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• holding property developers to account for the matters over which they have influence or control;
• enhancing consumer and public trust and confidence in the building and construction industry, in particular the development process;
• supporting growth of the industry;
• shaping behaviour and supporting a robust, efficient and professional building and construction industry;
• improving the quality of buildings in the ACT;
• avoiding unnecessary regulatory duplication, burden and cost; and
• complementing existing regulatory settings.
A range of options are being considered for the future regulation for developers and development activity, including but not limited to a licensing scheme. In determining the best option for the ACT, the government will consider the specifics of the ACT market, existing regulatory settings in the ACT that apply to developers and lessons learnt from other jurisdictions through the different approaches taken.
The discussion paper and future project updates can be viewed online at https://yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/ and on the Build Buy Renovate website.
I trust this response has been helpful and provides advice on the issues raised in Petition No. 029-22 and No. 037-22.
Trees—Bradfield Street, Downer—petitions 20-22 and 36-22
By Ms Vassarotti, Minister for Heritage, dated 16 February 2023, in response to petitions lodged by Ms Lee on 22 November 2022, concerning the planting of appropriate trees for Bradfield Street, Downer.
The response read as follows:
Dear Mr Duncan
I refer to your letter of 10 November 2022 regarding Petition no. 20-22 and 36-22, tabled by Ms Elizabeth Lee MLA in the Legislative Assembly regarding Appropriate Trees for Bradfield Street, Downer.
The ACT Government notes the concerns raised in the petition in relation to replacement heritage pine trees at this location.
The Monterey Pine trees along Bradfield Street were planted in the early 1940s as a windbreak to protect the former Commonwealth Scientific and Industry Research (CS&IR) Experiment Station. The pine windbreaks are highly visual components of the former Experiment Station, and define its boundary – along Bradfield, Melba, Frencham and Bonython Streets. The pine windbreaks are of heritage significance and were registered on the ACT Heritage Register on 26 June 1998.
The Heritage Act 2004 (Heritage Act) requires that registered heritage places are conserved and responsibly managed, for current and future generations. In this instance, the conservation of the windbreaks into the future requires the replacement of trees when they reach their end of life, and requires that
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