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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (9 August) . . Page.. 2735 ..

MR MOORE

(continuing):

Health and Community Care Services Act-Determination of fees and charges-Instrument No 201 of 2001 (S50, dated 25 July 2001).

Land (Planning and Environment) Act-

Criteria for the direct grant of crown leases to community organisations-Instrument No 223 of 2001 (S56, dated 8 August 2001).

Declaration of pest plants-Instrument No 204 of 2001 (No 31, dated 2 August 2001).

Determination of conditions for the grant of further rural leases-Instrument No 224 of 2001 (S56, dated 8 August 2001).

Determination of criteria for community organisations-Instrument No 210 of 2001 (S53, dated 3 August 2001).

Determination of criteria for older persons' accommodation-Instrument No 211 of 2001 (S53, dated 3 August 2001).

Parole Act-Appointments to the Parole Board of the Australian Capital Territory-

Member-Instrument No 205 of 2001 (S51, dated 27 July 2001).

Chairperson and Member-Instrument No 206 of 2001 (S51, dated 27 July 2001).

Road Transport (General) Act-

Declaration-Road transport legislation not to apply to certain roads and road related areas-Instrument No 202 of 2001 (S50, dated 25 July 2001).

Determination of a fee for the issue of a restricted taxi operator's licence for a wheelchair accessible taxi-Instrument No 213 of 2001 (S54, dated 6 August 2001).

Utilities Act-Variations to contestable work accreditation code-Instrument No 203 of 2001 (No 31, dated 2 August 2001).

I ask for leave of the Assembly to make a brief statement concerning instrument No 211 of 2001-determination of criteria for older persons' accommodation.

Leave granted.

MR MOORE: I thank members. Mr Speaker, I wish to speak very briefly about the disallowable instruments that have been tabled which permit the direct sale of land for older persons' accommodation and community organisations.

On 13 July Mr Smyth outlined a range of commitments that this government had commenced to address the concerns of older Canberrans. This included releasing details of sites that were identified for older persons' accommodation. The intention of the program is to encourage the delivery of housing suitable for older persons' accommodation. This will be achieved either through a direct sale of the land or by way of a competitive process.

To facilitate the direct sale of the land, a new Disallowed Instrument No 211 is proposed. The new instrument will replace the instruments that have been used for the direct sale of land for older persons' accommodation. The new disallowed instrument enables the direct sale of land to both community and commercial providers of older persons'

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