AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT 1991 

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) Criteria for Direct Grant Leases (Yarralumla) Determination 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003-215

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This disallowable instrument is being redetermined as a result of the Planning and Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 which transfers certain powers from the Minister/Executive to the Planning and Land Authority.

The Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (the Land Act) establishes a regime which provides for planning, heritage, environmental and land matters in respect of Territory Land.

The Land Act enables Territory Land to be granted by auction, tender ballot or direct grant.  Where a lease is granted by way of direct grant, it cannot be granted otherwise than in accordance with criteria that are specified in disallowable instrument.

This disallowable instrument made under subsection 161(7) established criteria in accordance with subsection 161(4) for the direct sale of Block 11 Section 40 Yarralumla, for the purposes of a porte cochere.

The disallowable instrument provides that the applicant must:

•	make an application for the lease;
•	be the lessee of Block 1 Section 40 Yarralumla;
•	pay the lese; and
•	pay all applicable fees and charges.