Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019 (ACT)

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019   

SL2019-19

made under the

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018

Republication No 6

Effective:  22 June 2023

Republication date: 22 June 2023

Last amendment made by A2023‑20

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019, made under the Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 22 June 2023.  It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 22 June 2023. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">

authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register ( For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019

made under the

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018

Contents

Page

1            Name of regulation  2

3            Easements—Act, s 7 (2) (b)  2

4            Asbestos-affected properties—Act, s 7 (2) (b)  2

5            Development leases—Act, s 7 (2) (b)  3

6            Tainted property—Act, s 7 (2) (b)  3

Endnotes

1            About the endnotes  4

2            Abbreviation key  4

3            Legislation history  5

4            Amendment history  6

5            Earlier republications  7

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019

made under the

Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019.

2. Easements—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   The following acquisitions are prescribed:

   (a)the acquisition of an easement for which the compensation paid is less than $10 000;

   (b)the acquisition of an easement for which no compensation is payable.

3. Asbestos-affected properties—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   (1)The following acquisitions are prescribed:

   (a)an acquisition of land under the buyback scheme;

   (b)an acquisition of land under the eligible impacted property buyback program.

   (2)In this section:

   buyback scheme means the scheme involving the acquisition by the Territory of residential premises that contain or have contained loose‑fill asbestos insulation.

   eligible impacted property buyback program—see the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003, section 9A (1).

   loose-fill asbestos insulation—see the Dangerous Substances Act 2004, section 47I.

4. Development leases—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   (1)An acquisition of land that happens because of the surrender of a development lease is prescribed if—

   (a)the lease is surrendered on or after 1 January 2019; and

   (b)no compensation is payable by the Territory for the surrender of the lease.

   (2)In this section:

   development lease means a territory lease that permits the lessee to use land the subject of the lease for the purpose of carrying out works and constructing buildings in accordance with the requirements of a deed of agreement annexed to the lease.

   NoteTerritory lease—see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.

5. Tainted property—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   An acquisition of land is prescribed if the acquisition—

   (a)happens because of a forfeiture of tainted property to the Territory under the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003, part 5 (Forfeiture of property); and

   (b)is made on or after 1 January 2019.

Endnotes

1. About the endnotes

   Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

   Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

   Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law.  The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history.  Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

   If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. 

   The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2. Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

1. Legislation history

   Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Regulation 2019 SL2019-19

   notified LR 5 August 2019
   s 1, s 2 commenced 5 August 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
   remainder commenced 6 August 2019 (s 2)

   as amended by

   Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) SL2020-16

   notified LR 30 April 2020
   s 1, s 2 commenced 30 April 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
   remainder commenced 1 May 2020 (s 2)

   Loose-fill Asbestos Legislation Amendment Act 2021 A2021-16 pt 4

   notified LR 1 July 2021
   s 1, s 2 commenced 1 July 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
   pt 4 commenced 18 August 2021 (s 2)

   Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) SL2023-1

   notified LR 2 February 2023
   s 1, s 2 commenced 2 February 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
   remainder commenced 3 February 2023 (s 2)

   Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023‑20 sch 1 pt 1.2

   notified LR 21 June 2023
   s 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
   sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 22 June 2023 (s 2 (1))

2. Amendment history

   Commencement

   s 2om LA s 89 (4)

   Asbestos-affected properties—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   s 4ins SL2020‑16 s 4

   (3)-(5) exp 1 August 2020 (s 4 (5))

   am A2021‑16 s 6; SL2023‑1 s 4, s 5; A2023‑20 amdt 1.2

   Development leases—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   s 5ins SL2023‑1 s 6

   Tainted property—Act, s 7 (2) (b)

   s 6ins SL2023‑1 s 6

1. Earlier republications

   Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order. 

   Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 6 Aug 2019	6 Aug 2019– 30 Apr 2020	not amended	new regulation
R2 1 May 2020	1 May 2020– 1 Aug 2020	SL2020‑16	SL2020‑16
R3 2 Aug 2020	2 Aug 2020– 17 Aug 2021	SL2020‑16	expiry of provisions (s 4 (3)‑(5))
R4 18 Aug 2021	18 Aug 2021– 2 Feb 2023	A2021‑16	amendments by A2021‑16
R5 3 Feb 2023	3 Feb 2023– 21 June 2023	SL2023‑1	amendments by SL2023‑1