Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (ACT)

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Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996     No 84 (repealed)

Republication No 2

Republication date: 18 September 2002

Amendments incorporated to 17 September 2002

As repealed by Act 2002 No 30

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 17 September 2002

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

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  • 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.

    When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

    Uncommenced provisions and amendments

    If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

    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 Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

    Penalties

    The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

    (a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

    (b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

    Amendments incorporated to


    17 September 2002

    Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed)

    Contents

    Page

    1. Name of Act  2

    2. Interpretation for Act  2

    3. Acquisition of land  2

    4. Possession of land  3

    5. Conversion of interests into claims for compensation  3

    6. Notices to owners  3

    7. Registration of acquisition  3

    8. Compensation for acquisition  4

    9. Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act  4

    10. Disposal of interests  4

    11. Effect of Lands Acquisition Act  5

    Endnotes

    1. About the endnotes  6

    2. Abbreviation key  6

    3. Legislation history  7

    4. Amendment history  7

    5. Earlier republications  8

    Amendments incorporated to


    17 September 2002

    Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed)

    An Act relating to the acquisition for the Commonwealth of certain land in the ACT

    1. Name of Act

      This Act is the Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996.

    2. Interpretation for Act

    3. In this Act:

      NoteA definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).

      interest, in relation to land, means—

      (a)any legal or equitable estate or interest in the land; or

      (b)any restriction on the use of the land, whether or not annexed to other land; or

      (c)any other right (including a right under an option and a right of redemption), charge, power or privilege over or in connection with the land or an interest in the land.

      Lands Acquisition Act means the Lands Acquisition Act 1994.

      person does not include the Commonwealth.

      relevant land means the land comprising block 1, section 30, division of Braddon, Canberra Central district, being the land where the sporting facility known as Northbourne Oval is situated.

    (2) In the provisions of the Lands Acquisition Act applied by this Act, a reference to that Act includes a reference to this Act.

    1. Acquisition of land

    2. The Executive may, in writing, declare that the relevant land (other than the interests of the Commonwealth in the land) is acquired for the Commonwealth.

    3. A declaration is a notifiable instrument.

      Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

    (3) On the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of the declaration, the relevant land is—

    (a)vested in the Commonwealth; and

    (b)freed and discharged from all other interests and from all trusts, restrictions, dedications, reservations, obligations, mortgages, encumbrances, contracts, licences, charges and rates.

    1. Possession of land

      The Executive is entitled to vacant possession of the relevant land 7 days after notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1).

    2. Conversion of interests into claims for compensation

      On the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1), each interest of a person in the relevant land is converted into a right to compensation under this Act.

    3. Notices to owners

      The Executive shall, as soon as practicable after the acquisition of the relevant land under section 4 (1), serve a copy of the declaration of the acquisition, in the form the Executive determines, on each person who had an interest in the land immediately before it was acquired, or on such of them as can, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained.

    4. Registration of acquisition

    5. As soon as practicable, and in any event, within 28 days, after the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1), the chief executive shall lodge with the registrar-general a memorandum setting out particulars of the declaration.

    (2) The registrar-general shall—

    (a)deal with and give effect to the declaration as if it were a grant, conveyance or transfer of the acquired interest to the Commonwealth duly executed under the laws of the Territory; and

    (b)make the entries in the records kept by the registrar-general that are necessary having regard to the effect of section 4 (3).

    1. Compensation for acquisition

      The Lands Acquisition Act, part 6 applies in relation to interests in the relevant land that have been acquired on behalf of the Commonwealth under this Act as if the relevant land had been acquired by compulsory process under the Lands Acquisition Act on the day the declaration of the acquisition under section 4 (1) was notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

    2. Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act

      The Lands Acquisition Act, sections 105, 106, 107, 110 and 112 to 116 apply in relation to interests in the relevant land that have been acquired on behalf of the Commonwealth under this Act as if the relevant land had been acquired by compulsory process under the Lands Acquisition Act on the day the declaration of the acquisition under section 4 (1) was notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

    3. Disposal of interests

    4. The Executive may dispose of an interest in land acquired under this Act in any way authorised by the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991.

    (2) The Executive is not required to comply with the provisions of the Lands Acquisition Act, part 9 in disposing of an interest in land acquired under this Act.

    1. Effect of Lands Acquisition Act

      This Act has effect despite anything contained in the Lands Acquisition Act.

    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 and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

      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.

      If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.

    2. Abbreviation key

    am = amended ord = ordinance
    amdt = amendment orig = original
    ch = chapter p = page
    cl = clause par = paragraph
    def = definition pres = present
    dict = dictionary prev = previous
    disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously
    Assembly prov = provision
    div = division pt = part
    exp = expires/expired r = rule/subrule
    Gaz = Gazette reg = regulation/subregulation
    hdg = heading renum = renumbered
    IA = Interpretation Act 1967 reloc = relocated
    ins = inserted/added R[X] = Republication No
    LA = Legislation Act 2001 s = section/subsection
    LR = legislation register sch = schedule
    LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sdiv = subdivision
    mod = modified / modification sub = substituted
    No = number SL  = Subordinate Law
    num = numbered underlining = whole or part not commenced
    o = order or to be expired
    om = omitted/repealed
    1. Legislation history

      Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 No 84

      notified 20 December 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S328)
      commenced 20 December 1996 (s 2)

      as amended by

      Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 206

      notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
      s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
      pt 206 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)

      as repealed by

      Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 4.1

      notified LR 16 September 2002
      s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
      pt 4.1 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))

    2. Amendment history

      Commencement

      s 2om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2324

      Acquisition of land

      s 4am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2325-1.2327; ss renum R1 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2328)

      Possession of land

      s 5am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2329

      Conversion of interests into claims for compensation

      s 6am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2329

      Notices to owners

      s 7am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2330

      Registration of acquisition

      s 8am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2331

      Compensation for acquisition

      s 9am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2332

      Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act

      s 10am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2332

    3. 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.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

    Republication No

    Amendments to

    Republication date

    1 Act 2001 No 44 16 May 2002

    Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

    ©  Australian Capital Territory 2002

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