Australian Capital Territory
Land (Planning and Environment) Act Draft Variation No.130 to the Territory Plan and Preliminary Assessment - for North Gungahlin Structure Plan 2002
Notifiable instrument NI2002—312
made under the
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, Section 19(1) (Public Consultation)

A draft Variation to the Territory Plan has been prepared by the Planning and Land Management Group (PALM) of Urban Services (incorporating the functions of the ACT Planning Authority), relating to the detailed planning for the future suburbs in North Gungahlin.

Draft Variation No.130, if adopted, would redefine the basic land use policy framework and introduce a greater level of detail on the Territory Plan Map for the proposed North Gungahlin suburbs of Bonner, Casey, Forde, Jacka, Moncrieff, Taylor and Part Amaroo and Ngunnawal.  The draft Variation also proposes to vary the Written Statement in relation to the B8 and B9 Area Specific Policies and to apply these in strategic locations close to activity nodes such as group and local centres. 

A mandatory Preliminary Assessment (PA) is also required.  The PA identifies the likely impacts of the proposed policy change on the physical, natural and human environments.  

Draft Variation No.130 should be read in conjunction with the Preliminary Assessment and Background Report.

Section 9 of the Land Planning and Environment Act 1991 applies to draft Variation No.130. The draft Variation has interim effect for a maximum period of 1 year commencing on 
22 October 2002 and ending on 21 October 2003.  During this period, or a period commencing on 22 October 2002 and termination at the expiration of the day before: 
•	the date the draft Variation comes into effect;
•	the date the corresponding plan variation is rejected by the Legislative Assembly; or
•	the date the draft variation, or the corresponding plan variation, is withdrawn by the Planning Authority of the Minister; 
whichever is shorter, the Territory, the Executive, the Minister or a Territory Authority shall not do any act, or approve the doing of any act that –
a)	would be inconsistent with the Territory Plan, if it were varied in accordance with the draft Variation; or
b)	is inconsistent with the Territory Plan.

Section 11 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (the Land Act), concerning the Heritage Places Register, does not apply to this proposal.

From Wednesday 23 October 2002 until Wednesday 13 November 2002, copies of draft Variation No.130 to the Territory Plan, and the Background Report, may be inspected during normal office hours at:
•	ACT Government Libraries at Belconnen, Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Griffith, Gungahlin, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden; and may be inspected or obtained during normal office hours at:
•	the PALM Customer Service Centre at Dame Pattie Menzies House, 
	16 Challis Street, Dickson; 
•	the Gungahlin Community Resource Centre, Ernest Cavanagh Street Gungahlin, and
•	the PALM Website at	www.palm.act.gov.au/tplan

The Preliminary Assessment may be inspected during normal office hours at:
•	ACT Government Libraries at Belconnen, Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Griffith, Gungahlin, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden; 
•	the PALM Customer Service Centre at Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson, where it may also be obtained at a cost of $10.00; and
•	the PALM Website at
	www.palm.act.gov.au/planning&development

Although draft Variation No.130 and the Preliminary Assessment are being notified concurrently, they will be processed separately in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Land Act.

In addition, Environment ACT have commenced a review of Action Plan 10 (Yellow Box-Red Gum Grassy Woodlands), concurrent with the release of Draft Variation No. 130.  As the development area contains Yellow Box-Red Gum Grassy Woodland, the outcomes of the review of Action Plan 10 will be taken into consideration in finalising the North Gungahlin Structure Plan.

Comments on draft Variation No.130, and/or the Preliminary Assessment should be submitted, by Friday 20 December 2002, to:

	Planning and Land Management Group
	Urban Services Department	
	GPO Box 1908
	CANBERRA   ACT   2601
	Attention:  Mr Phil Harris.

Comments can also be sent via Email to:		terrplan@act.gov.au
or by Facsimile to:				62071710.

Copies of all written comments received in response to the draft Variation, including those from the National Capital Authority (NCA), will be made available for public inspection during normal office hours, from Monday 23 December 2002 until Monday 13 January 2003, at the PALM Shopfront in Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson.  Any comments received from the NCA after Friday 20 December 2002 will be available for perusal for 15 business days from the date of receipt.