LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989
PRE-ACQUISITION DECLARATION
1. Acquisition
In accordance with the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, I am considering the acquisition of the interests in land specified in paragraph 3 for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.
The Commonwealth of Australia is the acquiring authority.
2. The Land
This declaration relates to the land identified as Lot 12 on Deposited Plan 1224259 shown in Part 1 of the Schedule.
The land is approximately 1.190 hectares and is located in the State of New South Wales. A plan showing the approximate location of the land is set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.
3. The Interests in Land
This declaration relates to the acquisition of all the legal estate and interest, excluding mineral rights, in relation to the land specified in paragraph 2.
4. Public Purpose
The public purpose of the acquisition is to enable the Commonwealth to manage and contain contaminants, being contaminants which the Commonwealth is responsible for managing and containing and which are situated in and upon the land as the result of the past disposal of waste on adjoining Commonwealth land.
5. Suitability for use for a public purpose
The land appears to be suitable for use for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.
6. Particulars of Proposed Use
The land specified in paragraph 2 is proposed to be used to manage and contain contaminants situated in and upon the land.
7. Reasons why the Land appears to be Suitable for the Proposed Use
The reason why the land appears to be suitable for the use described in paragraph 6 is because of the contamination that is situated in and upon the land.
DATED this 15th day of August 2018.
Signed by Elizabeth Hickey, A/g Assistant Secretary
Commonwealth Property Efficiency Branch
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Elizabeth Hickey
A/g Assistant Secretary
Commonwealth Property Efficiency Branch
Property and Construction Division
Department of Finance
Schedule – Part 1 – The Land
Schedule – Part 2 – Location of the Land
Note: This Pre-Acquisition Declaration signifies that the Commonwealth is considering acquisition of the interests in land specified in paragraph 3. It does NOT mean that the interests in land have been acquired.