The Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC) began operation on 1 July 2010 and applies to growth area land brought into the Urban Growth Boundary 2005-06 or subsequently which is zoned for urban development.
GAIC is a charge designed to contribute to the funding of essential state infrastructure in Melbourne’s growth areas.
IMPORTANT: If your parcel of land is subject to the GAIC and you have purchased, subdivided or developed your land, since the 2 December 2008 announcement date, within three months of this event you must pay the GAIC or apply for a deferral or staged payment arrangement.
Several information sheets in relation to the operation of the GAIC are available below. These information sheets are not intended to supplement or to aid in the legal interpretation of the legislation. They are updated from time to time.
GAIC contribution areas
To find out if your property is within the GAIC contribution areas, visit our GAIC Interactive Map.
GAIC information
For information on GAIC, refer to:
- State Revenue Office (SRO) – Victoria – Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution
- Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) – Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution
Staged Payment Arrangements
To access the online forms, please click either;
The Staged Payment Arrangement (New & Amendment) Application Form – February 2024 (PDF) will still be accepted until further notice.
Note: There may be high demand for new and amended SPAs. Applications are generally processed in order of receipt, so applications should be submitted allowing enough time for the necessary checking, consultation and processing before payments are due.
GAIC – Work-in-Kind
An entity liable to pay a GAIC can, by agreement with the government, offset part or all of its liability by providing land or infrastructure or combination works to the State. This is known as work-in-kind (WIK).
Detailed GAIC WIK guidelines and model agreements have been prepared. For information on these guidelines, model agreements, refer to Growth areas infrastructure contributions.
Details of new GAIC WIK agreements, when signed by all parties, will be added to the GAIC WIK register (current to March 2022). The GAIC WIK approved agreements register is available to download below:
- GAIC WIK approved agreements register – March 2022 (Word document)
- GAIC WIK approved agreements register – March 2022 (PDF)
GAIC Rates
GAIC rates are available from the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and the State Revenue Office (SRO).
GAIC threshold amount for excluded building work
Dated 23 May 2024: In accordance with section 201RG(4)(a) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Act), the threshold amount (calculated under part 3 of schedule 1 of the Act) for excluded building work for the 2024–25 financial year is $1,444,370.
For further information, contact either the:
Victorian Planning Authority on (03) 9651 9600
or
The State Revenue Office on 13 21 61
State Revenue Office – Victoria website.