AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT 1991 

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) CRITERIA FOR DIRECT LEASE GRANTS (EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT GUNGAHLIN) DETERMINATION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003-227

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 otherwise than in accordance with criteria that are specified in a disallowable instrument. 
The Disallowable Instrument made under subsection 163(4) establishes criteria in accordance with subsection 163(3) for the direct grant of a Crown lease for part Section 20 Gungahlin. 
The disallowable instrument provides that the applicant must: 
•	use the land for an educational establishment; 
•	be the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn; and 
•	be able to develop and manage the land to a standard acceptable to the Planning and Land Authority.