Parliament Act 1974 (Cth)

Parliament Act 1974

Act No. 165 of 1974 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 23 October 2000

taking into account amendments up to Act No. 9 of 1988

The text of any of those amendments not in force

on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

      

Contents

An Act to determine the site of the New and Permanent Parliament House, and for other purposes

1Short title [see Note 1]

 This Act may be cited as the Parliament Act 1974.

2Commencement [see Note 1]

 This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Parliamentary zone

• (1)

  For the purposes of this Act, the Parliamentary zone is the area of land bounded by a line commencing at a point where the eastern boundary of Commonwealth Avenue intersects the inner boundary of State Circle and proceeding thence in a northerly direction along the eastern boundary of Commonwealth Avenue until it intersects the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, thence in a generally easterly direction along that shore until it intersects the western boundary of Kings Avenue, thence in a south westerly direction along that boundary until it intersects the inner boundary of State Circle, and thence clockwise around that inner boundary to the point of commencement.

• (2)

  The location of the Parliamentary zone is indicated by shading on the plan set out in the Schedule.

4Site of new Parliament House

 The new and permanent Parliament House proposed to be constructed after the commencement of this Act shall be constructed upon the site on Capital Hill marked “Site of Parliament House” on the plan set out in the Schedule.

5Parliamentary control of erection of buildings or other work within Parliamentary zone

• (1)

  No building or other work is to be erected on land within the Parliamentary zone unless:

  • (a)

    if the land is within the precincts as defined by subsection 3(1) of the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988—the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives jointly have; or

  • (b)

    in any other case—the Minister has;

  caused a proposal for the erection of the building or work to be laid before each House of the Parliament and the proposal has been approved by resolution of each House.

• (2)

  Subsection (1) does not prevent carrying out of work by way of maintenance or repair of buildings or works situated on land within the Parliamentary zone, or by way of internal alterations to those buildings or works.

• (3)

  Subsection (1) does not apply to buildings and works which have reached the documentation stage by 1 December 1974.

Schedule

Sections 3 and 4

PARLIAMENTARY ZONE

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Notes to the Parliament Act 1974

Note 1

The Parliament Act 1974 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 165, 1974 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Parliament Act 1974	165, 1974	17 Dec 1974	17 Dec 1974
Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988	9, 1988	5 Apr 1988	Ss. 1–4 and 7: Royal Assent S. 11: 6 May 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S129) Remainder: 1 Aug 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S229)		—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3...........................................	rs. No. 9, 1988
S. 5...........................................	am. No. 9, 1988
Schedule..................................	rs. No. 9, 1988