Page 2139 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 22 June 2010
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and thoroughness in answering the member’s question, it would be appropriate for me to seek some detailed technical advice from the authority on that matter, so I will do so and get back to the Assembly.
MR SPEAKER: Ms Le Couteur, a supplementary question?
MS LE COUTEUR: Thank you. Minister, how can ACTPLA assess the impact of a lease purpose change proposal when the descriptions are so broad? For example, an indoor entertainment facility could be anything from a nightclub to a bowling alley.
MR BARR: I think I now understand the direction of the member’s question. It would appear to relate to a particular drinking establishment in the inner north.
Mr Hargreaves: Do you want to open a nightclub, Carolyn?
MR BARR: Indeed, yes, I am aware, obviously, of that particular matter and that it has been the subject of some considerable community interest. But as the matter is currently before the authority for assessment it would be inappropriate for me to comment in this place in relation to that matter other than to say that, on the detail of how ACTPLA proposes to make its assessment, I am sure that the authority can provide that information, and in fact has done so, to those who have already posed this question directly to it.
MR SPEAKER: A supplementary, Ms Hunter?
MS HUNTER: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Minister, when ACTPLA reconsiders a decision on approving an indoor entertainment facility in a local centre, is it able to consider the objectives of the zone or is it confined to consideration of the rules and criteria?
MR BARR: I understand that the rules and criteria are quite significant in relation to its assessment, but within the hierarchy of the territory plan obviously the operation of the zone is also of importance to the planning authority in making its assessment.
MS BRESNAN: A supplementary.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, Ms Bresnan.
MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Minister, are the acoustics standards proposed for inclusion in the community facility zone development code new standards and have they been applied to all other relevant zones in the territory plan?
MR BARR: This matter of acoustics is indeed an important one, and I am aware of intense community debate, particularly in relation to the Assembly committee’s inquiry into live music and live events. By way of example for the Assembly, a recent option for a site within the CBD that was in close proximity to a well-known series of nightspots did indeed have a requirement for a higher level of acoustic protection for that new facility. Again, this is an issue that the authority is aware of.
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