Australian Capital Territory
Land (Planning and Environment) (Draft Variation No 281 and Preliminary Assessment) (Molonglo and North Weston) Notice 2007  
Molonglo and North Weston
Notifiable instrument NI2007—252
made under the
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, section 19(1) (Public Consultation - Notification) and section 117(1) (Public Consultation)

Draft variation No. 281 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 change the existing non-urban land use policies applicable to Molonglo and North Weston to predominantly urban land use policies.  Land use policies affording environmental protection such as River Corridor and Hills, Ridges and Buffers will be retained in an amended form in specified areas.

A Preliminary Assessment (PA) has also been prepared.  The PA identifies the likely impacts of the proposed change on the physical, natural and human environments.

Draft Variation No 281 should be read in conjunction with the PA.

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

•	the ACT Planning and Land Authority (the Authority) 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 and /or PA may be purchased here.  

•	online at ACT Public Libraries and the Authority’s web site: 

For the draft variation 
at http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/tplan/index.htm

For the Preliminary Assessment
at http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/topics/your_say/comment/pa.

Although draft variation No. 281 and the PA are being notified concurrently, they will be processed separately in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Land Act.

Written comments from the public are invited on the draft plan variation and/or PA by 26 November 2007.  Comments should include reference to this draft variation and/or PA, a return postal address, and be addressed to:

Molonglo Project Team
Planning Services Branch
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:		Molonglo@act.gov.au
•	Via an online survey on Authority website at www.actpla.gov.au
•	Via a hard copy survey form available at display locations at:
-	Authority’s Customer Service Centre;
-	Public libraries at Belconnen and Woden; 
-	Kippax Fair; and
-	Cooleman Court.

Copies of written comments received on the draft variation will be made available for public inspection at the Authority’s 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 31 August 2007 and ending on        30 August 2008.   During this period, or a period commencing on 
31 August 2007 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.

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

22 August 2007