City of South Brisbane Improvement Act of 1924 (15 Geo v No. 35) (Qld)

LOCAL AUTHORI'l'IES. ss. 1, 2. Oity of South Brisbane Improvement Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, 1924. easterly to the south-east corner of portion 403 same parish, by the eastern boundaries of portions 403 and 405, by the south boundaries of portions 57, 58, 166, 167, 168, and 5v, by Logan road north- westerly to the southcwest corner of portion 138, by the south boundaries of portions 138, 136, 135, and 134, by the east boun- daries of portions 134 and 133, by the south boundaries of portions 376 and 353 parish of Tingalpa, by Priest Gully upwards to the road intersecting portion 371, by that road easterly, by the east boundary of that portion, by the north boundary of portion 371A, by the south-west boundary of portion 372, by BuhOt and Tingalpa Creeks downwards to Moreton Bay; and thence by the shores thereof north-westerly to the point of commencement. 11179 SCHEDULE H.-MAP. ------------ An Act to Authorise the Council of the City of South 15 Geo. v. :Brisbane to take Property for the purpose TH: O~ I~~ OF of Enlarging, Extending, and Widening B~~ ~ :: NE Roads, and otherwise Improving the said ~ ~ ~ or~ ~ City, and for other purposes; and for dealing OF 1924. with Property so taken; and for other purposes. [ASSENTED TO 1ST NOVEMBER, 1924.J -B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - at 1. This Act may be cited as "The City South Short title. at Brisbane Improvement Act 1924." 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise Interpreta- indicates, the following terms have the meanings set tion. against them respectively, that is to say:- " City"-The City of South Brisbane duly con- City. stituted under *" The Local Authorities Acts, 1902 to 1923" ; * 2 Edw. VII. No. 19 and amending Acts, supra, pe.ges 1860 et seq., 5653, 5918,8304,9571, 10126, and 1066l. T J

11180 ss. 3-5. LOCAL AUTHORITIES. City of South Brisbane Imprm'ement Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35" Council. Judge; Registrar. " Council "-The Council of the City of South Brisbane; " Judge" or "Registrar "-A tTudge or the Regis- trar, respectively, of the Supreme Court; Land. " Land "-Any land which at the passing of this Act has been or which may hereafter be alienated from the Crown in fee-simple: where necessary, the term includes any estate or interest in land; Land Appeal Court. " Land Appeal Court"-The Land Appeal Court constituted under *" The Land Act ot 1910" and its several amendments: the term " Court" means" The Land Appeal Court"; Minister. Registrar of Tities. ·Works. "Minister"-The Secretary for Public Lands or other Minister of the Crown charged for the time being with the administration of this Act; " Registrar of Titles" includes any Deputy Regis- trar of Titles; " Works"-W orks authorised by this Act or t" The Local A'ldhorities Acts, 1902 to 1923." Power to take lands. 3. The Council may from time to time, with the approval of the Governor in Council, in pursuance of the provjsions hereinafter contained and without further or other authority than this Act, take any lands within the City which the Council, by resolution, declares to be required by the Council. Preliminary 4. The Council may use the City Fund of the City expenses. for the purpose of making surveys and obtaining plans, estimates, and reports as to the cost or desirability of taking any lands under the authority of this Act: Provided that in the event of such lands being taken by the Council such preliminary expenditure shall be charged to the special account to which the cost of such taking is charged. Procedure 5. When the Council requires any land under this tporetlaimkiinngary Act, the Council shall deposit in the Town Hall, South land. Brisbane-· (i.) A plan, signed by a duly authorised surveyor as evidence of the accuracy thereof, showing * 1 Geo. V. No. 15, supra, pe,ge 8775. t 2 Edw. VII. No. 19 and amending Acts, supra, pe,ges 1860 et seq., 5653, 5918,8304,9571, 10126, and 10661.

LOCAI~ AU'rfIORITIES. ss. 6-8. 11181 1924. City of Smith Brisbane Improvement Act. the land to be taken and, as far as can be ascertained, the several parcels of the same; such plan shall be open to inspection by all persons at all reasonable times; (ii.) A list of the na;mes of the respective owners and occupiers of such land. 6. The Council shall from time to time, with the Ta~ i~ g of approval of the Governor in Council, by notice of resump- : ~ ice ~ f tion published in the Ga~ fttf and iD two newspapers resumption. circulating in the City, declare that any land required for the purposes of this Act has been taken by the Council and a list of the several parcels of the land taken shall be contained in or annexed to the notice of resumption. Such notice of resumption shall also be served by registered letter on the owner or owner's agent in manner indicated under section thirty of this Act. t l · On 7 - . Upon the publication of such notice of resump- nr E eo f s f tIu ~ C c m t epootfifon. (a) The land therein described shall by force of this Act, for the purposes and subject to the provisions of this Act, become absolutely vested in the Council for an estate in fee- simple in possession, freed and discharged from all trusts, obligations, mortgages, charges, rates, contracts, claims, estates, interests, rights of way, and easements of what kind soever; and (b) The estate, right, and interest of every person entitled to the whole or any part of the land so taken, and whether to the legal or equitable estate therein, shall be deemed to have been converted into a claim for compensation under this Act, and a claim for compen- sation may be made and such compensation paid, notwithstanding that no provision for payment of compensation is contained in the original deed of grant issued by the Crown. 8. The pUblication of a notice of resumption in Notice o.f the Gazette shall be prima facie evidence that the ~~ s~~ a!~ ~ ~. provisions of this Act have been complied with.

11182 ss. 9-11. LOCAL AUTHORITIES. City of South Brisbane Improvcmcnt Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, E~ rors or 9. Where it is found that any notice of resumption : r:: ~riptions. published in the Ga,zette or any newspaper circulating in the City incorrectly described the land taken, or that any other error in form or substance exists in relation to such taking, the Council, with the approval of the Governor in Council, may, by a subsequent notice of resumption published in the Gazette~ annul or amend the former notice of resumption or any part thereof; and such former notice of resumption or such part thereof shall, from the date of the subsequent notice of resumption, be absolutely void or shall be read and construed as amended accordingly: Pro'vided that- (a) No person shall be prejudiced in respect of any mortgage, charge, claim, estate, or interest existing in respect of the land by reason of his having, in consequence of the former notice of resumption, done or omitted any act or thing or failed to enforce or act upon any right or comply with any obligation in respect of such mortgage, charge, claim, estate, or interest; (b) No person shall have any right of action or claim against the Council for anything bona fide done under such former notice of resump- tion before the annulment or amendment thereof; (r.) Nothing herein contained shall limit the power of the Council to take at any subsequent time the whole or any part of the land mentioned or described in any notice of resumption s() annu]Jed or amended. Compensa- tion. 10. Every person entitled to an estate or interest in any land taken under the pro'visions of this Act shall, upon presenting a claim as hereinafter provided and making out, a title in respect of such estate or interest, be entitled to compensation in manner hereinafter provided. RegistratIon 11. (1.) If the land taken is not subj ect to *" The of title. Real Property Arts, 1861 to 1887," the Council, within ninety days from the publication of the notice of resump- tion, shall deliver a copy of the notice of resumption to * 25 Vic. No. 14 and amending Act3, supra, p20ges 298i et seq.

LOCAlj AU'rHORITIES. s. 12. 11183 19::34. City of Smith Brisbane Improvement Act. the Registrar of Titles, who shall thereupon bring the land under those Acts and register the same in the name of the Council and issue a certificate of title therefor. (2.) If the land is subject to those Acts, the Council within ninety days from the publication of the notice of resumption shall deliver a copy of the notice of resumption to the Registrar of Titles, who shall there- upon register the land in the name of the Council, and issue a certificate of title therefor. (3.) Where an easement only is acquired by the Council, the delivery of a copy of the notice of resumption to the Registrar of Titles shall be a sufficient authority to him to register such easement. (4.) Any person in possession of any instrument evidencing the title to the land taken shall, upon receiving notice from the Registrar of Titles, deliver up to him such instrument, to be cancelled or to be endorsed with the proper endorsement, as the case may requjre. Any person refusing or neglecting so to deliver up any such instrument shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. Moreover, no person having in his possession any such instrument shall be entitled to receive compensation under this Act until such instrument is delivered to the Registrar of Titles. (5.) The Registrar of Titles shall issue a certificate of title for the land (if any) included in such instrument and not taken. (6.) The costs and expenses in connection with the registration and issue of documents rendered necessary by the taking of the land shall be borne by the Council. Such costs and expenses may be taxed by the proper officer of the Supreme Court under the rules of that Court. br 12. The Council mav, without complying with this Takmg Act, enter into an agre'ement to take· any estate or agreemen. interest of any person in any land required, and in such case the compensation to be paid may be either agreed upon or left to be determined under this Act. If the amount of compensation to be paid js the subject of !l,n agreement, the Council may agree to grant any easement, right of way, right of occupation; or any J

11184 ss. 13-16. LOCAL AUTHORITIES. City of South Brisbane Improrr:ment Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, other right, privilege, or concession in, upon, over, or under any land under its control, in satisfaction or part satisfaction of compensation. Any agreement under this section may be made a rule of the Supreme Court by either party by filing the same or a true copy thereof in the office of the Registrar, and thereupon such agreement may be enforced accordingly. By whom compen· 13. A claim for compensation may be made by any sation may person seised, possessed of, or entitled to the land taken be claimed. or to any estate or interest therein, or by the executor or administrator of any such person, whether such person has or has not the power to sell or convey the same. Any claim on behalf of cest1iis qui tnlstent, infants, or persons of unsound mind may be made by their trustees, guardians, or committees (or, where there is no committee, by the Public Curator) respectively. In the case of an infant not having a guardian within the State and known to the Council, the Public Curator shall, for the purposes of this Act, be the guardian of such infant. Claim. by 14. Where compensation is claimed by a person upenrrse. ; " "nls. tered wh ose estate or . mtere.st m t he iadn taken ' IS not du I y registered or notified in the office of the Registrar of Titles, and any other person has claimed and obtained compensation in respect of the same land and without giving written notice with his claim of such unregistered estate or interest, such first-mentioned person shall not be entitled to any compensation whatever from the Council in respect of such estate or interest. Lessees. 15. No compensation shall be payable to any person who is lessee, tenant, or licensee of any land taken if the Council is willing and upon written application agrees to allow his estate or interest to continue uninterrupted. Limit of time tor making .claim. 16. The time limited for making a claim for com- pensation under this Act shall be three years from the date of notice of resumption taking the land. If no claim for compensation is made within such period the right to compensation shall be absolutely barred: Provided that if the person entitled to compensation is believed to be absent from the State. or to be an infant or person of unsound mind, the Coun~ il. shall, before the

LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ss. 17, 18. 11185 1924. C/:ty of Battth Br'isbane Improvement Act. ~ ~ ~~ - ~- - - expiration of that period, make an application to a Judge, accompanied by an offer of an amount by way of compen- sation; and thereupon the Judge may direct that such ()ffer be accepted or that the claim be heard by the Land Appeal Court under this Act. The Land Appeal Court shall proceed in the examination of such claim as in other cases, and the Registrar or some person nominated by him shall reprA- sent the persons entitled to claim, and may act in their behalf in all matters incident to the claim or the hearing thereof; and the moneys payable as compensation shall be paid into the Supreme Court, and shall there remain subj ect to the provisions hereinafter contained. 17. In estimating the compensation to be paid, Co'!'pen. regard shall in every case be had not only to the value of ~ ~ ~ on, land taken but also to the damage (if any) caused- estimated. (a) By the severing of the land taken from other land of the claimant; or (b) By the exercise of any statutory powers by the Council otherwise injuriously affecting such other land; and compensation shall be assessed according to the value of the land, estate, or interest of the claimant on the date of the notice of resumption taking the land. In estimating the compensation to be paid, there shall be taken into consideration, by way of set-off or abatement, any enhancement in the value of the interest ()f the claimant in any land adj oining the land taken or severed therefrom by the carrying out of the works for which the land is taken; but in no case shall this pro- vision operate so as to require any payment to be made by the claimant in consideration of such enhancement of value. 18. In order to obtain compensation, the claimant Particulars shall, within the period he1'einbefore prescribed, serve ~ ~ R~ : ted in upon the Council a claim, in writing, stating- claim to .( a) The several areas and descriptions of the ~ ~ ~ : : n parcels of land taken or affected in respect of which he makes his claim, and the nature and particulars of his interest therein; and if the land or his estate or interest therein is incumbered, leased, or subj ect to any easement, he shall give particulars of such incumbrance, lease, or easement; J

11186 ss. 19-21. LOCAL AU'l'HORITIES. City of South Brisbane Improvement Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, (b) Each matter on account of which he claims compensation, with full particulars of the nature and extent of the claim; (c) His name in full, together with his address, which address shall be deemed to be his last known place of abode or business until notice in ·writing of a change of address is given to the Council. . The claim shall be accompanied by an abstract or certified copy of all documents necessary to establish the claimant's tjtle. Council may 19. If the claimant does not give full particulars ~ ~ i~ ~ ~ of all or any of the matters hereinbefore prescribed, the particulars. Council may, by notice in writing, require him to furnish such particulars. If such particulars are not furnished within ninety davs after notice or within such extended time as a Ju'dge may allow, the claim shall be absolutely barred. Offer ot compen- sation. 20. The Council may, within thirty days after the service of the claim or of the further particulars where they are required under the last preceding section, serve on the claimant an offer of compensation; but such offer shall not be deemed an admission by the Council of the claimant's title to the land with respect to which the offer if< made. Within sixty days after the service of the offer of compensation, the claimant may serve on the Council a notice rejecting the offer. If notice of rejection is not given within such time, the offer shall be deemed to be accepted. Determina. 21. If the Council makes no offer, or if the claimant tion of rejects the offer, the amount of compensation to be paid ~ fo~ p~~r~nd shall be determined by the Court, and the following Court. provisions shall have effect:- The claimant shall forthwith file a copy of his claim and of all notices and other particulars in the office of the Registrar of the Court. The Land Appeal Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all such matters upon appeal; and for such purposes all the provisions of Part n. of *" The Land Act oj 1910" as amended by any subsequent * 1 Geo. V. No. 15, supra, page 8775.

LOCAL AUTHOmrI'IES. ss. 22, 23. 11187 1924. City of Smith Brisbane Improvement Act. . _ . _ . _ . _ - - - - - - - - - Act (including the provisions as to appeals from the Land Appeal Court) shall, so far as the same are applicable, extend to the hearing and determination of such matters in the first instance and upon appeal. The decision with respect to compensation shall be in writing and shall be transmitted by the Registrar of the Land Appeal Court to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, to be filed in the Supreme Court. On receipt of the decision the Registrar of the Supreme Court shall give notice thereof to the claimant and the Council.' The decision shall be final as regards the compen- sation awarded, but shall not be deemed to be final as regards the right or title of the claimant or any other person to receive the compensation or any part thereof; but if the sum awarded is not paid into the Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided, within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the Supreme Court, the decision shall be final for all purposes and have the effect of a judgment of the Supreme Court, and may be enforced accordingly, subject however to this Act. 22. If th,e amount of compensation to be paid is Grant of C deotuerrtmminaeyd abwyatrh d etoCot h uerte, I tahl · emaCnotu,nI . cnilsamtla . sy f aoc · tfIfOernaonrdptahret pehaeesnuesmoatfeiocnontsm. - in satisfaction of the compensation claimed, any easement, right of way, right of occupation, or any other right, privilege, or concession in, upon, over, or under any land under the control of the Council; and the Court may, by its award, declare which (if any) of such easements, rights, privileges, or concessions so offered shall be granted to the claimant in satisfaction, or part satis- faction, or mitigation of his claim to compensation. 23. If any doubt or dispute arises as to the right When title . . or title of any person to receive any compensation doubtful, awarded under thlS Act, or any compensatIOn agreed to = satio ~ n to be btoe rpeaCiedI.Vbey'athney Ccoomunpceinl, soatrI.O jf nanso ~ y paewrasrodnerdefourseasgroerendegulpeocnts, pCsuoapiudrreti. mnteo the Council may, in the case of compensation awarded by the Court, within thirty days after the decision has been filed in the Supreme Court, and in other cases within thirty days after demand or tender made, pay the sum awarded or agreed upon into the Supreme Court; and the Registrar shall deal with and apply such moneys in such manner and shall pay the same to such persons j

11188 s.24. LOCAL AUTHORITIES. City of South Brisbane Improvement Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, as the Supreme Court or a Judga, upon the application of any person interested, may order; and the costs of and incidental to any proceedings under this section shall be in the discretion of such Court or a Judge. Compen- sation in case of limit€d interests. 24. If compensation is awarded or has been agreed to be paid in respect of land taken from any person having a partial or qualified interest only in such land, 'and not entitled to sell or dispose of the same, the following provisions shall apply:- (i.) If the compensation is two hundred pounds or upwards, it shall be paid into the Supreme Court, and the Registrar shall apply the same upon an order of the Supreme Court or a Judge made on the application of any person interested, to one or more of the following purposes, that is to say- (a) The discharge of any debt or incumbrance affecting the land, or affecting any land settled therewith, or to the same or like uses, trusts, or purposes; (b) The purchase of other land to be conveyed, limited, and settled upon the like uses, trusts, or purposes ; (c) Removing or replacing any buildings on the land, or substituting others in their stead; (d) The purchase of such securities as the Supreme Court or a Judge may direct, to be settled in the same manner as the land; (e) In payment to any party becoming abso- lutely entitled thereto. (1i.) If the compensation is more than twenty but less than two hundred pounds, it shall be paid into the Supreme Court, and the Registrar may apply the same to any of the above- mentioned purposes, but no order of such Court or a ~ Tudge shall be necessary. (iii.) If the compensation is not more than twenty pounds, it shall be paid to the parties entitled to the rents and profits of the land, or, in the case of their disability or incapacity, to their respective guardians, trustees, or committees (or, if there is no committee, to the Public Curator), as the case may be.

LOCAL AUTHORI'l'IES. ss. 25, 26. 11189 1924. City of South Brisbane Improvement Act. ----, - - - - - - - - ~ - - - The costs of and incidental to any proceedings under this ,,('d ion shall be in the discretion of such Court or a JUdge. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent any person who has a partial or other qualified interest in land to which interest he is solely entitled, and which he may absolutely sell or dispose of, from receiving any compensation awarded to him in respect of such interest, or which has been agreed to be paid to him. 25. If the ~ and in respect of which compensation is Mortgaged awarded or has been agreed to be paid is subj ect to a land". mortgage, the Court shall, upon appljcation by the mortgagee, award that the compensation, or so much as is required for the purpose, shall be paid in discharge of the mortgage debt, or of part thereof, so far as the compensation will go. "Mortgage debt" includes the interest payable on such mortgage up to six months beyond the day when the land affected was taken under this Act. 26. If the land in respect of which compensation is Land awarded or h as been agreed to b e pal' d I . S subJ ' ect t 0 a sreunbti-ecchtatroge. rent-charge or annuity, the Court shall, upon application by the person entitled to such rent-charge or annuity, determine what part of such compensation shall be paid to the person so entitled in redemption thereof; and, if the land is part of land subject to a rent-charge or annuity, the Court, upon like application, shall determine what part of such rent-charge or annuity shall be redeemed, and what part of such compensation shall be paid in the redemption thereof, so that the remaining part of the land subj ect to the rent-charge or annuity shall be as good security as theretofore for the part thereof remaining unredeemed. If the land in respect of which compensation is Where rent awarded or h as b een agreed to b e pal' d I . S part 0 f Iand ' In i o s upta o y f albalneds respect of which an , y rent is payable, the Court shall, o p f awrthoicnh I vl . s upon application by the person liable to pay rent, deter- taken. " mine what part of such rent shall cease to be payable, so that the rent ceasing to be payable shall bear the same proportion to the whole rent as the value of the land in respect of which compensation is awarded or agreed to be paid bears to the value of the whole land.

11190 ss. 27, 28. LOCAL AUTHORITIES. City of South B1'isbanc Irnp1'0t'cment Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, Powers of entry, &c. 27. For the purposes of this Act, the Council or any person authorised either specially or generally by it may- (a) Enter and re-enter from time to time upon any land, with such assistants as are required, to make any survey which is authorised to b( ~ made; (b) Affix or set up thereon trigonometrical stations, survey pegs, marks, or poles, and from time to time alter, remove, inspect, reinstate, and repair the same; (c) Dig and bore into the land so as to ascertain the nature of the soil, and set out the lines of any works thereon; (d) Do all things necessary for the purposes afore- said. Reasonable notice shall be given to the owner or occupier of the land of the intention to enter thereon, and the authority under which the person entering claims to enter or has entered shall, if required by such owner or occupier, be produced and shown. Every person who- (a) Without due authority, destroys, mutilates, defaces, takes away, or alters the position of any trigonometrical station, survey peg, mark, or pole fixed or set up by any person under the authority of this section; or (b) \Vilfully obstructs any person acting under the authority of this section; shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. Land ma?, 28. The Council may temporarily occupy and use tbeemopcocruaprIileyd. any 1and for the purpose 0 f const ruct'mg or repaI.rm. g any works, and may- (a) Take therefrom stone, gravel, earth, and other material; (b) Deposit thereon any material; (c) Form and use temporary roads thereon; (d) Manufacture bricks or other materials thereon; (e) Erect workshops, sheds, and other buildings of a temporary nature thereon.

LOCAL AU'rnORITIES. ss. 29, 30. 11191 1924. C'£ty of Smtth Brisbane improvement Act. The person having the charge of the works shall, before occupying or using any land as herein provided, and except in the case of accident requiring immediate repair, give to the owner or occupier thereof not less than seven days' notice in writing, and shall state in such notice the use proposed to be made of the land and an approximate period during which such use is expected to continue. The owner of the land may, at any time during such occupation, give notice in writing to the Council that he claims compensation; and if the land is not taken, the owner and all persons having any interest in the land may recover under this Act compensation for all damage done, but not exceeding the compensation which would have been payable had the land been taken. No compensation shall be payable for any act or thing done under this section, the right or authority to exercise which is reserved by any Act, or by any regula- tion, Crown grant, or other instrument, except to the extent therein mentioned, notwithstanding that the terms and conditions imposed by such Act, regulation, grant, or instrument have not been performed. 29. If the owner or occupier of any land taken or Proceeding ogIc . vceupuipedpuonssdeeSrSI . tOhnis tA h ecrt,eoo f , r aonr y 0 b osthtreurcptserts h oen, C roeufunCsel '1 s toor girneiv/ ueass u ae p l tOl ° af nd. any person appointed in writing by it, the Council may issue its warrant to the sheriff to deliver possession of the same to the person appointed in the warrant to receive possession, and on receipt of the warrant the sheriff shall deliver possession of such land accordingly. The costs of the issue and execution of the warrant, to be settled by the sheriff, shall be paid by the person in default, and may be deducted from any compensation payable to him, or the same or any balance may be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such person. 30. Any notice, claim, or other document required Service of by this Act to be served on any person may be sent to documents. the last known place of abode or business of such person by messenger or by post. If such person is absent from the State, the document may be served on his agent in like manner. If such person is not known or has no known agent in the State, the document may be served

11192 ss. 31-33. LOCAII AUTHORITIES. City of South Brisbane Imp1"Ovemen.i Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 35, by the publication of the same, or a true abstract thereof, in the Gazette and in some newspaper circulating generally in the City. Where a document is sent by post, it must be sent so as to arrive in due course of post on or before the last day on which such document is required to be served. Powers of Counril. 31. The Council may in respect of any land taken by it under the authority of this Act do all or any of the following things, that is to say :-- (a) Demolish or retain any buildings or erections thereon; (b) Construct new buildings or erections thereon ; (c) Close, alter, widen, extend, or divert any existing public way thereon; (d) Construct or open any new public way thereon ; (e) Alter the levels of such land, and alter existing drains, and construct new drains and sewers tl1.ereon; (f) Generally alter, remodel, and improve such land and buildings in such manner as the Council may think fit; (g) Sell the whole or any portion of such land in one or more lots by public auction or private contract and on such terms and conditions as the Council may think fit (including power to take securities for any balance of purchase money or allow such period for payment as the Council may think fit); (h) Lease the whole or any portion of such land for such periods and on such terms and conditions as the Council may think fit. pReencaolvtieersy. of may 3 h 2 e . pArlol soefcfeuntecdes baygaicnosmt pthlaisinAt citnora tshuemrmegaurylatwioanys under *" The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1924." Regulations. 33. The Governor in Council may from time to time make. all such regulations as may be necessary for giving full effect to this Act, and may by such regula- tions impose a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds for any breach thereof. All such regulations shall, upon publication in the Gazette, have the same effect as if thev were enacted in this Act, and shall be j udiciaHv noticed . . * 50 Vie No. 17 ,md 1:,:ncnding Aeb:" BUpra, pa.ges 1132 et seq.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES. s.33. 1924. City of South Brisbane Improvement Act. Such regulations, and any amendment thereof, shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly within fourteen days after such publication, if the Legislative Assembly is in session, and if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session thereof. If the Legislative Assembly passes a resolution disallowing any such regulation or amendment thereof, of which resolution notice has been given at any time within fourteen days after such regulation or amendment thereof has been laid before it, such regulation or amend- ment thereof shall thereupon cease to have effect, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done in the meantime: Provided always that if such regulations and amendments thereof, if any, are not duly laid before the Legislative Assembly, as hereinbefore prescribed, they shall thereupon cease to have any force, effect, or operation whatsoever. 11193 MALENY PUBLIC LAND MORTGAGE. See PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND. METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. See WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. MORNINGSIDE PUBLIC LAND MORTGAGE. See PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND.