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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2303 ..

Mr Osborne - asked the Minister for Environment, Land and Planning on 17 June - in relation to the proposed lease of Wanniassa Oval.

Why has the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Club been asked to pay for the site and improvements when it was believed that the Club would acquire the Wanniassa Oval at no cost.

Mr Humphries - the answer to the Member's question is as follows:

The Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Club applied formally for a lease of the Wanniassa Oval on 25 August 1995. The direct sale to the Club under the terms of Disallowable Instrument No. 176. was approved on 17 October 1995.

The disallowable instrument only allows a crown lease to be provided to a licensed club at market value. This can be paid as a capital sum or land rent, whichever is applicable.

At no stage has the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Club ever been advised that they would not be required to pay for the lease over the oval. The Club was advised on 6 December 1996 of the valuation provided by the Australian Valuation Office for the oval and improvements. The value was assessed as follows;

Current Site Value $200,000

Current Value of Improvements $600,000

This approach is consistent with two recent sales of ovals to licenced clubs, namely;

The Ainslie Football Club lease over Blocks 17 and 18 Section 26 Ainslie; and

The West Belconnen RL Football Club lease over Block 43 Section 50 Holt.

I trust this satisfies the Member's question.

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