Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Amendment Act 2006 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Act 1945 to enable the residence to be used for certain charitable, educational and other public purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Amendment Act 2006.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.

3Amendment of Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Act 1945 No 32

The Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Act 1945 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]Section 1A

Insert after section 1:

1ADefinitions

In this Act:

Admiralty House Crown Grant means the Crown Grant registered Volume 5913, Folio 167 that was authorised to be granted by section 3, as in force before the commencement of the Governor General’s Residence (Grant) Amendment Act 2006.

exclusive residence condition means the condition inserted in the Admiralty House Crown Grant in pursuance of section 3 (2) (a) requiring the land comprised in the grant to be used “exclusively as and for the official residence in Sydney of Our Governor General of Our Commonwealth of Australia and for no other purpose whatsoever”.

[2]Section 5A

Insert after section 5:

5AVariation of Admiralty House Crown Grant

The State and the Commonwealth may agree to vary the terms of the Admiralty House Crown Grant so as to omit the exclusive residence condition and replace it with the following conditions:

The land comprised in the Admiralty House Crown Grant is to be used primarily for the purpose of the Governor General’s official residence in Sydney.

So long as the land is primarily so used, it is permitted, at the discretion of the Governor General, to be used from time to time for any charitable, educational or other public purpose, including (without limitation) the making of programs or material for dissemination to the public (such as the production of television or radio programs).

[3]Section 6 Power of Registrar General to alter register book

Insert at the end of the section:

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), the Registrar General is authorised to make any such entry, cancellation or correction as may be advisable for the purpose of giving effect to an agreement under section 5A to permit the land comprised in the Admiralty House Crown Grant to be used for the agreed additional purposes instead of being used exclusively for the purpose set out in the exclusive residence condition.