Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names (Mitchell) Determination 2013 (No 1)

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Disallowable Instrument DI2013-263
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 the name of a division or public place in writing.  A determination is a disallowable instrument and must be notified in the 
ACT Legislation Register. 

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 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 116 dated 
30 August 1973 by revoking that part of Bellenden Street located within the Division of Mitchell as specified in the attached Schedule A; and 

DETERMINES the name of Nirta Place in the Division of Mitchell as specified in the attached Schedule B and associated plan.  The theme for the naming of public places in Mitchell is Industrialists. 

The portion of Bellenden Street in the Division of Mitchell, east of Gungahlin Drive, is renamed Nirta Place as shown in the plan in this instrument.  The name Bellenden Street will continue to apply to the road located west of Gungahlin Drive in the District of Gungahlin.

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, has been considered as required by the Public Place Names Act 1989.

This instrument commemorates one man.