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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3656 ..

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held over until the final decision and the appeals are then consolidated. Therefore, the Land Bill will remove the separate right of appeal against the decision of a concurring authority. However, clause 24 of the AAT Bill empowers the Tribunal when reviewing the final decision by the Minister or the Executive to also review any relevant decision of a concurring authority.

The Schedule of the Land Bill lists a number of consequential amendments needed to be made by reason of the transfer of the Land Act review function to the Tribunal. Detailed transitional provisions are needed for the transfer of the function, which in essence, preserve the validity of steps taken by the Board and deem them to be made by the Tribunal.

I commend the Bill to the Assembly.

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