Australian Capital Territory
Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996     No 84 (repealed)
Republication No 2
Republication date: 18 September 2002
Amendments incorporated to 17 September 2002
As repealed by Act 2002 No 30

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)).  It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 17 September 2002
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
17 September 2002

Australian Capital Territory
Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed)

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	3	Interpretation for Act	2
	4	Acquisition of land	2
	5	Possession of land	3
	6	Conversion of interests into claims for compensation	3
	7	Notices to owners	3
	8	Registration of acquisition	3
	9	Compensation for acquisition	4
	10	Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act	4
	11	Disposal of interests	4
	12	Effect of Lands Acquisition Act	5
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Amendments incorporated to
17 September 2002

Australian Capital Territory
Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 (repealed)

An Act relating to the acquisition for the Commonwealth of certain land in the ACT

    

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996. 
3	Interpretation for Act
	(1)	In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
interest, in relation to land, means—
	(a)	any legal or equitable estate or interest in the land; or
	(b)	any restriction on the use of the land, whether or not annexed to other land; or
	(c)	any other right (including a right under an option and a right of redemption), charge, power or privilege over or in connection with the land or an interest in the land.
Lands Acquisition Act means the Lands Acquisition Act 1994.
person does not include the Commonwealth.
relevant land means the land comprising block 1, section 30, division of Braddon, Canberra Central district, being the land where the sporting facility known as Northbourne Oval is situated.
	(2) 	In the provisions of the Lands Acquisition Act applied by this Act, a reference to that Act includes a reference to this Act.
4	Acquisition of land
	(1)	The Executive may, in writing, declare that the relevant land (other than the interests of the Commonwealth in the land) is acquired for the Commonwealth.
	(2)	A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Note 	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
	(3) 	On the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of the declaration, the relevant land is—
	(a)	vested in the Commonwealth; and
	(b)	freed and discharged from all other interests and from all trusts, restrictions, dedications, reservations, obligations, mortgages, encumbrances, contracts, licences, charges and rates.
5	Possession of land
The Executive is entitled to vacant possession of the relevant land 7 days after notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1). 
6	Conversion of interests into claims for compensation
On the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1), each interest of a person in the relevant land is converted into a right to compensation under this Act.
7	Notices to owners
The Executive shall, as soon as practicable after the acquisition of the relevant land under section 4 (1), serve a copy of the declaration of the acquisition, in the form the Executive determines, on each person who had an interest in the land immediately before it was acquired, or on such of them as can, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained.
8	Registration of acquisition
	(1)	As soon as practicable, and in any event, within 28 days, after the notification under the Legislation Act 2001 of a declaration under section 4 (1), the chief executive shall lodge with the registrar-general a memorandum setting out particulars of the declaration.
	(2) 	The registrar-general shall—
	(a)	deal with and give effect to the declaration as if it were a grant, conveyance or transfer of the acquired interest to the Commonwealth duly executed under the laws of the Territory; and
	(b)	make the entries in the records kept by the registrar-general that are necessary having regard to the effect of section 4 (3).
9	Compensation for acquisition
The Lands Acquisition Act, part 6 applies in relation to interests in the relevant land that have been acquired on behalf of the Commonwealth under this Act as if the relevant land had been acquired by compulsory process under the Lands Acquisition Act on the day the declaration of the acquisition under section 4 (1) was notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
10	Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act
The Lands Acquisition Act, sections 105, 106, 107, 110 and 112 to 116 apply in relation to interests in the relevant land that have been acquired on behalf of the Commonwealth under this Act as if the relevant land had been acquired by compulsory process under the Lands Acquisition Act on the day the declaration of the acquisition under section 4 (1) was notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
11	Disposal of interests
	(1)	The Executive may dispose of an interest in land acquired under this Act in any way authorised by the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991.
	(2) 	The Executive is not required to comply with the provisions of the Lands Acquisition Act, part 9 in disposing of an interest in land acquired under this Act.
12	Effect of Lands Acquisition Act
This Act has effect despite anything contained in the Lands Acquisition Act.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
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 and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
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.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
num = numbered	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
o = order	or to be expired	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
Land Acquisition (Northbourne Oval) Act 1996 No 84
notified 20 December 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S328)
commenced 20 December 1996 (s 2)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 206
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 206 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
as repealed by
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 4.1
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 4.1 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2324
Acquisition of land
s 4	am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2325-1.2327; ss renum R1 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2328)
Possession of land
s 5	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2329
Conversion of interests into claims for compensation
s 6	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2329
Notices to owners
s 7	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2330
Registration of acquisition
s 8	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2331
Compensation for acquisition
s 9	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2332
Application of provisions of Lands Acquisition Act
s 10	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2332
5	Earlier republications
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.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Act 2001 No 44	16 May 2002	

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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