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as well as National Capital Uses.

       * The development of a city which both respects environmental values and reflects national concerns with the sustainability of Australia's urban areas.
Having regard to these matters, at its broadest level the Plan prescribes broad land use controls across the whole of the Territory. At its most detailed level, the Plan sets out detailed conditions of planning, design and development for those areas identified as having the special characteristics of the National Capital.
The matters of national significance and principles and policies of the Plan ensure that the physical setting of the National Capital and the quality of its buildings and public spaces are befitting of the National Capital.

GOVERNANCE
The Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (the Act) establishes the requirements for the National Capital Plan (the Plan) and its administration. For full information it is important to refer to the legislation itself. A summary of key provisions is outlined below.

The Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988
The Act was proclaimed on 31 January 1989.
The Act introduced new arrangements for the planning and development of the Territory, designed to provide for continuing Commonwealth involvement in the development of the National Capital, while ensuring that the interests of the people of Canberra are both fully represented and protected.
The necessity for the new planning arrangements was a consequence of the Commonwealth's decision to introduce self‑government to the Australian Capital Territory. This was provided for by the Australian Capital Territory (Self Government) Act 1988 which established the ACT Legislative Assembly to govern the Territory.

National Capital Plan
The Plan is prepared and administered by the National Capital Authority.

Object of the Plan
The Plan has a single statutory object:
    …to ensure that Canberra and the Territory are planned and developed in accordance with their national significance.

Functions of the Plan
The Plan is a statutory document which:
       * specifies areas of land that have the special characteristics of the National Capital to be Designated Areas
       * defines the planning principles and policies for giving effect to the object of the Plan and sets general standards and aesthetic principles to be adhered to in the development of the National Capital
       * sets out general policies to be implemented throughout the Territory, being policies of land use and the planning of national and arterial road systems
       * sets out the detailed conditions of planning, design and development for Designated Areas
       * sets out Special Requirements for the development of areas (not being in a Designated Area) that are desirable in the interests of the National Capital.

Objectives of the National Capital Plan
Building on the object of the Plan