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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3658 ..
Mr Speaker, the principal purpose of the proposed amendments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989 and the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, to which I will speak shortly, is to transfer the functions of the Land and Planning Appeals Board to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Amendment) Bill and the Land (Planning and Environment) (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) will effect that transfer. Members will recall that I foreshadowed this transfer in my statement Planning for the Next Generation last year.
I believe that this transfer is in the best interests of the community and will improve the accountability, credibility and standing of the planning system in the ACT. The Stein Report into the Administration of the ACT Leasehold referred to the criticisms directed at the Board and acknowledged that the Board's functions were to be transferred to the Tribunal. What I propose are important measures and I would like to refer to some of the significant changes that are proposed to be made.
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