Australian Capital Territory
Public Parks Act 1928
A1928-23
Republication No 3
Effective:  29 November 1994 – 29 March 2001
Republication date: 9 March 2011
Last amendment made by A1994-81

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

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The republished law
This is a republication of the Public Parks Act 1928 effective 29 November 1994 to 29 March 2001.
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Australian Capital Territory

public parks act 1928 
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Repeal
	3.	Interpretation
	5.	Rangers 
	9.	Persons reasonably suspected of breach of regulations to give name and address
	10.	Determination of leases
	11.	Removal of Trustees of certain land etc.
	11B.	Removal of Trustees of recreation reserve at Williamsdale etc.
	12.	Regulations
The Schedules
The First Schedule
Area contained in hall Recreation Reserve
The Second Schedule
AreA contained in Recreation reserve at
Williamsdale

Australian Capital Territory

public parks act 1928
An Act to provide for the Regulation and Protection of Public Parks and Recreation Reserves and for other Purposes
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Public Parks Act 1928.1
Repeal
2.  The Parks and Gardens Ordinance 1918 and the Recreation Land Leases Ordinance 1923 are repealed.
Interpretation
3.  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Plan” has the same meaning as in the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991;
“Public Park” means an area of public land reserved under the Plan as an urban open space;
“Ranger” means a ranger appointed under this Act;
“the Association” means the body known as “The Australian Capital Territory Pastoral and Agricultural Association”;
“the Hall Recreation Reserve” means the land described in the Schedule to this Act.

Rangers
5.  The Minister may appoint such rangers as he thinks necessary for the purposes of this Act.
Persons reasonably suspected of breach of regulations to give name and address
9.  (1)  A member of the Police Force or a ranger may require any person reasonably suspected of having committed, or of being about to commit, a breach of this Act or the regulations thereunder, to give his name in full and place of abode.
(2)  Any person who, after being so required, refuses or fails to give his real name or place of abode shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
Determination of leases
10.  (1)  All leases of land granted under the Recreation Land Leases Ordinance 1923 are determined.
(2)  Notwithstanding anything contained in any such lease, all improvements existing on the land the subject of the lease and made thereto by the persons to whom the lease was granted (in this section referred to as “the lessees”) and all moneys received in respect of the land and unexpended by the lessees shall be vested in the Territory, and shall be recoverable by the Territory from the lessees in the Magistrates Court.
(3)  The lessees of any land, the lease of which is determined by this section, shall, when and as required to do so by the Minister furnish to him—
	(a)	accounts of all moneys received and expended by them in respect of the land; and
	(b)	all books, papers and documents in relation to the lease which are in their possession or control.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.
(4)  The determination of any lease by this section shall not relieve the lessees of any liability incurred by them under the lease prior to its determination.
(5)  Any right granted by the lessees to any person in pursuance of any lease determined by this section shall continue to be exercisable by that person and in respect of the exercise of the right the Territory shall be substituted for the lessees.
Removal of Trustees of certain land etc.
11.  (1)  The land described in the First Schedule to this Act which by notice published in the New South Wales Government Gazette Number 121 of the 20th March, 1882, was, in pursuance of the fourth section of the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1861 of the State of New South Wales, reserved from sale for public recreation, shall cease to be subject to the provisions of the Public Trusts Act 1897, and the Public Parks Act 1902, of the State of New South Wales.
(2)  The trustees of the land referred to in the last preceding subsection appointed under the Public Trusts Act, 1897, or the Public Parks Act, 1902, of the State of New South Wales and holding office at the commencement of this Act shall cease to hold office as such trustees.
Removal of Trustees of recreation reserve at Williamsdale etc.
11B.  (1)  The land described in the Second Schedule to this Act which, by notice dated the 17th September, 1904, and published in the New South Wales Government Gazette dated the seventeenth day of September, 1904, was, in pursuance of section 101 of the Crown Lands Act, 1884 and section 39 of the Crown Lands Act, 1889 of the State of New South Wales, reserved from sale pending determination of the portions to be set apart for public recreation shall cease to be subject to any Act relating to the Crown Lands, the Public Trusts Act, 1897 and the Public Parks Act, 1902 of the State of New South Wales, and any dedication or reservation of the land is revoked.
(2)  The trustees of the land referred to in the last preceding subsection appointed under any law of the State of New South Wales and holding office at the commencement of this section shall cease to hold office as such trustees and shall be divested of all estate and interest in the land.
Regulations
12.  The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Act, and in particular for providing for and in relation to—
	(a)	the protection of public parks;
	(b)	the regulation of the use and enjoyment of public parks;
	(c)	the admission of, and the charges for the admission of, the public to, and the conduct of the public in, public parks;
	(d)	the powers and duties of the trustees of any public park, and the regulation of their meetings and the conduct of business thereat;
	(e)	the powers which may be exercised by any ranger or other person in respect of any public park;
	(f)	the imposition of penalties for offences against the regulations not exceeding—
	(i)	if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units; or 
	(ii)	if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.

The Schedules
	The First Schedule	Section 11 (1)
County of Murray, Parish of Ginninderra, Village of Ginninderra, area about 4.148 hectares; The Crown lands within the following boundaries: Commencing at the intersection of the right bank of Hall’s Creek with the south-west side of Hall Street; and bounded thence on the north-east of that side of that street bearing north-westerly to the south-east side of Gladstone Street; thence by that side of Gladstone Street bearing south-westerly to the north-east side of Victoria Street; thence by that side and a western side of that street bearing south-easterly and southerly to Hall’s Creek aforesaid;  and thence by that creek upwards to the point of commencement.

	The second Schedule	Section 11B
County of Murray, Parish of Burra, containing an area of 4.35 hectares.  The Crown Lands within the following boundaries: Commencing at a point 261.52 metres south from the south-east corner of portion 39;  and bounded thence by a line west to the right bank of Lobbs Hole Creek;  by that creek upwards to the western side of the road from Queanbeyan to Cooma; by that side of that road northerly to a point east from the point of commencement; and thence a line west to that point.

NOTE
1.	The Public Parks Act 1928 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 23, 1928 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989  (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Public Parks Ordinance 1928	23, 1928	13 Dec 1928	13 Dec 1928		
Seat of Government (Administration) Ordinance  1930	5, 1930	1 May 1930	1 May 1930	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1937	27, 1937	23 Dec 1937	23 Dec 1937	—	
Public Parks Ordinance 1939	11, 1939	12 Oct 1939	12 Oct 1939	—	
Public Parks Ordinance 1942	4, 1942	29 Jan 1942	29 Jan 1942	—	
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—	
Ordinances Revision (Metric Conversion) Ordinance 1977	64, 1977	22 Dec 1977	22 Dec 1977	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978	46, 1978	28 Dec 1978	28 Dec 1978	—	
Magistrates Court Ordinance 1985	67, 1985	19 Dec 1985	1 Feb 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. G3, p. 265)	—	
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2:  10 May 1989
Remainder:  11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)
	—	
Self-Government day 11 May 1989

Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Acts Revision (Arrest Without Warrant) Act 1989	23, 1989	1 Dec 1989	1 Dec 1989	—	
Land (Planning and Environment) (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991	118, 1991	15 Jan 1992	Ss. 1 and 2:  15 Jan 1992
Ss. 3-8, 17-27 and 32-44:  2 Apr 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. 13, p. 478)
Remainder:  15 July 1992	Ss. 25-27 and 43	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	81, 1994	29 Nov 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  29 Nov 1994
Remainder:  29 Nov 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S269, p. 2)
	—	
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 3	am. No. 5, 1930; No. 11, 1939; Act No. 118, 1991
S. 4	am. No. 27, 1937
	rep. Act No. 118, 1991
S. 5	am. No. 27, 1937
Ss. 6-8	am. No. 27, 1937
	rep. Act No. 118, 1991
S. 9	am. No. 19, 1966; Act No. 23, 1989; No. 81, 1994
S. 10	am. No. 27, 1937; No. 19, 1966; No. 67, 1985; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 81, 1994
S. 11	am. No. 4, 1942
S. 11A	ad. No. 11, 1939
	rep. Act No. 118, 1991
S. 11B	ad. No. 4, 1942
S. 12	am. No. 27, 1937; No. 19, 1966; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 81, 1994
Heading to The Schedule	rep. No. 4, 1942
Heading to The Schedules	ad. No. 4, 1942
Heading to the First	ad. No. 4, 1942
   Schedule

The First Schedule	am. No. 64, 1977
The Second Schedule	ad. No. 4, 1942
	am. No. 64, 1977; No. 46, 1978

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