Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DISTRICTS ACT 1966 - NOTES

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	p = page
cl = clause	par = paragraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	prov = provision
div = division	pt = part
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No
LA = Legislation Act 2001	RI = reissue
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision
No = number	sub = substituted
num = numbered	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Districts Ordinance 1966 No 5 (Cwlth).

The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).

    Legislation before becoming Territory enactment

Districts Act 1966 No 5

notified 31 March 1966

commenced 12 May 1966 (Gaz 1966)

as amended by

Districts Ordinance 1967 No 10

notified 24 May 1967

commenced 24 May 1967

Districts Ordinance 1976 No 4

notified 17 February 1976

commenced 17 February 1976

Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 1

notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)

    Legislation after becoming Territory enactment

Districts (Amendment) Act 1992 No 2

notified 25 May 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S58)

ss 1-3 commenced 25 May 1992 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 5 June 1992 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1992 No S80)

Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 64 sch 1

notified 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172)

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S207)

Real Property (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 90 sch

notified 17 December 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S258)

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 1993 (s 2 (1))

sch commenced 1 January 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S270)

Land Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 No 54 sch pt 1

notified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)

commenced 20 June 1996 (s 2)

Surveyors (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 3 sch 1

notified 8 March 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 10)

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 March 2001 (IA s 10B)

sch 1 commenced 26 July 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No 30)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 106

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 106 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 (No 2) No 56 pt 1.2

notified 5 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S65)

s 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 1.2 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 (2))

as repealed by

Districts Act 2002 No 39 s 21

notified LR 10 October 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 October 2002 (LA s 75 (1))

s 21 commenced 11 October 2002 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1148

Repeal
s 3     om R5 LRA

Interpretation for Act
s 4     def Registrar om 1993 No 64 sch 1

Districts
s 5     am 1967 No 10; 1976 No 4

Divisions, sections and blocks of districts
s 6     am 1976 No 4; 1989 No 38; 2001 No 56 amdt 1.2

Deposited plans
s 7     am 1976 No 4; 1992 No 2 s 4; 1993 No 64 sch 1; 2001 No 3 sch 1

Description of land for purposes of dealings
s 8     am 1993 No 64 sch 1; 1995 No 54 sch pt 1

Alterations of instruments
s 9     am 1993 No 64 sch 1; 1993 No 90 sch; 1995 No 54 sch pt 1

Inspection of deposited plans
s 10     am 1993 No 64 sch 1; 1995 No 54 sch pt 1

District boundaries
sch     am 1967 No 10
    sub 1976 No 4

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	Act 1992 No 2	5 June 1992
2	Act 1993 No 90	31 January 1994
3	Act 1995 No 54	10 April 2000
4	Act 2001 No 56	2 April 2002

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office


© Australian Capital Territory 2002

Australian Capital Territory

Republication No 5

Republication date: 11 October 2002

Amendments incorporated to 11 October 2002

As repealed by Act 2002 No 39

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Districts Act 1966 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 11 October 2002

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
11 October 2002

Australian Capital Territory

Districts Act 1966 (repealed)

Endnotes

Amendments incorporated to
11 October 2002

Australian Capital Territory

Districts Act 1966 (repealed)