Page 1341 - Week 05 - Thursday, 18 June 2020

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Liquor Regulation—

Liquor (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Licence Fee Waiver) Declaration 2020—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-119 (LR, 22 May 2020).

Liquor (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Permit Fee Waiver) Declaration 2020—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-120 (LR, 22 May 2020).

Public Place Names Act—Public Place Names (Strathnairn) Determination 2020 (No 2)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-114 (LR, 18 May 2020).

Road Transport (General) Act—Road Transport (General) Application Order 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-118 (LR, 25 May 2020).

Planning—Molonglo Valley

That the Assembly take note of the following papers:

Molonglo Valley—

Planning and development—Independent review—ACT Government statement and response to the resolution of the Assembly of 23 October 2019.

Independent review of planning, development and built form (excellence in sustainable design) in the Molonglo Valley—Final report, dated 23 March 2020, prepared by ARUP.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (2.46): I thank the government for finally preparing the response to this motion—a little late, as it was a matter for last week’s sitting day. I obviously have not had a chance to read it as yet, but I very much look forward to it. I sincerely hope it has dealt with issues like solar passivity, cycle highway, off-road connections. The one thing I can clearly say, though, that I regret is that I have been informed by constituents that they were not in any way consulted as part of this review, which is somewhat unfortunate.

MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Manager of Government Business, Minister for Advanced Technology and Space Industries, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Urban Renewal) (2.47): I am pleased to table the independent review of planning and development for Molonglo Valley. This review is the response to a resolution passed by this Assembly on 23 October last year. The resolution required this review to be provided to the Assembly by 31 May 2020. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 public health emergency has affected government business and operations, including the provision of this response to the Assembly. It has been 10 years since the land was first released in Molonglo Valley and the development is expected to continue for another 15.

Members of this Assembly may recall that last year’s resolution raised concerns about whether development in Molonglo is achieving excellence in sustainable design. This

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