Page 1045 - Week 04 - Thursday, 1 April 1993

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MADAM SPEAKER: It being 45 minutes after the commencement of Assembly business, the debate is interrupted in accordance with standing order 77, as amended by temporary order, and the resumption of the debate is made an order of the day for the next sitting.

Motion (by Mr Lamont) agreed to:

That the time allotted to Assembly business be extended by 30 minutes.

Question put:

That the motion (Mr Cornwell's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 7  NOES, 10 

Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Stevenson Mr Lamont
Mr Westende Ms McRae
 Mr Moore
 Ms Szuty
 Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the negative.

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE -
STANDING COMMITTEE

Statement by Presiding Member

MR LAMONT: I seek leave to make a short statement in relation to the consideration of the draft Territory Plan by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee.

Leave granted.

MR LAMONT: I rise to provide the Assembly with an update on progress being made by the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure in dealing with the draft Territory Plan. Members are aware that the PDI Committee is required to review every draft variation proposed to the Territory Plan. Members are also aware that the existing Territory Plan essentially comprises over 1,100 former NCDC policies. These have been used as an interim measure to provide a planning policy framework since the abolition of the NCDC and the introduction of self-government. The draft Territory Plan now before the PDI Committee is the largest and most significant draft variation ever to come before the committee. The plan is intended to replace the former NCDC policies with a distinctly Canberran planning document which responds to our


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