Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names (Canberra Central and Gungahlin Districts) Amendment Determination 2012 (No 1)

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Disallowable instrument DI2012-195 
made under the 
Public Place Names Act 1989 — section 3 (Minister to determine names)

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, notified in the ACT Legislation Register, the name of a division or public place.

Pursuant to section 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 delegated officers of the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

Section 46 of the Legislation Act 2001 specifies that power given under an Act to make an instrument includes the power to amend or repeal the instrument.

This instrument AMENDS the notice published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 74  dated 21September 1961 which extended Northbourne Avenue in a north-easterly direction from  Dunsmore Street, Lyneham (now the Barton Highway) to Stirling Avenue, Watson.  As a result of this amendment the section of road from the Barton Highway intersection north to Stirling Avenue will be formally identified as the Federal Highway.
This instrument corrects an anomaly which has caused confusion to road users in North Canberra.  The official change of road name will accord with existing road signposting.  Data held in the ACT Cadastre will be updated to reflect the change.  
The name Northbourne Avenue will apply from Vernon Circle, City to the intersection with the Federal Highway and the Barton Highway at Lyneham.  The Federal Highway will extend from the Barton Highway in a northerly direction across the border of the Australian Capital Territory into New South Wales.  The highway is part of the Sydney-Canberra national highway link.