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Relationship with the Territory Plan
The Act describes the specific nature of the relationship between the Plan and the Territory Plan:
‘The Territory Plan has no effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with the National Capital Plan, but the Territory Plan shall be taken to be consistent with the National Capital Plan to the extent that it is capable of operating concurrently with the National Capital Plan.’
The Act requires the ACT Legislative Assembly to make laws to establish a Territory planning authority and confer functions on that authority to prepare and administer a plan in a manner not inconsistent with the Plan.
The object of the Territory Plan is ‘to ensure, in a manner not inconsistent with the National Capital Plan, the planning and development of the Territory to provide the people of the Territory with an attractive, safe and efficient environment in which to live and work and have their recreation’.
The Act requires the Territory Plan to define the planning principles and policies for giving effect to the object of the plan and provides that it may include the detailed conditions of planning, design and development of land and the priorities in carrying out such planning, design and development.
The Territory Plan does not apply to land within Designated Areas. In all other areas, and within the framework of the Plan, the Territory Plan will guide the day to day planning and development of Canberra and the Territory.