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 whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 9500 Folio 903, being Lot 2 on Plan of Subdivision 129124, known as 115 Bassett Road, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045.
The land is approximately 13.91 hectares square kilometres and is located in the State of Victoria. A plan showing the approximate location of the land is set out in the Schedule.
3. The Interests in Land
This declaration relates to the acquisition of the estate in fee simple of the land specified in paragraph 2.
4. Public Purpose
The public purpose of the acquisition is trade and commence with other countries, and among the States.
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, together with certain other land, is proposed:
a. to be incorporated as part of the airport site for the Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport set out in Part 1.14 of Schedule 1 of the Airports Regulations 1997, to the extent this has not already been done; and
b. to be the subject of an airport lease to Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd granted pursuant to section 13 of the Airports Act 1996,
for the purposes of facilitating the expansion of the current runway system at the airport as envisaged by Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd’s runway development program detailed in Chapter 6 of the Melbourne Airport 2013 Master Plan (subject to all other relevant approvals being obtained), in order to provide additional capacity and to meet the projected future increase in annual passenger numbers and aircraft movements at the airport.
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 its close proximity to the existing airport site for the Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport, which is currently the subject of an airport lease granted pursuant to section 22 of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996 to Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd dated 1 July 1997 and which is not large enough to support the projected future increase in annual passenger numbers and aircraft movements at the airport.
DATED this second day of February 2017.
……………………………………………………
ANDREW SMITH
Acting First Assistant Secretary
Property and Construction Division
Department of Finance
Schedule – 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.