AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

PUBLIC PLACE NAMES ACT 1989

PUBLIC PLACE NAMES 2003, NO. 7 (Street Nomenclature - Kingston)

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003-67

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Public Place Names Act 1989 provides for the naming of divisions and public places and, in particular, section 3 empowers the Minister to determine in writing, published in the ACT Legislation Register, the name of a division or public place.

Pursuant to Part 254A of the Legislation Act 2001, the Minister has delegated the power under the Public Place Names Act 1989 to name a division or public place to the Executive Director, Planning and Land Management, Department of Urban Services.

The attached Schedule to the Instrument, together with the accompanying plan, details the name, origin and significance of the new street name in the Division of Kingston.

The number of women and men after whom divisions or public places have been named in the last 10 years and whether the names of women are well-represented have been considered as required by the Public Place Names Act 1989.