Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names Act 1989     No 31
Republication No 2
Republication date: 13 December 2001
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 56
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Public Place Names Act 1989 as in force on 13 December 2001.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
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•	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
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When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
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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—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names Act 1989

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Meaning of public place	2
	3	Minister to determine names	2
	4	Regard given to certain names	2
	5	Regulation-making power	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5
	5	Earlier republications	6

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names Act 1989

Act to provide for the naming of divisions and public places

    

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Public Place Names Act 1989.
2	Meaning of public place
In this Act:
public place includes an avenue, road, street or place that the public are entitled to use, and any unleased land.
3	Minister to determine names
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, determine the name of—
	(a)	a division of Territory land; or
	(b)	a public place that is Territory land.
	(2)	A determination is a disallowable instrument.
Note 	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
4	Regard given to certain names
	(1)	When making a determination in respect of the naming of a division, the Minister shall have regard to the names of persons who have made notable contributions to the existence of Australia as a nation.
	(2)	When making a determination in respect of the naming of a public place, the Minister shall have regard to—
	(a)	the names of persons famous in Australian exploration, navigation, pioneering, colonisation, administration, politics, education, science or letters;
	(b)	the names of persons who have made notable contributions to the existence of Australia as a nation;
	(c)	the names of Australian flora;
	(d)	the names of things characteristic of Australia or Australians; and
	(e)	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander vocabulary.
	(3)	Before having regard to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander vocabulary under subsection (2) (e), the Minister must consult with each entity prescribed under the regulations as an entity that represents the interests of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.
5	Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note	Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.

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 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 endnotes.
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	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[X] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
o = order	SL  = Subordinate Law	
om = omitted/repealed	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
3	Legislation history
The Public Place Names Act 1989 was originally the Public Place Names Ordinance 1989.  It became an ACT Act on self-government (11 May 1989).
Public Place Names Act 1989 No 31
notified 10 May 1989
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
remainder (ss 3-7) commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1989 No S164)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 314
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 314 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 (No 2) 2001 No 56 pt 1.5
notified 5 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S65)
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2001 (IA s 10B)
amdts 1.42, 1.43, 1.46 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 (2))
pt 1.5 remainder commenced 5 September 2001 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Name of Act
s 1	sub 2001 No 56 amdt 1.41
Meaning of public place
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3459
	ins 2001 No 56 amdt 1.42
Minister to determine names
s 3	orig s 3 om 2001 No 56 amdt 1.42
	pres s 3 (prev s 4) am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3460, amdt 1.3461
	renum 2001 No 56 amdt 1.43
Regard given to certain names
s 4	orig s 4 am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3460, amdt 1.3461
	renum as s 3 2001 No 56 amdt 1.43
	pres s 4 (prev s 6) am 2001 No 56 amdt 1.44, amdt 1.45
	renum 2001 No 56 amdt 1.46
Regulation-making power
s 5	orig s 5 om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3462
	ins 2001 No 56 amdt 1.47
Regard given to certain names
s 6	renum as s 4 2001 No 56 amdt 1.46
Savings
s 7	om 2001 No 56 amdt 1.47
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	not amended	31 July 1991	

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