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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 7 Hansard (20 June) . . Page.. 2013 ..
PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 231
(1) Is there a current application to vary the lease for the ABC site in Dickson for commercial offices.
(2) If so, was the application lodged 3 years ago.
(3) Why is the application still current and not a deemed refusal.
(4) The Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 requires both the agreement of the applicant and the Minister to extend the period for consideration of an application before it becomes a deemed refusal. (a) Has the Minister given his approval; (b) if so, what were his reasons in extending the period; and (c) what are the reasons for not revoking the Minister's agreement.
(5) In giving approval to extend the period for a consideration of the application, was consideration only given to the interests and wishes of the lessee and not the Territory or its citizenry? For example, was consideration given that extending the period for consideration of the application to an indefinite period would deny citizens the ability to successfully apply for an order that the lease be complied with.
(6) Is it true that this type of lease variation application could be speculation by the lessee to pay the lowest amount possible for the additional land use rights to the cost of ACT Revenue? That is, the lessee would have the choice to pay either the "betterment" that applied when the application was lodged, or make a new application and pay the charge that would apply when the fresh application was lodged, or make a new application and pay the charge that would apply when the fresh application was submitted.
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