Australian Capital Territory
Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 348) Public Availability Notice 2017
Notifiable Instrument NI2017—457
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)

1  	Name of instrument 
This instrument is the Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 348) Public Availability Notice 2017
2  	Documents available for public inspection
(1)	The planning and land authority (the Authority) gives notice that the following documents are available for public inspection:
(a) 	Draft Plan Variation to the Territory Plan No 348 –Incorporating active living principles into the Territory Plan  (the Draft Variation);
(b) 	the background papers relating to the Draft Variation; 
(c)	a written report setting out the issues raised in any consultation comments about the Draft Variation;
(d)	a written report about the Authority’s consultation with the public, the National Capital Authority (NCA), the Conservator of Flora and Fauna, the Environment Protection Authority, the Heritage Council; and 
(e)	a copy of any written document given to the Minister by the NCA in relation to the Draft Variation.  
(2)	Printed copies of the documents mentioned in section 2(1) are available for inspection at Access Canberra, Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Shopfront, Ground Floor South, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson, Monday to Friday (except public holidays) between 8:30am and 4:30pm for a period of six-months ending on the day this instrument expires.

3         Effect of the draft plan variation
Section 72 of the Planning and Development Act 2007 (the Act) 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 Draft Variation remains in draft form.
4        Obtaining further information
Further information about the Draft Variation can be obtained through email correspondence with the Territory Plan Section of the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate at: Terrplan@act.gov.au. A reference to the Draft Variation should be included in any email.

Note:	The documents mentioned in section 2(1):
(a) 	have been given to the Minister for approval under section 69(2) of the Act; and
(b) 	can also be viewed online at: www.act.gov.au/recommendedvariations

	
Fleur Flanery
Delegate of the planning and land authority
23 August 2017