Catalogue description Department of the Environment: Community Land Act Advisory Team Registered Files (CLA/AT Series)

The Community Land Act 1975 (C 77) enabled local and certain other authorities to acquire, manage and deal with land suitable for development. From 1976 Planning Land Use Policy, Technical Advisory Group, within the Department of the Environment, was responsible for technical aspects of the Community Land Scheme. In 1977 the Community Land Act Advisory Team was constituted. In 1978 the Team's responsibilities widened to include professional aspects of the Community Land Scheme and the Environmental Board. From 1980 responsibility for the Community Land Scheme was subsumed back into Planning Land Use Policy and the Community Land Act Advisory Team was dissolved.