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notifiable instruments to disallowable instruments. This is one of the elements at the crux of the tree register, that is, the criteria for registration and cancellation of a tree on the register. As you might remember, Mr Speaker, a registered tree is a tree of historical heritage, assigned to be of significance, and may also be accompanied by other trees that enhance its significance.
The criteria for determining this are a matter of significant public policy and have a great impact on all elements of leased land and unleased land in the ACT. Those criteria should be openly debated in this place and in the community before they are determined. This is why this needs to be a disallowable instrument so that, if there are problems with it, it can be brought to the right place, that is, this place, to be fixed up.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 43, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 44 to 46, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 47.
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Arts, Heritage and Indigenous Affairs, and Acting Minister for Education and Training) (5.46): I move amendment No 20 circulated in my name [see schedule 4 at page 3418]. This is simply a technical amendment of no great significance.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 47, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 48.
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—–Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Arts, Heritage and Indigenous Affairs, and Acting Minister for Education and Training) (5.47): I move amendment No 21 circulated in my name [see schedule 4 at page 3418]. This is a further amendment in relation to notification of consultation with the Aboriginal community in relation to trees of indigenous significance.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 48, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 49 to 54, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 55.
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Arts, Heritage and Indigenous Affairs, and Acting Minister for Education and Training) (5.48): I move amendment No 22 circulated in my
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