Lakes Act 1976

Number: A1976-65
Status: In Force

Notes

For infringement notice offences under this Act see Magistrates Court (Lakes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004
The Lakes Ordinance 1976 as in force immediately before 11 May 1989 continues to have effect in relation to National Land under the National Land Ordinance 1989, and as modified by that Ordinance. It is administered by the Commonwealth. A current version of the National Land Ordinance 1989 including the collection of associated pre Self-Government laws can be viewed at the Federal Register of Legislation.

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Current version

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
14 November 2019	PDF PDF Word	R19	14 November 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-42

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for the Environment and Heritage - Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Lakes (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 54	1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003	DI2002-81
Lakes (Interstate Licence Holders - Conditions of Use) Determination 2002	None		Notifiable instruments	s 27	10 January 2003	NI2003-7
Lakes (Fees) Determination 2001(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002	DI2001-140
Lakes (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2003(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 54	1 July 2003 - 2 July 2003	DI2003-103
Lakes (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 54	1 July 2000 - 30 June 2001	DI2000-172
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 5A	1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000	DI1999-122
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	1 July 1998 - 30 June 1999	DI1998-124
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	23 July 1997 - 30 June 1998	DI1997-179
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1996(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 5A	27 June 1996 - 22 July 1997	DI1996-111
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1992(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	29 June 1992 - 12 September 2001	DI1992-81
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1991(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	1 July 1991 - 28 June 1992	DI1991-31
Lakes (Fees) Determination 1989(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 5A	25 July 1989 - 30 June 1991	DI1989-39
Lakes Declaration of an Area as a Lake Notice(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 5	13 October 1999 - 4 March 2019	NI1999-203
Lakes Declaration of Areas as a Lake	None		Notifiable instruments	s 9	23 June 1998	NI1998-166
Lakes (Delegate and Inspectors - Environment Protection and Heritage) Appointment 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6 and s 7	27 June 2008 - 29 July 2016	NI2008-229
Lakes (Authorised Inspectors) Appointment 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 7	26 February 2012 - 29 July 2016	NI2012-89
Lakes Regulations (Amendment)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 54	18 August 1982 - 1 October 1983	SL1982-37
Lakes Regulations (Repeal)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 56	1 October 1983 - 2 October 1983	SL1983-14
Lakes Regulations(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 56	3 February 1978	SL1978-4
Lakes (Kingston Harbour) Declaration 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 5	21 August 2012 - 4 March 2019	NI2012-424
Lakes (Lake Ginninderra) Declaration 2014 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 9	27 January 2014	NI2014-4
Lakes (Lake Tuggeranong) Declaration 2015 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 9	17 March 2015	NI2015-105
Lakes (Delegate and Inspectors) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6 and s 7	30 July 2016 - 11 January 2018	NI2016-407
Lakes (Delegate and Inspectors) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 10 and s 89	12 January 2018 - 22 August 2019	NI2018-15
Lakes Regulation 2019	None		Subordinate laws	s 122	10 May 2019	SL2019-8
Lakes (Inspectors) Appointment 2019 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 89	23 August 2019	NI2019-561
Lakes (Delegate for Lakes) Appointment 2019 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 10 and s 89	23 August 2019	NI2019-562
Lakes (Closure) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 23	22 November 2019 - 14 March 2020	NI2019-739

Related instruments

Name	Effective	Year and No	Classification	Status
Legislation (Lakes) Delegation 2009 (No 1) (Repealed)	28 November 2009 - 1 May 2017	NI2009-637	ni	Repealed
Legislation (Lakes) Delegation 2012 (No 1) (Repealed)	21 August 2012 - 1 May 2017	NI2012-425	ni	Repealed
Legislation (Lakes) Delegation 2017	2 May 2017	NI2017-205	ni	None
Public Sector Management (Lakes) Delegation 2019 (No 1)	13 September 2019	NI2019-563	ni	None

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 15 December 1976 onwards:

The following table lists 17 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
14 November 2019	PDF PDF Word	R19	14 November 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-42
5 March 2019 - 13 November 2019	PDF PDF Word	R18	5 March 2019	Republication for amendments by A2018-7, A2018-42 and general renumbering
9 March 2017 - 4 March 2019	PDF PDF Word	R17	9 March 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-4
1 September 2016 - 8 March 2017	PDF PDF Word	R16	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
14 October 2015 - 31 August 2016	PDF PDF Word	R15	14 October 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-33
27 January 2014 - 13 October 2015	PDF PDF Word	R14	27 January 2014	Republication for amendments by A2013-40
1 July 2011 - 26 January 2014	PDF PDF Word	R13	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22
1 March 2011 - 30 June 2011	PDF PDF Word	R12	1 March 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-3
22 September 2009 - 28 February 2011	PDF PDF Word	R11	22 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-20
2 February 2009 - 21 September 2009	PDF PDF Word	R10	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37
24 November 2005 - 1 February 2009	PDF PDF Word	R9*	24 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-54
9 April 2004 - 23 November 2005	PDF PDF Word	R8	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
31 December 2002 - 8 April 2004	PDF PDF Word	R7	31 December 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-49
3 December 2002 - 30 December 2002	PDF PDF Word	R6	3 December 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-46
28 May 2002 - 2 December 2002	PDF PDF Word	R5	3 June 2002
12 September 2001 - 27 May 2002	PDF PDF Word	R4	26 October 2001
4 March 1999 - 12 September 2001	Word	R3C	4 March 1999
15 December 1976	PDF PDF	As notified	13 December 1976	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Notification statement

The Lakes Ordinance 1976 was notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13 December 1976 (Cwlth Gaz 1976 No S225).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Ordinance as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
13 December 1976	15 December 1976	PDF PDF	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	13 December 1976	PDF PDF

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	15 December 1976	s 2 and Cwlth Gaz 1976 No S228