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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (29 February) . . Page.. 378 ..
MR SMYTH (continuing):
The proposed variation to the Territory Plan has been initiated in response to the Commonwealth Government's Telecommunications Act 1997 and consequent transfer of approval responsibilities for medium and high impact telecommunications facilities to the States and Territories. This has resulted in the need for the Planning and Land Management Group to review the existing policies for telecommunications facilities in the Territory Plan.
In reviewing these policies PALM has taken into account relevant provisions set out in the National Capital Authority's Amendment 21 of the National Capital Plan, called Policies for Telecommunications Facilities. Amendment 21 to the National Capital Plan was released concurrently with Draft Variation 100 to the Territory Plan and was gazetted on 16 June 1999.
The second item that initiated the response also was an inquiry into amenity rights held by the Planning and Environment Committee of the previous Assembly during 1997. PALM was involved in an examination of the potential environmental impact of telecommunications infrastructure, and the opportunities for ensuring that the impact of the infrastructure is reduced to an acceptable and balanced level, commensurate with the expected technological benefits.
The then Planning and Environment Committee produced a report in October 1997 on the inquiry. The Government's response to the committee's report was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 11 December 1997.
Mr Speaker, the third factor was the need for additional policies to address new forms of telecommunications technology and the need for more detailed policies to supplement existing ones. The Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services considered the revised draft variation, and in their report No. 40 of February 2000 endorsed the variation. I now table Variation 100 to the Territory Plan for Telecommunications Facilities Policies.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the schedule of lease variations and change of use charges for the period 1 October 1999 to 31 December 1999, and the schedule of leases granted for the same period, pursuant to the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991. I ask for leave to make a short statement.
Leave granted.
MR SMYTH
: Mr Speaker, section 216A of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 specifies that a statement be tabled in the Legislative Assembly outlining details of leases granted by direct grant, leases granted to community organisations, leases granted for less than market value, and leases granted over public land. The schedule I now table
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