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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 10 Hansard (5 September) . . Page.. 3251 ..
I believe that is high praise for this Government's approach, given the additional level of decision-making which the ACT's leasehold system can bring to planning and development approvals for investors unfamiliar with the Territory's land management system.
The interplay of leasing and planning is not easily understood but together they provide powerful tools for an integrated land management system. They can facilitate investment and provide much needed facilities and services while protecting urban amenity and balancing commercial competition.
Members will recall that in June this year I announced the establishment of a Planning and Land Management Group - known as PALM - within the Department of Urban Services. PALM brought the leasing, district and Territory planning, land infrastructure, estate development, building control and development management functions into a single administrative body.
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