Australian Capital Territory

Planning and Development (Technical Amendment — Miscellaneous amendments and corrections) Plan Variation 2011 
Notifiable instrument NI2011 — 354
Technical Amendment No 2011-22
made under the
Planning and Development Act 2007, section 89 (Making technical amendments)   

This technical amendment commences on 8 July 2011.

Technical amendment number 2011-22 to the Territory Plan has been approved by the Planning and Land Authority.

Ben Ponton
Delegate of Planning and Land Authority

30 June 2011

 

Planning & Development Act 2007

Technical Amendment 
to the Territory Plan
Variation 2011-22

Miscellaneous amendments and corrections

July 2011

Table of Contents

1	INTRODUCTION
Outline of the process
2	EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
2.1	Proposed Changes and Reasons
3.	TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

1	INTRODUCTION
Outline of the process

The Commonwealth’s Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 allows for the Legislative Assembly to make laws to establish a Territory Planning Authority and for that Authority to prepare and administer a territory plan.  

The Planning and Development Act 2007 (the Act) establishes the ACT Planning and Land Authority as the Authority which prepares and administers the Territory Plan, including continually reviewing and proposing amendments as necessary.  

Technical amendments to the territory plan are prepared in accordance with the Act.  This technical amendment has been prepared in accordance with the following section of the Act:

A variation under section 87(a) is a technical amendment that:
	(i)	would not adversely affect anyone’s rights if approved; and
	(ii)	has as its only object the correction of a formal error in the plan. 

This technical amendment has been approved by the ACT Planning and Land Authority. 

The date of commencement of this technical amendment is provided on the attached notifiable instrument (commencement notice).

2	EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
2.1	Proposed Changes and Reasons

A	Correction to site identifier in RZ1 Suburban zone development table

The generally accepted format for identifying land in the ACT is by stating 
the division, section and block number (in this order). This is in keeping with the 
format used throughout the Territory Plan. It is proposed to amend the site 
identifier in the minimum impact assessment merit track for ‘Turner Block 1 
Section 42’ to ‘Turner Section 42 Block 1’.

Section of Act	Statement of compliance with Act	
s87(a) a variation that -		
(i) would not adversely affect anyone’s rights if approved; and	The proposed amendment will not adversely affect anyone’s rights.	
(ii) has as its only object the correction of a formal error in the plan	The proposed amendment will correct a formatting anomoly.	

B	Correction to heading in City centre development code

Rule R45 states that all building elements are to be contained within building envelope controls. This is a mandatory requirement. The heading ‘2.1 Height’ is to be changed to ‘2.1 Building Envelope’ to corect the form of the heading, as R45 relates to building envelope controls. 

Section of Act	Statement of compliance with Act	
s87(a) a variation that -		
(i) would not adversely affect anyone’s rights if approved; and	The proposed amendment will not adversely affect anyone’s rights.	
(ii) has as its only object the correction of a formal error in the plan	The proposed amendment will correct a formal error (defect of form) by changing the heading of Rule 45 from ‘2.1 Height’ to ‘2.1 Building Envelope’. It is considered that this change will more accurately reflect the matters contained in the rule.	

3.	TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

Variation to RZ1 Suburban Zone Development Table 

1.	Minimum Assessment Track Merit, Site Identifier 

Substitute ‘Turner Block 1 Section 42’ with

	Turner Section 42 Block 1

Variation to City Centre Development Code

2.	Part A (3) – City Centre – CZ3 Services Zone – Braddon, Element 2: Building and Site Controls, Rule 2.1 Height

Substitute ‘2.1 Height’ with

2.1 Building Envelope

Interpretation service