Australian Capital Territory
Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 297) Public Availability Notice 2014
Notifiable Instrument NI2014—486
made under the
Planning and Development Act 2007, section 70 (Public notice of documents given to Minister) and section 71 (Public availability notice—notice of interim effect etc)

The planning and land authority, within the Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD), is making available for public inspection Draft Variation No 297, including the related documents listed below, which has been given to the Minister for approval:
•	background papers
•	a report on consultation, including:
•	a written report setting out the issues raised in any written comments (including consultation comments) about the variation
•	a written report about the Authority’s consultation with the public, the National Capital Authority, the Conservator of Flora and Fauna, the Environment Protection Authority, the Heritage Council and the land custodian, being the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate

The draft variation was prepared to make changes to the public land overlay and zone provisions at various locations in Canberra in response to separate requests from the Conservator of Flora and Fauna, and Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (formerly Economic Development Directorate), including:
•	add Hackett Horse Holding Paddocks 5 and 6 to the adjacent existing nature reserve; 
•	incorporate two offset areas into the existing Gungaderra and Mulanggari Nature Reserves respectively in order to offset impact from the proposed development on block 799 Gungahlin;
•	incorporate part of block 2110 Jerrabomberra into the existing Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve to offset the impact from the expansion of Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre; and
•	remove the public land overlay of urban open space from part Yarralumla Nursery. 

Draft Variation No 297 and related documents are available for viewing online at www.act.gov.au/recommendedvariations and at the EPD shopfront at 16 Challis Street, Dickson from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Effect of the draft variation 

Section 72 of the Planning and Development Act 2007 does not apply in relation to the draft variation and therefore it does not have interim effect.  The current Territory Plan will continue to apply while the variation remains in draft form.

John Meyer
Delegate of the Planning and Land Authority
8 October 2014