia|WA]]
|  Planning and Development Act 2005
|  Planning Schemes
|}

[[Urban planning|Statutory planning]], otherwise known as town planning, development control or development management, refers to the part of the planning process that is concerned with the regulation and management of changes to land use and development.<ref>Gleeson B. and Low N., ''Australian Urban Planning: New Challenges, New Agendas'', Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, 2000.</ref> Planning and zoning have a great political dimension, with governments often criticized for favouring developers; also [[nimbyism]] is very prevalent.