Page 3338 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 12 October 1993
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It is also proposed that the registrar of the board be responsible for dealing with applications to make an order. By making the registrar responsible, both complainant and lessee can represent their cases directly, and, after taking all issues into account, a decision can be made that will be seen to be independent of any vested interest. As a consequence of this, any appeals on the making of an order will be heard by the board. The Land Act will also be amended to specify that the Executive may make an order of its own, which will not be subject to review.
As I mentioned previously, the principles that were used in establishing the tribunal have formed the basis of this legislation. As such, this recognises the benefits to be gained from a body like the tribunal. However, after taking into account the objectives behind the Land Act, the regime established by the new Territory Plan and the concerns expressed about the operation of the tribunal, it was considered that a more informal and accessible arrangement was required to quickly deal with matters that would generally be simple and local in nature.
This Bill also proposes an amendment to the Land Act for design and siting applications that are received but not finalised before the new Territory Plan commences. It may be that the new plan introduces changes that would make an application presently on hand inconsistent with the Territory Plan. Where such applications are consistent with the present plan it would be inequitable to refuse such applications. A transitional provision, as it were, is proposed which will allow applications received before the new plan commences to be approved provided they are consistent with the current plan. Of course, an application that is inconsistent under the current arrangements will not be approved.
Mr Deputy Speaker, I understand that members of the Assembly, and in particular the members of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee, are waiting for this. There is a fairly short timeframe because the Territory Plan has been gazetted to come into effect on 18 October. It is my understanding that members of that committee, and therefore, I think, the members of the Assembly, expect that this will be dealt with in debate on Wednesday of next week so that the procedure will be up when the plan is in effect. I present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Kaine) adjourned.
LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1993
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (8.12): Mr Deputy Speaker, I ask for leave to present the Land (Planning and Environment) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1993.
Leave granted.
MR WOOD: I present the Land (Planning and Environment) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1993.
Title read by Clerk.
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