Australian Capital Territory

Land (Planning and Environment) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Notice 2004 (No 1)

Proposed Uriarra Rural Village (Block 5 and Block 78 Coree District) 
Notifiable Instrument NI 2004 - 313
made under the
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, s 123 (4) (Public notice)  
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The Environment Minister, under section 121 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (the Land Act), has directed that further environmental impact assessment be undertaken for the proposed Uriarra Rural Village (Block 5 and Block 78 Coree District).

The proponent has been nominated as the Shaping Our Territory Implementation Group, Chief Minister’s Department, ActewAGL House, 221 London Circuit, Canberra City.

Under section 123 of the Land Act the further assessment:

(a)	Is to be in the form of a Public Environment Report as prescribed under the Land (Planning and Environment) Regulations 1992;

(b)	Is to address the matters as directed by the Environment Minister’s Delegate on 6 August 2004 as follows:

•	Demonstrates that the conclusions of the Uriarra Village Sustainability Study and Preliminary Assessment (PA) remain valid for a settlement of up to 75 dwellings rather than up to 100 dwellings;

•	Further investigation and assessment of geotechnical conditions, wastewater treatment, water supply, waste management, impacts on water quality and site contamination;

•	Identification of sustainable transport options and consideration of renewable energy sources;

•	Further clarification of social and economic impacts; 

•	Assessment of potential impacts and management of valuable ecological communities and bushfire issues.

(c)	Is to be submitted in draft form for public consultation as further directed by the Environment Minister under Section 124 (1) of the Land Act; and

(d)	Is to be revised taking into account all the comments received and submitted as a final PER to the Environment Minister in accordance with Section 127 of the Land Act.

Jacqui Lavis
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment
Under Part 4 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 

25 August 2004