Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• Act
• corporation
• Corporations Act
• director-general (see s 163)
• police officer
• reviewable decision notice
• territory land
• working day.
"activity information notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 51 (Suitability of activities—further information about activity).
"additional approval notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 52 (2) (Suitability of activities—other approvals).
"authorised person "means an authorised person mentioned in section 89 (Authorised people).
"carries on business as a hawker"—see section 9A.
"closed road"—see section 11 (1) (Director-general may temporarily close public roads).
"closed road approval"—see section 12 (1) (Approval to use closed road).
"connected", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.
"conservator"—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014
, dictionary.
"damage" a protected tree—see the Urban Forest Act 2023
"director-general's direction"—see section 100 (2).
"drainage direction"—see section 15 (2) (Directions to construct surface water drains).
"emergency closure order"—see section 102 (1) (Emergency closure of permitted place).
"financial assurance condition", on a public unleased land permit—see section 60.
"ground for regulatory action", against a permit-holder, for division 3.9 (Public unleased land permits—regulatory action)—see section 79.
"influential person", for a corporation, for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 42.
"inspection notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 56 (2) (Suitability of activities—inspection of object).
"land sublease"—see the Planning Act 2023
, dictionary.
"leased land", for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see the Urban Forest Act 2023
, dictionary.
"location plan", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 45 (Public unleased land permit—application).
"movable signs code of practice"—see section 27 (Movable signs code of practice).
"object" includes any item of movable personal property.
"occupier"—
(a) of leased territory land, for division 2.7 (Graffiti visible from public unleased land)—see section 37; and
(b) of premises, for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.
"offence", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.
"on", public unleased land, includes in, at or across the public unleased land.
owner––
(a) of land, means the lessee of the land (or for land under a land sublease, the sublessee); and
(b) of a vehicle, includes anyone who has a legal right to move the vehicle.
"permit" means a public unleased land permit.
"permit-holder" means a person who is the holder of a permit.
"permit register", for division 3.10 (Public unleased land permit register)—see section 86 (1).
"permitted activity"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).
"permitted public unleased land"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).
"permitted time"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).
"personal information notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 48 (Suitability of people—further information about people).
"plant pruning direction"—see section 31 (Direction to prune tree etc overhanging public unleased land).
"plant removal direction"—see section 34 (Direction to remove tree etc endangering public on unleased land).
"premises" includes land, structure, vehicle or boat.
"proposed new permit holder"—see section 71 (1) (Public unleased land permit—application to transfer permit).
"protected tree"—see the Urban Forest Act 2023
"public consultation notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 53 (2) (Suitability of activities—public consultation).
"public consultation period", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 53 (3) (a) (iv) (Suitability of activities—public consultation).
"public consultation submission notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 54 (2) (Suitability of activities—public consultation submissions).
"public road"—see section 9.
"public unleased land"—see section 8.
"public unleased land permit"—see section 40.
"registered operator"––see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999
, dictionary.
Note A reference to the registered operator includes each registered operator (see Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999
, s 29).
"registered tree", for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see the Urban Forest Act 2023
"regulatory action"—see section 80.
"removal direction"—see section 98 (3) (Direction to remove objects from public unleased land).
"repair damage direction"—see section 21 (2) (Directions to repair damage to public unleased land).
"reserve"—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014
, section 169.
Note Reserves include wilderness areas, national parks, nature reserves, catchment areas and other areas of public land.
"retention area", for division 4.4 (Removal and disposal of objects on public unleased land by Territory)—see the Uncollected Goods Act 1996
, dictionary.
"reviewable decision", for part 5 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 127.
"risk management plan notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 55 (2) (Suitability of activities—risk management plan).
"show cause period", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 54 (3) (b) (ii) (Suitability of activities—public consultation submissions).
"sign", on public unleased land—see section 24.
"sign approval"—see section 25 (1) (Approval to place sign on public unleased land).
"suitability information—"
(a) about a person—see section 47; and
(b) about an activity—see section 50.
"suitable activity", for a public unleased land permit—see section 49.
"suitable person", to hold a public unleased land permit—see section 46.
"tree damaging activity approval", for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see section 30.
"use", public unleased land, for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 41.
"vehicle"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999
, dictionary.
"warrant", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.
"wilderness area"—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014
, section 170.
"work", on public unleased land—see section 18.
"work approval"—see section 19.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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o = order |
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am = amended |
om = omitted/repealed |
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ord = ordinance |
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orig = original |
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ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
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CN = Commencement notice |
pres = present |
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def = definition |
prev = previous |
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dict = dictionary |
pt = part |
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r = rule/subrule |
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renum = renumbered |
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exp = expires/expired |
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hdg = heading |
s = section/subsection |
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Public Unleased Land Act 2013 A2013-3
notified LR 21 February 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 February 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 July 2013 (s 2 and CN2013-9
)
as amended by
Territory and Municipal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2014
A2014-32 pt 5
notified LR 20 August 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 August 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 21 August 2014 (s 2)
Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2014
A2014-47 pt 10
notified LR 6 November 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 10 commenced 7 November 2014 (s 2)
A2014-59 sch 2 pt 2.13
notified LR 11 December 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.13 commenced 11 June 2015 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)
Planning and Development (University of Canberra and Other Leases) Legislation Amendment Act 2015
A2015-19 pt 17
notified LR 11 June 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 June 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 17 commenced 1 July 2015 (s 2 and CN2015-9
)
Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015
A2015-33 sch 1 pt 1.57, sch 3 pt 3.3
notified LR 30 September 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 September 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.57, sch 3 pt 3.3 commenced 14 October 2015 (s 2)
Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2016
A2016-18 sch 3 pt 3.37, sch 4 pt 4.7
notified LR 13 April 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 April 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.37, sch 4 pt 4.7 commenced 27 April 2016 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2017
A2017-4 sch 3 pt 3.24
notified LR 23 February 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.24 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)
A2017-14 pt 15
notified LR 17 May 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 May 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 15 commenced 30 April 2018 (s 2 (2) (a) and see Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017
SL2017-43 s 2)
Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2018
A2018-33 sch 1 pt 1.31
notified LR 25 September 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 September 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.31 commenced 23 October 2018 (s 2 (4))
Litter Legislation Amendment Act 2019
A2019-39 pt 4
notified LR 31 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 1 November 2019 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2019
A2019-42 sch 3 pt 3.20
notified LR 31 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.20 commenced 14 November 2019 (s 2 (1))
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2020
A2020-28 pt 3
notified LR 8 July 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 July 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 9 July 2020 (s 2 (1))
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023
A2023-36 sch 1 pt 1.54
notified LR 29 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.54 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see Planning Act 2023
A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10
Electoral and Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-43 pt 3
notified LR 15 November 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 29 November 2023 (s 2 (1))
Urban Forest (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023
A2023-52 sch 1 pt 1.8
notified LR 11 December 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 1 January 2024 (s 2 and see Urban Forest Act 2023
A2023-14, s 2)
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Meaning of carries on business as a
hawker
s 9A hdg sub A2017-4
amdt
3.163
s 9A ins A2015-33
amdt 3.3
Director-general may fix or change public
road levels
s 10 am A2015-33
amdt 1.202; amdt 1.203
Director-general may temporarily close
public roads
s 11 am A2015-33
amdt 1.204
Approval to use closed
road
s 12 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Approval to carry out work on public
unleased land
s 19 am A2014-59
amdt 2.96; ss renum R4 LA; A2017-4
amdt 3.167; A2023-52
amdts 1.45-1.47
Directions to repair damage to public
unleased land
s 21 am A2014-59
amdt 2.97
Approval to place sign on public unleased
land
s 25 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Offence—place fixed sign on public
unleased land without approval
s 26
hdg sub A2014-32
Offence—fail to comply with code of
practice
s 28 am A2023-43
Definitions—div
2.6
s 30 sub A2023-52
amdt
1.48
def damage om A2023-52
amdt
1.48
def leased land ins A2023-52
amdt
1.48
def registered tree
sub A2023-52
amdt
1.48
def tree damaging activity
approval ins A2023-52
amdt
1.48
def tree protection
approval om A2023-52
amdt 1.48
Direction to prune tree etc overhanging
public unleased land
s 31 am A2019-42
amdt 3.98; A2023-52
amdts 1.49-1.51
Direction to remove tree etc
endangering public on public unleased
land
s 34 am A2023-52
amdts 1.52-1.54
Graffiti removal from property on leased
territory land
s 38 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
When does a person use public
unleased land?—pt 3
s 41 am A2015-33
amdt 3.4
Offence—use public unleased land
without permit
s 43 am A2014-59
amdt 2.98, amdt 2.99; ss renum R4 LA; A2015-33
amdt 3.5; A2023-36
Public unleased land
permit—application
s 45 am A2014-47
s 15; A2014-59
amdt 2.100; A2017-4
amdt 3.164; A2023-52
amdt 1.55
What is suitability information about
a person?
s 47 am A2023-36
amdt 1.320
Suitability of people—further
information about people
s 48 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
What is suitability
information about an
activity?
s 50 am A2023-52
amdt 1.56, amdt 1.57; pars renum R18 LA
Suitability of activities—further
information about activity
s 51 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Suitability of activities—other
approvals
s 52 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Suitability of activities—consultation
with conservator
s 52A ins A2014-59
amdt 2.101
Suitability of activities—public
consultation
s 53 am A2015-33
amdt 1.205; A2017-4
amdt 3.165
Suitability of activities—public
consultation submissions
s 54 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Suitability of activities—risk
management plan
s 55 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Suitability of activities—inspection
of object
s 56 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Public unleased land permit—decision
on application
s 57 am A2014-59
amdt 2.102; ss renum R4 LA; A2023-52
amdt 1.58
Public unleased land
permit—term
s 59 am A2015-33
amdt 3.6
Financial assurance condition—show
cause
s 62 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Financial assurance condition—notice
before claim or realisation
s 65 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Financial assurance condition—recovery
of extra costs
s 66 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Public unleased land permit—amendment
initiated by director-general
s 68 am
A2017-4
amdt 3.165
Public unleased land
permit—application for renewal of
permit
s 73 am A2016-18
amdt 4.9
Public unleased land permit—replacing
when lost, stolen or destroyed
s 75 am
A2016-18
amdt 3.173, amdt 3.174
Public unleased land
permit—surrender
s 76 am A2016-18
amdt 3.175, amdt 3.176
Public unleased land permit—taking
regulatory action
s 81 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Public unleased land permit—immediate
suspension
s 82 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Direction to remove objects from public
unleased land
s 98 am A2014-32
s 12; A2017-14
s 47; A2019-39
Offence—hawkers obstructing or
endangering public
s 99A ins A2015-33
amdt 3.7
Emergency closure
notice
s 103 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167
Removal of objects by
Territory
s 105 am A2019-39
Removal of non-compliant electoral
advertising signs by Territory
s
105A ins A2020-28
s 40
am
A2023-43
Disposal of objects by
Territory
s 106 am A2017-4
amdt 3.167; A2020-28
Warrants—application made other than
in person
s 113 am A2018-33
amdt 1.59, amdt 1.60
Legislation amended—sch
2
s 133 om LA s 89
(3)
Legislation
repealed
s 134 om LA s 89
(3)
Transitional
pt
20 hdg exp 1 July 2015 (s 205)
Definitions—pt 20
s
200 exp 1 July 2015 (s 205)
def
commencement day exp 1 July 2015 (s 205)
Permissions to use closed road to be closed
road approvals
s 201 exp 1 July 2015
(s 205)
Permissions to interfere etc be work
approvals
s 202 exp 1 July 2015 (s
205)
Permissions to exhibit advertisements to be
sign approvals
s 203 exp 1 July 2015
(s 205)
Old permits to be public unleased land
permits
s 204 exp 1 July 2015 (s
205)
Expiry—pt 20
s
205 exp 1 July 2015 (s 205)
Transitional—Red Tape Reduction
Legislation Amendment Act 2015
pt 21
hdg ins A2015-33
amdt
3.8
exp 14 October 2018 (s
208)
Meaning of commencement day—pt
21
s 206 ins A2015-33
amdt
3.8
exp 14 October 2018 (s
208)
Hawkers
licence
s 207 ins A2015-33
amdt
3.8
exp 14 October 2018 (s
208)
Expiry—pt
21
s 208 ins A2015-33
amdt
3.8
exp 14 October 2018 (s
208)
Reviewable
decisions
sch 1 am A2020-28
Consequential
amendments
sch 2 om LA s 89
(3)
Dictionary
dict am
A2015-33
amdt 1.206; A2023-36
amdt
1.321
def carries on business as a
hawker ins A2017-4
amdt 3.166
def
conservator ins A2014-59
amdt
2.103
def damage sub A2023-52
amdt
1.59
def land sublease ins
A2015-19
s
113
sub A2023-36
amdt
1.322
def leased land ins
A2023-52
amdt
1.60
def owner am A2015-19
s
114
def proposed new permit
holder ins A2017-4
amdt
3.166
def protected tree
ins A2023-52
amdt
1.60
def registered tree
sub A2023-52
amdt
1.61
def reserve ins A2014-59
amdt
2.103
def tree damaging activity
approval ins A2023-52
amdt 1.62
def tree protection
approval om A2023-52
amdt 1.63
def wilderness area
ins A2014-59
amdt 2.103
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No and date |
Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
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R1 |
1 July
2013– |
not amended |
new Act |
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R2 |
21 Aug
2014– |
A2014-32 |
amendments by A2014-32
R3
7 Nov
2014
7 Nov
2014–
10 June 2015
A2014-47
amendments by A2014-47
R4
11
June 2015
11 June
2015–
30 June 2015
A2014-59
amendments by A2014-59
R5
1 July
2015
1 July
2015–
1 July 2015
A2015-19
amendments by A2015-19
R6
2 July
2015
2 July
2015–
13 Oct 2015
A2015-19
expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20)
R7
(RI)
18 Jan 2016
14 Oct
2015–
26 Apr 2016
A2015-33
amendments by A2015-33
reissue
for textual correction in s 43
R8
27 Apr
2016
27 Apr
2016–
8 Mar 2017
A2016-18
amendments by A2016-18
R9
9 Mar
2017
9 Mar
2017–
29 Apr 2018
A2017-4
amendments by A2017-4
R10
30
Apr 2018
30 Apr
2018–
14 Oct 2018
A2017-14
amendments by A2017-14
R11
15
Oct 2018
15 Oct
2018–
22 Oct 2018
A2017-14
expiry of transitional provisions (pt 21)
R12
23
Oct 2018
23 Oct
2018–
31 Oct 2019
A2018-33
amendments by A2018-33
R13
1 Nov
2019
1 Nov
2019–
13 Nov 2019
A2019-39
amendments by A2019-39
R14
14
Nov 2019
14 Nov
2019–
8 July 2020
A2019-42
amendments by A2019-42
R15
9
July 2020
9 July
2020–
26 Nov 2023
A2020-28
amendments by A2020-28
R16
27
Nov 2023
27 Nov
2023–
28 Nov 2023
A2023-36
amendments by A2023-36
R17
29
Nov 2023
29 Nov
2023–
31 Dec 2023
A2023-43
amendments by A2023-43
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions
This Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired. The expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see Legislation Act 2001
, s 88 (1)).
Expired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes effect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp' followed by the date of the expiry.
To find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took effect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.
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