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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 695
Small Business Operations from Residences
MR CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning - In relation to the granting of a section 10 under the City Area Leases Act 1936 (CALA) to permit the operation of a small business from a residence and the fee of $300 which must be submitted with the application for such permission:
(1) Is this fee refundable if the application is not successful. .
(2) What penalties exist for operators of businesses from residences without
permission under section 10.
(3) In 1992 how many (a) complaints were received; (b) warnings were given
or (c) prosecutions were made, in relation to (2).
(4) In 1992 how many (a) complaints were received, (b) warnings were given
or (c) prosecutions were made, because of breaches of conditions under
section 10 variance.
(5) In 1992 how many applications. were made for permission to operate a
small business from a residential address and how many of those were
successful.
(6)- Does the ,$300 fee apply to applications for businesses which will be
operated out of (a) privately owned premises and (b) ACT Housing Trust
owned premises.
MR WOOD - The answer to the Members questions are as follows:
(1) No, the fee is a discounted fee to cover the processing of an application
which occurs whether or not an application is successful.
(2) Businesses operating from residences without approval are investigated
when brought to the" Departments notice either by complaint or
application for order. Where a breach of the residential lease is
established and the resident or lessee fails to regularise the activity an
. order can be made pursuant to section 256 of :the .Land (Planning and
Environment) Act 1991. Where orders are breached the Act provides for
penalties of $5,000 for an individual and $25,000 for a corporation.
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