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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.

Development and management of National Land
The Act provides that land used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth may be declared National Land, and managed by the Commonwealth.
Given the significant presence of Commonwealth Departments and authorities in the Territory and the extent of their National Land holdings, it is appropriate that procedures be established to assess Commonwealth development proposals and that the provisions of both the National Capital and Territory Plans be observed. Accordingly, the Plan:
       * includes large National Land sites within Designated Areas where it is considered that they have the special characteristics of the National Capital
       * contains Special Requirements for Development Control Plans to be prepared and agreed by the National Capital Authority in respect of the remaining National Land sites which are not included within Designated Areas
       * requires that proposals to develop, subdivide or lease National Land must be referred to the National Capital Authority who will assess consistency with the provisions of the Plan.

Definitions
The meaning of terms used in the Plan are defined within Appendices A and B, or within the Act.

PART ONE – THE NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CANBERRA AND THE TERRITORY

Explanatory Statement
Section 9 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (the Act) states that the object of the National Capital Plan (the Plan) is to ensure that Canberra and the Territory are planned and developed in accordance with their national significance.
In order to establish an effective relationship between the Commonwealth's role in the planning and development of Canberra and the Territory as the National Capital, and the ACT Government's role in the planning and development of the Territory in the interests of good government of the Territory, it is essential to have an understanding of the implications and intent of the concept of 'national significance' as presented in the Plan.
Part One provides a narrative describing the national significance of Canberra and the Territory. This narrative describes the aspiration of our forebears and the subsequent selection of the site for the nation's capital, the winning plan for a city which now symbolises Australian democracy, the values, ideas and achievements of Australian people, and the