Australian Capital Territory

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) CRITERIA FOR DIRECT LEASE GRANTS (NATIONAL AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS) DETERMINATION 2003*

Disallowable instrument DI2003-201

made under the

Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 section 161 (7)

The ACT Executive REVOKES instrument No 31 of 1992 and DETERMINES criteria for the direct grant of a Crown lease for the purposes of NATIONAL AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS. The criteria are:

The applicant:
•	Must complete and sign an application for the lease in the required form giving details of:
-	full name of the proposed lessee;
-	form of tenancy, stating shares if relevant;
-	address for service of notices;
•	must provide proof of incorporation and a copy of its “Articles of Association”;
•	must be the proposed lessee or a satisfactory legal nexus between the applicant and the proposed lessee must be clearly demonstrated;
•	must, where the applicant is a National Association, represent the national body of the organisation;
•	must, where the applicant is a Local Association, represent persons or organisations living or working in the Territory;
•	must provide details of the development proposal;
•	must demonstrate the financial capacity to develop and manage the land;
•	must demonstrate the non-financial capacity to develop and manage the land, including details of expertise, resources and experience to undertake the development;
•	must accept that the lease will provide for a minimum area of the building to be occupied by the applicant or lessee, as the case requires;

Mr Wood	Mr Corbell	
Minister for Urban Services	Minister for Planning	
8 July 2003	8 July 2003