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 11.42 hectares of land at Williamtown, Parish of Stowell, County of Gloucester in the State of New South Wales being Lot 3 Deposited Plan 741996, excluding the road shown in the plan. The land is located at 40 Lavis Lane, Williamtown, New South Wales.
The location of the land is shown shaded and labelled 40 Lavis Lane in 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 is to be used by the Department of Defence (Royal Australian Air Force) in relation to the operations of the Williamtown RAAF Base.
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, or development for that use, is that it is an area adjacent to the Defence owned RAAF Base Williamtown facility at Williamtown, New South Wales, and will form a buffer to the Base proper which will protect the future operational integrity of the Base.
DATED this Eighteenth day of January, 2013
Signed by Guy Verney, delegate of the Minister for Finance and Deregulation
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Guy Verney
Delegate of the Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Assistant Secretary
Special Claims and Land Policy Branch
Department of Finance and Deregulation
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.