Fencing Quickguide
PLEASE NOTE: The Committee is not able to provide advice about fences. If you are unable to find an answer to your question in the Fencing QuickGuide, please do not contact the Committee as we will be unable to assist you. We suggest that you contact a community legal centre (http://www.communitylaw.org.au/find_a_clc.php) or a solicitor instead.
This Quickguide provides access to the law contained in the Fences Act 1968 (Victoria).
Other Victorian laws which may apply to fences are to be found in –
- Building Regulations 2006 (building permit may be required)
- Local Planning Scheme (planning permit may be required)
- The Property Law Act. The position of the fence may be affected by discrepancies between survey and title description or by possessory rights you or your neighbour may have acquired by occupying part of the other person's land continuously for more than 15 years. Some discussion of these matters is to be found in the Quickguide at the section entitled wrong place.
Before proceeding to fence, you should check Building and Planning Permit requirements with your local Council.
DISCLAIMER
This Quickguide provides a guide to the Fences Act, but does not constitute legal advice. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of the information provided, and no liability shall accrue in respect of any act taken in alleged reliance on the materials provided.
PLEASE NOTE: The Committee is not able to provide advice about fences. If you are unable to find an answer to your question in the Fencing QuickGuide, please do not contact the Committee as we will be unable to assist you. We suggest that you contact a community legal centre (http://www.communitylaw.org.au/find_a_clc.php) or a solicitor instead.
Click here to look at the Law Reform Committee's Fences Inquiry.