Page 1785 - Week 06 - Thursday, 14 May 2015
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Therefore, the bill uses a simpler legislative approach that supports the government’s commitment to responsible legislative reform. For example, the new leasing model will provide that a further sublease of land on the same land is a new sublease of land. This negates the need to draft complex provisions around the granting of a further sublease that would provide no real benefits. The new sublease is managed in the same way as the original sublease.
Additionally, the new leasing model requires that each sublease of land must be capable of independent provision of utility services to the boundary of the sublease. This will minimise issues that can arise when a building is unit titled, for instance.
The bill also introduces a new leasing model, which adopts similar legislative provisions of crown leases in buildings and commercial leases, uses the Land Titles Register and the Land Titles Act 1925 to record and manage the interests of the sublease, introduces a form of sublease that must be approved by the planning and land authority, and provides a right of appeal for sublessees to the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the ACT Magistrates Court on certain matters.
Certain land subleases, those granted under the declared crown lease, will be able to access the unit title amendments proposed by the bill, and the University of Canberra will have access to these provisions. Limiting the operation of the bill to the university will allow government to monitor the effectiveness of the proposed new leasing model in a contained environment achieved through the government’s arrangements already in place between the university and the ACT government—for example, its ability to extend these provisions by regulation to the Australian National University in the future.
The government is putting the needs of Canberrans first in supporting growth and development in the higher education sector. Our reforms will bring together professional partners and businesses, broadening the horizon of economic opportunities in the ACT and boosting job growth now and into the future for the Canberra region.
Progress in this area is already underway, with the signing in March this year of the agreement of strategic intent, where Professor Stephen Parker and the Chief Minister outlined a shared commitment to development and growth of the university’s Bruce campus. The agreement details how the government will work with the university to help diversify its operations, develop its campus and attract like-minded organisations to share its largely undeveloped site.
The Assembly has already passed the first suite of reforms that will enable $1 billion in investment, development and job creation on the university campus and in the surrounding community. By working with our universities, we will make our campuses more attractive and vibrant, most notably through UC’s development of a sporting commons, a health precinct, an innovation precinct and more residential accommodation on the campus.
The health precinct, for example, will change the health landscape, providing a platform for innovations that address the healthcare challenges of the future by
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