National Capital Planning and Development Committee
The National Capital Planning and Development Committee (NCPDC; National Capital Planning and Development Committee ) was a planning authority of the Australian government. It was created in 1938 to oversee Canberra's structural development .
history
The task of the NCPDC was to advise the Minister of the Interior so that he could implement the development plan designed by Walter Burley Griffin . In addition, it should enforce high aesthetic and architectural standards worthy of a capital city. The NCPDC had no authority whatsoever, so that over time its advice was increasingly ignored and decisions made over and over again. The city's growth was much slower than originally planned because the ministries' move from Melbourne to Canberra was delayed by years. The government was dissatisfied with the development and in 1954 set up a commission of inquiry from the Senate . Based on their recommendations, the NCPDC was replaced in 1958 by the National Capital Development Commission , which was endowed with considerable financial resources and far-reaching powers.
Other authorities
The following authorities were the predecessors or successors of the NCPDC:
- 1921–1924: Federal Capital Advisory Committee
- 1925-1930: Federal Capital Commission
- 1958–1989: National Capital Development Commission
- since 1989: National Capital Authority
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 1938–1957 National Capital Planning and Development Committee. In: History of the NCA. National Capital Authority , accessed February 24, 2020 .