Page 4728 - Week 15 - Thursday, 21 November 1991
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We even note, Mr Speaker, that there have been some changes made to this part of the draft Territory Plan. There are already policies in relation to the operation of businesses from the home; but as I understand it - you need to be very familiar with the policies - there have been some changes. For example, the rules in relation to parking are slightly different; the number of people who can be employed on the site has also been changed slightly.
It would have been very nice if the Planning Authority, when it was preparing these documents, particularly things like this schedule on page 67, had indicated where the changes were. A little bit of side-lighting would have helped, I think; the community would have known what the issues were. But in fact that was not to be.
On page 64 we see these words:
The use of residential land -
which is the controlled activity we are talking about -
for carrying on a profession, trade, occupation or calling, et cetera.
If we look over to the specified circumstances, it says:
Where proposals meet all relevant criteria in the Home Occupation Land Use Specific Performance Policy Schedule in clause C1.6.
In that case you have no right of appeal. That is the point that I am trying to make. We find as well, of course, that in respect of the public works section there is no appeal against any proposals for new roads and road widenings that have been approved by the Planning Authority.
Nowhere does it say that the authority has gone through any process of consultation or consideration. It says here, as I read it, and the Minister may like to correct me, that once the authority has written a document that approves a new road or a road widening, you have no right of appeal - sorry about that. I think that is most important.
In this area, Mr Speaker, like my colleague Mr Collaery, I support the amendment proposed by Mr Moore. As I said, these things are right throughout the document, and I think it is most important that we remove them from the Territory Plan and put them into a system like the one outlined by my colleague Mr Collaery. I hope against hope, Mr Speaker, that the members present in the chamber will support the amendment moved by Mr Moore.
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