Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 2 OF 2008) - REG 200

    (1)     The following are prescribed:

        (a)     mental or physical illness or trauma to the lessee, or a member of the lessee's immediate family, after the purchase of the lease that has a demonstrable effect on the lessee's ability to develop the lease;

        (b)     the lessee moving to a place interstate or overseas because the lessee's or the lessee's domestic partner's employment is or will be at the place;

Note     Domestic partner —see the Legislation Act, s 169 (1).

        (c)     the lessee, or the lessee's domestic partner, has been unemployed for at least 3 months before the request for the assignment or transfer of the lease is made, if the lessee satisfies the planning and land authority that reasonable attempts have been made to obtain alternative employment.

    (2)     For subsection (1) (a), the planning and land authority must consider any medical certificate by a doctor about the mental or physical illness or trauma.

    (3)     In this section:

"immediate family", of a lessee, means—

        (a)     the lessee's domestic partner; or

        (b)     a parent or sibling of the lessee; or

        (c)     an adult child of the lessee; or

        (d)     another relative of the lessee who is a member of the same household as the lessee; or

        (e)     a sole or primary carer who is living with a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to (d).