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Checked 22 Oct 2026: Hobsons Bay's Greenlight register (https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Services/Planning-and-building/Planning-permits-and-how-to-apply/Find-a-planning-application-in-Greenlight); Maribyrnong lists currently advertised applications only (https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Building-and-Planning/Advertised-Planning-Applications)."},{"key":"court-decisions","name":"Court and tribunal decisions (e.g. AustLII)","publisher":"Courts; AustLII","jurisdiction":"AU","access":"portal","default_kind":"legal_transaction","licence":null,"status":"candidate","address":null,"notes":"AustLII (https://www.austlii.edu.au/) refuses automated access; a person retrieves decisions."},{"key":"epa-vic-licence-locations","name":"EPA Victoria licence locations (polygons and points)","publisher":"EPA Victoria","jurisdiction":"VIC","access":"map_service","default_kind":"legal_transaction","licence":"CC BY 4.0 (metadata record; signed off by the owner 22 Oct 2026)","status":"checked","address":{"url":"https://metashare.maps.vic.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/548cdc69-8e4e-47f0-a1d6-0d7d281d085a","checked_on":"2026-10-22"},"notes":"Operating licences only (Environment Protection Act 2017 s74): 696 sites as polygons, 29 more as points (22 Oct 2026). 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