Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names (Bonner) Amendment Determination 2014 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2014-250 
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 Planning 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 DI2010-200 by omitting the public place name entry relating to Peter Coppin Street and inserts new and correct biographical details for the late 
Mr Peter Coppin. Mr Coppin, also known as Kangkushot, lived and worked in the Pilbara region in Western Australia.

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 corrects the biographical details of and commemorates one man.