AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT 1991

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) CRITERIA FOR DIRECT LEASE GRANTS (COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS) DETERMINATION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003-231

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 (ACT) (the Act) provides for planning, heritage, environmental and leasing matters in respect of Territory Land.

The Act enables Territory Land to be granted by auction, tender, ballot or direct grant.  A direct grant must be 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 to community organisations for the purposes of an educational establishment.

The Disallowable Instrument provides, inter alia, that the applicant must:

•	use the land for an educational establishment;

•	have the support of the relevant ACT agencies; and

•	be able to develop and manage the land to a standard acceptable to the Planning and Land Authority.