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MR BARR (Molonglo—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Industrial Relations) (6.14): I seek leave to move amendments Nos 41 to 43 circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MR BARR: I move amendment Nos 41 to 43 circulated in my name together [see schedule 1 at page 2065].
Amendment No 41 inserts a new note for clause 153 (2) of the bill to provide a cross-reference to new clause 153A, which sets out the meaning of “public consultation period” for development applications. There is no change in substance, as the proposed public consultation period remains the same.
Amendment No 42 inserts new clause 153 (3A) in the bill, which provides that, if the authority extends the public consultation period, the authority must give the applicant for the development approval written notice of the extension. Amendment No 43 omits clause 153 (6) of the bill, which defines a public consultation period as it is replaced by the new clause 153A.
Amendments agreed to.
Clauses 153, as amended, agreed to.
Proposed new clause 153A.
MR BARR (Molonglo—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Industrial Relations) (6.15): I move amendment No 44 circulated in my name, which inserts new clause 153A [see schedule 1 at page 2065].
This amendment, as I have previously indicated, inserts a new clause 153A in the bill, defining “public consultation period” for the bill. The definition of “public consultation period” is relocated; otherwise it is retained unchanged.
Amendment agreed to.
Proposed new clause 153A agreed to.
Clauses 154 and 155, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 156.
DR FOSKEY (Molonglo (6.16): I will be opposing this clause. I have chosen clause 156 to object to, but really the problem that concerns me pervades the legislation—that is, this legislation gives the minister unaccountable call-in powers. These powers are too broad, lack safeguards and reduce certainty and the authority of the planning system.
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