Lands Acquisition Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 63.

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REGULATION UNDER THE LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1906-1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council hereby make the following Regulation under the Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 14th day of March, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

P. McM. GLYNN,

Minister of State for Home and Territories.

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Lands Acquisition Regulations 1907.

(Statutory Rules 1907, No. 110.)

The Lands Acquisition Regulations are amended by inserting, after Regulation 5 thereof the following regulation:—

“6. Upon the hearing of any application by the Minister in pursuance of section 38 or 39 of the Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1916, evidence may be given by affidavit or by statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1911 with regard to—

Evidence may be given by affidavit or statutory declaration.

(a) the acquisition of the land;

(b)copies of notifications of acquisition being laid before the Parliament, and resolutions (if any) of either House of the Parliament in respect thereof;

(c) estates and interests of persons in the land;

(d) service on owners, leaving with occupiers, and affixing upon the land, of copies of notifications of acquisition;

(e) claims, or absence of claims, made for compensation in respect of acquisition of land;

(f) communications in writing by the Minister to claimants, and by claimants to the Minister in respect of such claims for compensation;

(g)agreements, arbitrations or actions (if any) to determine disputed claims for compensation; and

(h) with the leave of the Court, any other matter.”

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