Australian Capital Territory
Land (Planning and Environment) (Draft Variation No 237) (Deakin) Notice 2004
Deakin Section 12 Blocks 9, 13 and 19 (Embassy Motel Redevelopment) Proposed Residential Use
Notifiable instrument NI2004—160
made under the
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, section 19(1)
(Public Consultation - Notification)

Draft variation No.237 to the Territory Plan has been prepared by the ACT Planning and Land Authority in accordance with section19 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (the Act).  

The draft plan variation proposes to remove the current Entertainment Accommodation and Leisure land use policy for Deakin Section 12 Blocks 9 and 13 (Embassy Motel) and replace it with a Residential land use policy and a B15 area specific policy overlay.  The change in land use policy will enable residential redevelopment to occur and provide the opportunity for some commercial development at ground floor level.  

The documents relating to this draft plan variation may be viewed at:

•	ACTPLA Customer Service Centre, Ground Floor, South Building, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson (opposite the Motor Registry) 8:30am to 4:30pm weekdays.  Copies of the draft plan variation can be obtained here; 
•	ACT Government libraries at Belconnen, Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Griffith, Gungahlin, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden during normal opening hours; and
•	the ACTPLA web site at www.actpla.act.gov.au/tplan/index.htm.

Written comments from the public are invited on the draft plan variation by 8 July 2004.  Comments should include reference to this draft variation, a return postal address, and be addressed to:

The Manager, Territory Plan Co-ordination Section
ACT Planning and Land Authority

Comments may be submitted in one of the following ways:

•	Hand deliver to:
ACTPLA Customer Service Centre, 16 Challis Street, Dickson
•	Post to:
PO Box 1908
CANBERRA   ACT   2601
•	Email:		terrplan@act.gov.au
•	Facsimile:	(02) 6207 1925

Copies of written comments received, and any response from the National Capital Authority, will be made available for public inspection at the ACTPLA Customer Service Centre, 16 Challis Street, Dickson, during normal office hours for a period of 15 business days after the closing date for comments.

Section 9 of the Act applies to the draft variation, which has interim effect for a maximum period of 1 year commencing on 27 May 2004 and ending on 26 May 2005.  During this period, or a period commencing on 27 May 2004 and terminating 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 under section 22(1)(c), section 27(a) or section 30A(3)(b) of the Act;
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 Act does not apply because the draft variation does not vary the heritage places register.

Jacqui Lavis
Delegate of the Chief Planning Executive
ACT Planning and Land Authority
25 May 2004