Australian Capital Territory
Public Place Names (Mitchell) Amendment Determination 2014 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2014-278 
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 Public Place Names (Mitchell Nomenclature) Determination 1997 as notified on 13 August 1997 by revoking the road name ‘Swinburne Circuit’ as specified in the attached schedule.  
The proposal to construct Swinburne Circuit in the Division of Mitchell did not proceed.