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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4264 ..

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The effect of this Bill, and of the reorganisation which is partially given effect by this Bill, are to be reviewed in 1997. I urge Members to be mindful of the need to progress the changes agreed to by the Government and, subject to the report of the Planning and Environment Committee, agreed to by this Assembly.

Without passage of this Bill, we cannot stand by and wait for change in planning and land management to occur - it is hypocritical to support the denigrators of a system we will not help to change.

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This Bill represents the first and major stage in a progressive review of the Land Act. I expect to present further amendments to Part lll and IV of the Act, relating to the administration of heritage places and environmental assessment, in the next Autumn sittings. Those amendments will further streamline procedures under the Act.

It is time, after those amendments are dealt with, to undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of the provisions of the Land Act, with a view to simplifying and rationalising the administration of all of the functions it encompasses. I think we would all welcome a sustained period of absence of controversy over planning and land management issues.

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