AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BUILDINGS (DESIGN AND SITING) REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 13 of 1966

	Section 5 of the Buildings (Design and Siting) Ordinance 1964 provides that regulations may be made to declare areas outside the City Area to which the provisions of the Ordinance shall apply.

	The Buildings (Design and Siting) Regulations will enable the policy of the National Capital Development Commission with respect to the planning and development of the City of Canberra to apply to the approaches to Canberra.  The Commission is concerned that these areas should be preserved at a high standard and that particular attention should be given to the design and siting characteristics of buildings, including rural buildings and other structures.

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