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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION No 1375
Non-Res-idential Leases
Mr Cornwell - Asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning - In
relation to non-residential leases in the ACT -
(1) From 1 January 1993 to 13 August 1994 (a) how many applications to split
leases, but retain original land usage, have been received by your Department
and (b) how many applications to split leases, and also change the purpose
clause to at least one of the smaller leases, have been received by your
Department.
(2) How many such applications at 1 (a) and (b) have been approved.
(3) What process is involved in gaining approval to split a lease.
(4) What criteria are used in assessing such an application.
(5 What costs are borne by the original lessee of the full block.
(6) What costs are borne by the eventual lessees of the smaller blocks if they gain
title to the lease (a) before re-development or (b) after redevelopment.
(7) What is the gain to the Government in the event of a block being divided; is betterment paid in such circumstances, and if so, by whom or if not, why not.
(8) How does this compare to the possible gain to Government if such land
"surplus to requirement of the original lessee" were required to be passed back
to Government for sale on the open market.
Mr Wood - the answers to the Member's questions are as follows:
(1) A total of eight applications to subdivide leases, other than residential leases, were lodged between 1 January 1993 and 13 August 1994. Four of those required a purpose clause variation, two retained the existing use and two apportioned it within the resulting blocks.
(2) Of the eight applications received only four have been approved - one for
subdivision only and three for subdivision and purpose clause variation. Three
are still under consideration and one was withdrawn.
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