Australian Capital Territory
Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 327) Public Availability Notice 2014
Notifiable Instrument NI2014—595
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 327, 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 custodians, being the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate and the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate

The draft variation was prepared to make the following changes:
•	adding ‘Light rail’ and its definition as a sub-category in the definition for     ‘Public transport facility’ 
•	amending the definition of ‘Railway use’ to exclude ‘Light rail’
•	amending the definition of ‘Road’ to include ‘Light rail tracks’
•	amending the definition of ‘Municipal depot’ to cover vehicles and light rail vehicles
•	adding ‘Light rail depot’ under Common Terminology for ‘Municipal depot’
•	amending TSZ1 Transport Zone Objective b) to cover ‘light rail’
•	rezoning parcels of land on a number of blocks to TSZ1 Transport Zone or IZ1 General Industrial Zone to allow for undertaking light rail associated road works along the route from Gungahlin to Civic
•	remove Pc a nature reserve public land overlay from a number of sites near Mitchell along the route from Gungahlin to Civic

Draft Variation No 327 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.

Jim Corrigan
Delegate of the Planning and Land Authority
19 November 2014