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 approximately 0.0131 hectares of land at Bullsbrook, City of Swan in the State of Western Australia being Lot 503 Deposited Plan 76877 (“Land”).
The Land forms part of a narrow strip of land that runs along the northern boundary of the property located at 41 Dewar Road, Bullsbrook, Western Australia (the property is numbered 41 in the Location Plan attached). The Land is identified as 503 in the enlargement that forms part of the attached Location Plan.
3. The Interests in Land
This declaration relates to the freehold interest in the Land.
4. Public Purpose
The public purpose of the acquisition is defence.
5. Suitability for use for a public purpose
The Land appears to be suitable for use by the Commonwealth of Australia for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.
6. Particulars of Proposed Use
The Land appears to be suitable for use by the Department of Defence as it is affected by the yellow safeguarding zone relating to the ordnance loading facility at RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook, Western Australia.
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 that it is adjacent to the Defence owned RAAF Base Pearce at Bullsbrook, Western Australia; and is affected by the yellow safeguarding zone relating to the RAAF Base Pearce ordnance loading facility. Ownership of the Land complies with the Department of Defence’s policy that yellow and green safeguarding zones are to be contained within land under its control.
DATED this Twenty-third day of March 2015.
Signed by the Hon Michael McCormack MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
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THE HON MICHAEL MCCORMACK MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
Note: This Pre-Acquisition Declaration signifies that the Commonwealth is considering acquisition of the interest in Land specified in paragraph 3. It does NOT mean that the interests in Land have been acquired.