Government Submissions...

Government Submissions...

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In this section of the website you can read some of the various submissions made by the Gungahlin Community Council to either the Federal or ACT Government and their agencies/departments.

Typically these submissions have been made in response to discussion papers, draft documents and/or inquiries.

This is not an exhaustive list of submissions made, and generally does not include details made at workshop and consultation sessions.

Other Government Submission Pages:

Secondary & Vocational Education

Draft Spatial Plan

Click to download Comments on the Draft Spatial Plan

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Draft Sustainable Transport Plan
December 2003

Click to download Comments on the Draft Sustainable Transport Plan

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Elections ACT - Electoral Boundaries 2003 Redistribution
May - October 2003

The Electoral Act 1992 requires a redistribution of electoral boundaries before each general election for the ACT Legislative Assembly. This process commenced in May 2003 and was completed in October 2003.

The final report as published by the ACT Electoral Commission is available on the Elections ACT Website

Click to download Initial Submission to Electoral Boundary Redistribution Committee

Click to download Subsequent Submission to Augmented Electoral Boundary Redistribution Committee

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Traffic Safety Issues in the Gungahlin Town Centre
November 2002

At the October 2002 public meeting of the Council the Chief Minister (Jon Stanhope MLA) undertook to commission a study (through ACT Roads) into the safety issues regarding traffic arrangements in the Gungahlin Town Centre.

The terms of reference for the study were that of a point in time "snap shot" of the current situation and focusing on immediate safety issues (but unfortunately not the longer term underlying planning issues).

The Council made the following submission to the consultants (RD Gossip) engaged to undertake the study on behalf of ACT Roads.

The report from this study is available on request from the Council.

Click to download Comments regarding traffic safety issues in the Gungahlin Town Centre

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Legal Affairs Committee inquiry regarding The Appropriateness Of The Size Of The Legislative Assembly For The Act And Options For Changing The Number Of Members, Electorates
April 2002

The inquiry into "The Appropriateness Of The Size Of The Legislative Assembly For The Act And Options For Changing The Number Of Members, Electorates And Any Other Related Matter" by the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs came about as a result of a resolution of the Legislative Assembly on 12 December 2001 which resolved:

That the Assembly:

(i) requests the Chief Minister to undertake discussions with the Commonwealth Minister for Territories on the possibility of amendments to the Australian Capital Territory (Self Government) Act 1988 to devolve to the Assembly the power to determine the number of members, with the aim of commencing any change to the Assembly at the election scheduled for 2004; and

(ii) refers to the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs for inquiry and report by the last sitting day of June 2002 the appropriateness of the size of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory and options for changing the number of members, electorates and any other related matter.

The inquiry report and transcript of proceedings is available from the ACT Legislative Assembly website (in the Committees section).

Click to download Submission made to the Legal Affairs Committee

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