Australian Capital Territory

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) CRITERIA FOR DIRECT LEASE GRANTS (AGED PERSONS ACCOMMODATION) DETERMINATION 2003 (No 2)*

Disallowable instrument DI2003-234

made under the

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

The ACT Executive REVOKES Disallowable Instrument No 211 of 2001 and SPECIFIES the criteria for the direct grant of Crown leases for the purposes of older persons accommodation.

For the purposes of this disallowable instrument “older persons accommodation” includes self-care units, hostels and nursing homes either as a combination or singularly.

The criteria are that the applicant must:

1.	Be an organisation, company or any other entity that provides older persons accommodation.

2.	Have the financial capacity to undertake the proposed use of the land and any required development.

3.	Demonstrate its capacity to develop and manage the land, including details of expertise, resources and experience to undertake the proposed use of the land.

4.	Have the support of the relevant Government agencies.

5.	Demonstrate that its use of the land will meet the need for older persons accommodation in the Territory.

6.	Demonstrate how the land will be owned and managed to ensure that it will continue to meet the needs of older persons.

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