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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3653 ..

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) (AMENDMENT) BILL (No 3) 1996

Mr Speaker, the Land (Planning and Environment) (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 1996 is cognate with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 1996 which I have just introduced into the Assembly.

The principal amendment effected by this Bill is the repeal of Part VIA of the Land Act which established the Land and Planning Appeals Board, will be effected by clause 18. A new Part VIA of the Land Act titled "Administrative Appeals" will consolidate some of the provisions in the Act dealing with the merits review of decisions. As the provisions dealing with review of decisions to the Board or the Tribunal are scattered throughout the Act, this will enhance accessibility in relation to decisions made under the Act which are reviewable on their merits.

The Stein Report was critical of the lack of adequate statements of reasons being provided by decision-makers under the Land Act. The Report recommended that all decisions be accompanied by a detailed statement of reasons. However, various clauses in the Land Bill will

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