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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 955

Rural Property Licences

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning.in relation to the Ministers reply to question on notice No.778 regarding rural properties held under licence in the ACT

(1) What is the total acreage of the 45 properties held under licence in the ACT.

(2) What_types of leases or contracts covered these properties before the introduction of "adgistment licences" in July 1989.

(3) What is the carrying capacity of this land.

(4) How many sheep, cattle and horses is this land currently carrying.

(5) How many of these properties under licence are held by employees of the Ministers Department or their companies or their families.

(6) What total acreage is held by people mentioned in

(7) By what types of arrangements (other than rural leases, agistment licences) can people obtain use of acreages in the ACT for short or long term use.

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) The total acreage of the 45 properties held under licence is 10,065 hectares.

(2) Before the introduction of these "agistment licences" there were no formal arrangements in place. The costs were set relating to carrying . capacity and there were no clear rules as to responsibility.

(3) The total carrying capacity for this land is 19,241 dry sheep equivalent.

(4) The Department is unaware of the current stock numbers currently on these parcels- of land. Persons using this land can have a mixture of stock. Carrying capacities are set to indicate what the

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