Page 1847 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 30 May 1990
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Pursuant to section 13A of the ACT Building Ordinance 1972, I table the 1988-89 annual report of the Building Review Committee.
Pursuant to section 93(1) of the Audit Act 1989, I table the 1988-89 annual report of the Australian Capital Territory Gaming and Liquor Authority.
I also table, for the information of members, the 1988-89 annual report of the Australian Capital Territory Radiation Council.
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND INQUIRIES REGULATIONS AND REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND INQUIRIES BILL
Ministerial Statement and Papers
MR KAINE (Chief Minister), by leave: It gives me pleasure to table today the draft Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Regulations 1990, the revised Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Bill 1990 and an explanatory statement concerning the regulations and the revised Bill. Mr Speaker, on Tuesday, 20 March, I tabled the draft Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Bill. At that time I informed the Assembly that the regulations were being drafted and would be released for public comment as soon as they were available.
The tabling of these regulations and the revised Bill today marks the next stage in this process. It demonstrates the high priority that we place on making this important legislation available to Assembly members and the public for comment as soon as it is drafted. In tabling the draft Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Bill, I stated that the Bill represents an essential factor in ensuring that a balance between economic growth, community expectations and environmental concerns is achieved and maintained.
As an integral part of the proposed land planning system, the procedures set in place by the revised Bill are directed towards the overall aim of the system: to provide the people of the ACT with an attractive, safe and efficient environment in which to live, work and have their recreation.
Mr Speaker, the Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Regulations establish the process whereby the actions and requirements of the Bill can be translated into environmental assessments. The draft regulations include: provision for the mandatory conduct of a preliminary assessment of a proposal where required by the Territory plan; details of matters to be contained in a preliminary assessment; and details of the contents of public environment reports and environmental impact statements.
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