Jabiru Town Development Repeal Act 2021 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT REPEAL ACT 2021

As in force at 17 December 2021

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 17 December 2021

JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT REPEAL ACT 2021

An Act to repeal the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 and for related purposes

Part 1Preliminary matters 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Jabiru Town Development Repeal Act 2021.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the day after the day on which the Administrator’s assent to this Act is declared.

3Definitions

In this Act:

Authority means the Jabiru Town Development Authority under the repealed Act before the commencement.

commencement means the commencement of section 4 of this Act.

Jabiru Town means the land specified as Jabiru town land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth).

repealed Act means the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 as in force immediately before its repeal.

Part 2Repeals and transitional matters 4Repeals

• (1)

  The following Acts are repealed:

  • (a)

    the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 (Act No. 2 of 1979);

  • (b)

    the Jabiru Town Development Amendment Act 1984 (Act No. 6 of 1984);

  • (c)

    the Jabiru Town Development Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008).

• (2)

  The subordinate legislation specified in Schedule 1 is repealed.

5Abolition of Jabiru Town Development Authority

On the commencement:

• (a)

  the Authority is abolished; and

• (b)

  the Chairman and each member of the Authority goes out of office.

6Normalisation of local government area

• (1)

  Subject to this Act and the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth), Jabiru Town becomes part of the council area of West Arnhem Regional Council.

• (2)

  Subject to section 7 of the Control of Roads Act 1953, a road within the Jabiru Town is a road within the care, control and management of the West Arnhem Regional Council in accordance with section 271 of the Local Government Act 2019.

7Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations and substitution of parties

• (1)

  On and from the commencement, all property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Authority are taken to be the property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Territory.

• (2)

  If the Authority is a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement immediately before the commencement, West Arnhem Regional Council is substituted for the Authority as a party to that contract, agreement or arrangement.

8Superseded references

Without limiting section 7, on and from the commencement, in any instrument, contract or document of any other kind:

• (a)

  a reference to the repealed Act or a provision of the repealed Act is taken to be a reference to the Local Government Act 2019 or the most equivalent provision of that Act (as the case requires); and

• (b)

  a reference to the Authority is taken to be a reference to the West Arnhem Regional Council.

9By-laws saved

• (1)

  Subject to subsection (2), despite the repeal of the repealed Act, a by‑law made under section 31 of the repealed Act that is not repealed by Schedule 1 continues in force as if it were a by-law made under section 275 of the Local Government Act 2019, subject to the amendments made by Schedule 3.

• (2)

  A by-law continued in force under subsection (1):

  • (a)

    applies only to the Jabiru Town area of West Arnhem Regional Council; and

  • (b)

    is repealed on 1 January 2025 (if not earlier repealed).

• (3)

  Despite section 3, definition Authority, a reference to the Authority in a by-law continued in force under subsection (1) is taken to be a reference to the West Arnhem Regional Council.

   

Schedule 1Subordinate legislation repealed

section 4(2)

Jabiru Town Development (Aboriginal Camping Areas) By-laws 1987	Subordinate Legislation No. 29 of 1987
Jabiru Town Development (Caravan Parks) By‑laws 1983	Subordinate Legislation No. 44 of 1983
Jabiru Town Development (Chemical Preparations) By-laws 1983	Subordinate Legislation No. 34 of 1983
Jabiru Town Development (Community Hall) Amendment By-laws 1984	Subordinate Legislation No. 45 of 1984
Jabiru Town Development (Roads and Public Places) Amendment By-laws 1984	Subordinate Legislation No. 44 of 1984
Jabiru Town Development Regulations 1982	Subordinate Legislation No. 61 of 1982

ENDNOTES

• 1

  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

• 2

  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Jabiru Town Development Repeal Act 2021 (Act No. 29, 2021)
Assent date	15 December 2021
Commenced	16 December 2021 (s 2)

• 3

  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

pt 3 hdg             exp No. 29, 2021, s 11

ss 10 – 11          exp No. 29, 2021, s 11

sch 2 – 3            exp No. 29, 2021, s 11