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to support local industry.
. Compatibility with environmental standards and performance criteria.
And in the specific case of tourism related projects:
. One-off tourist oriented developments involving special features requiring special site identification relating to the unique development.
Applicants are required to lodge detailed submissions to the Office of Industry and Development. Submissions for direct allocation of industrial land were made through the Canberra Development Board. Major tourism related development applications were also channelled through that board.
In the main, past direct land applications have applied to innovative tourism and manufacturing projects which met the Government's objectives of attracting productive investment and diversifying our economic base.
In the case of the tourist development on the Monaro Highway near Gilmore, the proposed project was considered by the Canberra Development Board in December 1986 and by the new Canberra Development Board in August 1987. Both boards strongly supported the project. The then Ministers, Mr Brown and Mr Holding, approved of the direct sale of the site on the Monaro Highway for the tourist development involving a restaurant and service stations, recognising that it would represent a significant addition to Canberra's tourist attractions and infrastructure, would provide a useful increase in availability of low-cost accommodation and would provide jobs for at least 100 new employees, especially young workers.
The premium to be paid for the grant of the lease is calculated in the same manner as a premium for any direct allocation lease. The Australian Valuation Office advise the premium, having regard to the terms and conditions provided for under the lease arrangements. The valuation will take account of the uses and any requirements for the lessee to carry out work, both on and off the lease, and for any restrictions placed upon the lessee in relation to the use of the lease.
At this stage, negotiations are continuing with the proposed lessee as to the full conditions of the lease, and these negotiations would be in confidence. When the negotiations have been finalised I will release full details of the lease and the premium paid.
Isabella Plains Primary School
(Question No. 10)
Mr Moore asked the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, upon notice, on 4 July 1989:
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