2002

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT 1991

Land (Planning and Environment) Determination of Matters to be taken into Consideration – Grant of a Further Rural Lease - 2002

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2002-47

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by Authority of 
Simon Corbell MLA 
Minister for Planning
Outline

In accordance with subsection 171A(1) of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, Disallowable Instrument No. 224 of 2001 determines the conditions subject to which the Executive may grant a further rural lease.  Amongst other issues, the aforementioned Disallowable Instrument specifies maximum rural lease terms for the ACT, the conditions for payment of further rural leases and periods relevant to the payment of an amount condition.  

This disallowable instrument revokes Disallowable Instrument No. 224 of 2001.

Schedule 1

This disallowable instrument replaces the current Maximum Rural Lease Term Plan (Schedule 1 of Disallowable Instrument No. 224 of 2001) with a revised Rural Lease Term Plan (new Schedule 1).  

It adds a specification of maximum lease terms for Block 1329 District of Belconnen over which a lease for agricultural purposes already exists and the term is due to expire in the near future.  It also specifies other areas of additional land that have been identified where it is proposed that these areas are to be offered for lease to current applicants for further rural leases and included in the grant of further rural leases.  The blocks of additional land are identified as Block 41 Section 1 Nicholls and Block 110 Tennent.  The previous Maximum Rural Lease Term Map did not cover these areas.  

Schedule 2

The disallowable instrument replaces Schedule 2 with a new Schedule 2.  Schedule 2 determines the period in which a lessee is eligible to pay an amount condition for a further rural lease.  The period is specified by reference to the latest date that a lessee may make application for a further lease, and the latest day on which a lessee may accept an offer of a further lease made consequent to an application.

While the lessee for the Belconnen block has indicated an intention to apply for a further rural lease, no formal application has yet been made.

The Belconnen block has been excluded from the Region 1 listing of land in the proposed disallowable instrument.  An application for a further lease for which an amount condition applies could therefore be made up until 31 December 2003 under subparagraph 1(iii) of Schedule 2 of the proposed disallowable instrument.

Applications for further leases for land associated with the other 2 blocks have already been received.