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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4263 ..

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This Bill represents the spirit of compromise this Government has pursued in giving effect to those elements of the Stein Report, the Red Tape Task Force Report and the Mant/Collins Review which were realistically achievable in the Territory's current economic and social climate.

The planning and lease management function has for too long been the subject of political and social faction fighting, often at the cost not only of its administrators, but also of the efficient performance of the function itself. The Bill before you provides a mechanism for bringing common sense, clarity and effectiveness into the system by:

. simplifying and shortening the approvals procedures;

. providing for decisions to be made by a Commissioner who is independent of the officers processing applications;

. fixing in the Act the methodology for charging in relation to lease variations;

. providing for the grant of further leases on a simple and affordable basis;

. removing the complication of having processes of notification and appeal excluded under the Territory Plan; and

. restricting appeal rights to persons having an interest that is substantially and adversely affected by a decision.

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