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allowed the opportunity to speak. In fact, I do not think there would be a valid reason for preventing anybody from speaking, provided that person had a reasonable reason to do so and was not simply using a disruptive mechanism.
I turn to the matter of whether or not we receive notice. Because ministerial statements are important, and indeed it could be important for Opposition members to be able to respond, I think that two hours' notice, or a reasonable time, would be useful for us in representing constituents in Canberra. So I would ask the Chief Minister, regardless of what anybody else may have done or may do in this house, to give serious consideration, along with members of the Alliance, to allowing us the opportunity for a couple of hours' notice of ministerial statements.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Ministerial Statement and Papers
MR KAINE (Chief Minister): Mr Speaker, today I table the draft Land Use (Approvals and Orders) Bill 1990, together with an explanatory statement concerning the Bill. The tabling of this Bill marks a further stage in the progressive release of the Government's draft planning and land use legislation. This process commenced with the tabling of the draft Planning and Heritage Bills and continued with the release of the draft Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Bill and regulations.
When finalised, this package of legislation will establish an integrated planning and land management system for the ACT - a system that is designed to promote the economic growth of Canberra while also addressing environmental concerns and meeting community expectations, especially through its emphasis on public involvement in the planning process.
The Land Use (Approvals and Orders) Bill provides the procedural framework for the operation of the administrative levels of the land planning system. It forms one of the backbones of the system, in that it holds all the other parts together and ensures that they work in a coordinated way.
The Bill sets in place common mechanisms for the control of a range of land use activities. It does this by establishing standardised procedures for reaching decisions in relation to these activities; by specifying the circumstances in which orders can be issued to stop or control an activity; and by providing for the appeal rights which apply throughout the land planning system. The Bill is therefore an essential element in achieving two key objectives of the land planning system: that of establishing certain, consistent procedures; and that of providing appropriate avenues for appeals against the exercise of administrative discretion.
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