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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Lands Acquisition Amendment (Public
Purpose) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Senator Hanson)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Lands Acquisition
Act 1989, and for related purposes
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Lands Acquisition Amendment (Public Purpose) Bill 2017
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Lands Acquisition Act 1989
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No. , 2017
Lands Acquisition Amendment (Public Purpose) Bill 2017
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Lands Acquisition
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Act 1989, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Lands Acquisition Amendment (Public Purpose) Act
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2017.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Lands Acquisition Act 1989
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1 Subsection 41(1)
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Omit "section 42", substitute "sections 41A and 42".
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2 After section 41
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Insert:
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41A Purposes limited for acquisition by compulsory process
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The Minister may not make a declaration under subsection 41(1)
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regarding an interest in land unless the acquisition of the interest is
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for the purpose of using the interest, or is related to an acquiring
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authority's need for the interest:
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(a) for the direct benefit of the Australian public; or
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(b) for an acquiring authority to provide necessary services to
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members of the Australian public which would not be
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provided if the acquisition did not occur.
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3 Application provision
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Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, Part VI of the Lands
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Acquisition Act 1989 continues to apply as if those amendments had not
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been made to acquisitions in relation to which:
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(a) a pre-acquisition declaration is made under section 22 of that
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Act; or
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(b) a certificate is given under section 24 of that Act;
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before the commencement of this Schedule.
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