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ACT Legislative Assembly QoN No. 35 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND URBAN RENEWAL CAROLINE LE COUTEUR MLA (CHAIR), SUZANNE ORR MLA (DEPUTY CHAIR), TARA CHEYNE MLA, NICOLE LAWDER MLA, JAMES MILLIGAN MLA Inquiry into referred 2016-17 Annual and Financial Reports ANSWER TO QUESTION ON NOTICE MS NICOLE LAWDER MLA: To ask the Chief Minister: In relation to: City action plan - Simplify 1. Were the insurance requirements for events reviewed? a. What did the review find? 2. Were the insurance requirements simplified? a. How? b. What has been the outcome of the simplification? (i.e. Were there more applications?) 3. What has been the outcome? a. How many more events have been activated because of the simplification? 4. Was 'Events that pop' initiated? a. When did this go live? b. What marketing has been undertaken to make the public aware of this? c. What was the cost of this marketing? 5. What ideas were identified for 2017-18? a. Will these ideas be developed? 6. What recommendations were made to simplify the planning regulatory and economic environment? CHIEF MINISTER: The answer to the Member's question is as follows:- 1. The insurance requirements for events were reviewed. a. The review found that event organisers are required to submit a certificate of currency (for public liability insurance (PU)) in order to obtain approval to use public land for an event. Essentially this means an applicant cannot hold an event on Territory land without having PU, which can prove onerous for some smaller event organisers. 2. Work is progressing within government. 3. Further work is progressing. Civic Square, London Circuit (GPO Box 1020) Canberra ACT 2601 T (02) 6205 0127 F (02) 6205 0432 E [email protected] W www.parliament.act.gov.au Printed on 100% recycled paper 4. Events that Pop has been initiated. a. Events that Pop went live on 12 August 2016. b. The launch coincided with the launch of the City Action Plan {CAP) and was publicised at the event. The initiative was advertised via the Access Canberra website and 2,500 postcards advertising the initiative were printed and distributed. c. The cost of printing and distributing the postcards was $435.50, none of the other promotion had any cost attached. 5. The CAU within The City Renewal Authority is continuing to work to achieve the objectives outlined in the CAP, new ideas for 2017-18 are being developed. 6. The City Activation Unit has made several recommendations regarding simplifying the planning, regulatory and economic environment these are being progressed within Government. Approved for circulation to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Renewal Signature: Date: By the Chief Minister, Andrew Barr MLA Page 2 of 2 .
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