Page 327 - Week 01 - Thursday, 10 February 2022

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(1) In relation to the MPC DA 202138229 and MPC DA 202138251, which relate to the construction of bus layovers on Easty Street and the relocation of the Woden bus interchange to Callam Street, can the Minister provide (a) the legal definition of “road reserve” from whichever ACT (or Commonwealth) legislative instruments are applicable for land use zones CFZ, CZ1, CZ2, PRZ1, RZ4, and TSZ1, (b) the official name(s) of the legislative instrument(s) providing the relevant definition of “road reserve” in 1(a) and (c) an electronic copy of the legislative instruments(s) providing the relevant definition of “road reserve” in 1(a).

(2) Can the Minister provide an electronic copy of a scalable map of the Woden Town Centre vicinity, including (but not necessarily limited to) the full length of Callam, Easty, Launceston, and Wilbow Streets, which (a) accurately and clearly shows the landscape footprint of the entire road reserve along all these streets and (b) accurately and clearly overlays the borders of all relevant land use zones, eg, PRZ1 and RZ4, for all blocks of land bordering both sides of each street.

(3) Can the Minister confirm that the definition of “road infrastructure” excludes “public transport facilities”, as per the page of the City Services website at https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/roads-and-paths/road-infrastructure-and-maintenance.

(4) Can the Minister confirm that bus layovers are public transport facilities.

(5) Can the Minister explain where in the Phillip Precinct Code priority is accorded to the road reserve over the criteria for PRZ1, in particular regarding classification of public transport facilities (ie, bus layovers) as prohibited development.

(6) Can the Minister affirm that, post construction of the Easty Street bus layovers, a detailed operational noise assessment will be carried out to investigate noise mitigation measures to reduce “on road” noise impacts in PRZ1 and RZ4 along the entire length of Easty and Wilbow Streets.

(7) Further to part (6), will the Government be releasing any assessment.

(8) Can the Minister advise what noise mitigation measures will be required by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) at and/or nearby the Easty/Wilbow roundabout before operation of the Easty Street bus layovers can commence.

(9) Can the Minister explain what action will be taken to address the non-compliant noise levels predicted for 121 Easty Street (RZ4) in the noise report for MPC DA 202138229.

(10) Can the Minister explain why, when the noise report for MPC DA 202138229 stated an assumption of nil bus layovers on Easty Street after 10 pm and before 7 am (8 am on Sunday and public holidays), subsequent advice to residents is that bus movements around the Easty/Wilbow roundabout will start at 5 am and end at 11 pm daily (ie commence two hours earlier and finish one hour later).

(11) Can the Minister provide (a) the legal definition of “unleased Territory Land” from whichever ACT (or Commonwealth) legislative instruments are applicable, (b) the official name(s) of the legislative instrument(s) providing the relevant definition of “unleased Territory Land” in 4(a) and (c) an electronic copy of the legislative instruments(s) providing the relevant definition of “unleased Territory Land” in 4(a).


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