Standing Committee on Environment and Planning: Standing Committee on Environment and Planning - Inquiry into DPA-11- Belconnen Section 65 Block 42 (5 November 2026)
4 November 2026
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Standing Committee on Environment and Planning ACT Legislative Assembly
00:17 - 01:05
Speaker 5
Good. Good morning and welcome to the public hearings of the Standing Committee on Environment and Planning for our inquiry into DPA-11 Belconnen Section 65 Block 42. Today, we'll hear from Peter Quiggin, Belconnen Alliance for Highrise Apartments, Belconnen Community Council, the University of Canberra and the ACT Government. The committee wishes to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we're meeting on, the Ngunnawal people. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of the city and the region.
And we'd like to acknowledge and welcome any other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may be attending today's event or who may be watching from elsewhere. A little bit of housekeeping: mobile phones and laptops off or on silent. I don't know, I always have to remember that one. Witnesses, please speak one at a time. That's not going to be a problem for you, Peter.
01:05 - 01:54
Speaker 6
We'll be right. And please, we'll just make sure that you speak into the microphone, but as you are is fine. This is a legal proceeding of the Assembly and it has the same standings as proceedings of the Assembly itself, that is, evidence attracts parliamentary privilege. Giving false or misleading evidence is a serious matter and may be regarded as contempt of the Assembly.
And with our community witnesses, we're always happy for you to say it's my view, or stop and ask for guidance if you need to. It's not intended to be a difficult thing to comply with. We are recording and transcribing with Hansard and we will publish, and we're also broadcasting and web streaming today. If you take a question on notice, it'd be great if you could say, "I'll take that question on notice." and that helps our secretariat track down the answers.
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