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THE EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING ADDRESSED IN THIS AND THE LAND USE (APPROVALS AND ORDERS) BILL SEEK TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH AN EVENHANDED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE A.C.T. THIS REFLECTS A KEY THEME THROUGHOUT THE LAND PLANNING SYSTEM - THAT IS, OF ACHIEVING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE COMPETING INTERESTS THAT ARE INEVITABLY INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.
MR SPEAKER, I HAVE OUTLINED IN SIMPLE TERMS WHAT IS NECESSARILY A DETAILED PIECE OF LEGISLATION. FOR THIS REASON I PARTICULARLY URGE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS TO GIVE THE DRAFT BILL AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATORY STATEMENT DETAILED CONSIDERATION.
AS THE LAND (LEASES AND MANAGEMENT) BILL FORMS THE FINAL MAJOR ELEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENTS PACKAGE OF PLANNING AND LAND USE LEGISLATION IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT I INDICATE A DATE BY WHICH PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT BILLS ARE SOUGHT.
IN SETTING A DATE THE GOVERNMENT IS MINDFUL THAT THREE BILLS IN THE PACKAGE HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR SOME TIME AND THAT MANY HAVE RESERVED EXPRESSING THEIR FINAL VIEWS UNTIL THE FULL PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE.
THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO CONSCIOUS THAT FOLLOWING FORMAL INTRODUCTION OF THE BILLS IT IS EXPECTED THAT ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES WILL WISH TO EXAMINE THEM IN DETAIL AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, CONSIDER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THEIR FINAL FORM.
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