Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC UNLEASED LAND ACT 2013 (NO. 3 OF 2013) - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACAT

              •     Act

              •     corporation

              •     Corporations Act

              •     daily newspaper

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     police officer

              •     reviewable decision notice

              •     working day.

"activity information notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 51 (Suitability of activities—further information about activity).

"additional approval notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 52 (2) (Suitability of activities—other approvals).

"authorised person "means an authorised person mentioned in section 89 (Authorised people).

"closed road"—see section 11 (1) (Director-general may temporarily close public roads).

"closed road approval"—see section 12 (1) (Approval to use closed road).

"connected", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.

damage a protected tree, for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see section 30.

"director-general's direction"—see section 100 (2).

"drainage direction"—see section 15 (2) (Directions to construct surface water drains).

"emergency closure order"—see section 102 (1) (Emergency closure of permitted place).

"financial assurance condition", on a public unleased land permit—see section 60.

"ground for regulatory action", against a permit-holder, for division 3.9 (Public unleased land permits—regulatory action)—see section 79.

"influential person", for a corporation, for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 42.

"inspection notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 56 (2) (Suitability of activities—inspection of object).

"location plan", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 45 (Public unleased land permit—application).

"movable signs code of practice"—see section 27 (Movable signs code of practice).

"object" includes any item of movable personal property.

"occupier"—

        (a)     of leased territory land, for division 2.7 (Graffiti visible from public unleased land)—see section 37; and

        (b)     of premises, for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.

"offence", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.

"on", public unleased land, includes in, at or across the public unleased land.

owner––

        (a)     of land, means the lessee of the land; and

        (b)     of a vehicle, includes anyone who has a legal right to move the vehicle.

"permit" means a public unleased land permit.

"permit-holder" means a person who is the holder of a permit.

"permit register", for division 3.10 (Public unleased land permit register)—see section 86 (1).

"permitted activity"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).

"permitted public unleased land"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).

"permitted time"—see section 40 (What is a public unleased land permit?).

"personal information notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 48 (Suitability of people—further information about people).

"plant pruning direction"—see section 31 (Direction to prune tree etc overhanging public unleased land).

"plant removal direction"—see section 34 (Direction to remove tree etc endangering public on unleased land).

"premises" includes land, structure, vehicle or boat.

"public consultation notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 53 (2) (Suitability of activities—public consultation).

"public consultation period", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 53 (3) (a) (iv) (Suitability of activities—public consultation).

"public consultation submission notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 54 (2) (Suitability of activities—public consultation submissions).

"public road"—see section 9.

"public unleased land"—see section 8.

"public unleased land permit"—see section 40.

"registered operator"––see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999

, dictionary.

Note     A reference to the registered operator includes each registered operator (see Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999

, s 29).

"registered tree", for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see section 30.

"regulatory action"—see section 80.

"removal direction"—see section 98 (3) (Direction to remove objects from public unleased land).

"repair damage direction"—see section 21 (2) (Directions to repair damage to public unleased land).

"retention area", for division 4.4 (Removal and disposal of objects on public unleased land by Territory)—see the Uncollected Goods Act 1996

, dictionary.

"reviewable decision", for part 5 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 127.

"risk management plan notice", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 55 (2) (Suitability of activities—risk management plan).

"show cause period", for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 54 (3) (b) (ii) (Suitability of activities—public consultation submissions).

"sign", on public unleased land—see section 24.

"sign approval"—see section 25 (1) (Approval to place sign on public unleased land).

"suitability information—"

        (a)     about a person—see section 47; and

        (b)     about an activity—see section 50.

"suitable activity", for a public unleased land permit—see section 49.

"suitable person", to hold a public unleased land permit—see section 46.

"tree protection approval", for division 2.6 (Trees and other plants affecting public unleased land)—see section 30.

"use", public unleased land, for part 3 (Public unleased land permits)—see section 41.

"vehicle"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999

, dictionary.

"warrant", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 88.

"work", on public unleased land—see section 18.

"work approval"—see section 19.

    Notified under the Legislation Act

on 21 February 2013.

3     Republications of amended laws

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I certify that the above is a true copy of the Public Unleased Land Bill 2013, which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Public Unleased Land Bill 2012 and was passed by the Assembly on 14 February 2013.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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