Lands Acquisition Act 1994

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City and Environment Directorate Legislative instruments Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999 None Subordinate laws s 119 2 November 2004 SL1999-30 Lands Acquisition Section 21 Certificate - Kingston Foreshore Development 2002 None Notifiable instruments s 21 4 March 2002 NI2002-57 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 25 May 2000 - 20 September 2000 NI2000-143 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 25 May 2000 - 20 September 2000 NI2000-144 Lands Acquisition Declaration Acquistion of Part of Block 1590 District of Tuggeranong by the ACT Executive None Notifiable instruments s 33 21 September 2000 NI2000-245 Lands Acquisition Declaration Acquisition of Part of Block 3 Section 73 Division of Fyshwick by the ACT Executive None Notifiable instruments s 33 21 September 2000 NI2000-246 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration None Notifiable instruments s 19 23 November 2000 NI2000-301 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 5 March 1997 - 1 July 1997 NI1997-54 Lands Acquisition Declaration Acquisition of Part Block 319 Gungahlin by the ACT Executive None Notifiable instruments s 33 2 July 1997 NI1997-149 Lands Acquisition Declaration Acquisition of Block 1267 of Belconnen by the ACT Executive None Notifiable instruments s 33 17 January 1996 NI1996-13 Lands Acquisition Declaration Acquisition of Block 4 Section 55 Fyshwick by the ACT Executive None Notifiable instruments s 33 13 March 1996 NI1996-49 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 August 1995 - 16 January 1996 NI1995-238 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 4 October 1995 - 12 March 1996 NI1995-278 Lands Acquisition Commencement Notice 1995 (Repealed) Repealed Commencement notices s 2 20 January 1995 - 2 February 1995 CN1995-2 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2009 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 25 September 2009 - 30 November 2009 NI2009-463 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2009 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 1 December 2009 - 18 February 2010 NI2009-603 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2010 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 33 19 February 2010 NI2010-73 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2010 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 19 November 2010 - 7 February 2011 NI2010-640 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2011 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 33 8 February 2011 NI2011-38 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2012 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 4 May 2012 - 19 July 2012 NI2012-222 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2012 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 33 20 July 2012 NI2012-368 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 10 February 2015 - 19 October 2015 NI2015-53 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 21 August 2015 - 18 November 2015 NI2015-483 Lands Acquisition (Reconsideration of pre-acquisition declaration—Block 4 Section 33 Division of Dickson) Confirmation 2015 None Disallowable instruments s 24 and s 25 1 September 2015 DI2015-248 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 33 20 October 2015 NI2015-593 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 2) None Notifiable instruments s 33 19 November 2015 NI2015-647 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 3) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2016 NI2015-721 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 4) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 27 October 2016 NI2015-722 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 5) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2026 NI2015-723 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 6) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2016 NI2015-724 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 7) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2016 NI2015-725 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 8) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2016 NI2015-726 Lands Acquisition Pre-Acquisition Declaration 2015 (No 9) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 23 December 2015 - 9 May 2016 NI2015-727 Lands Acquisition Pre-acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 22 April 2016 - 18 November 2016 NI2016-193 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-216 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 2) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-217 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 3) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-218 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 4) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-219 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 5) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-220 Lands Acquisition Declaration 2016 (No 6) None Notifiable instruments s 33 10 May 2016 NI2016-221 Lands Acquisition Pre-acquisition Revocation 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 24 27 October 2016 - 28 October 2016 NI2016-598 Lands Acquisition Pre-acquisition Revocation 2016 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 19 18 November 2016 - 19 November 2016 NI2016-628 Lands Acquisition Delegation 2019 (Repealed) Repealed Delegation Notifiable instruments s 116 24 January 2019 - 2 June 2019 NI2019-42 Lands Acquisition Delegation 2019 (No 2) None Delegation Notifiable instruments s 116 3 June 2019 NI2019-351 Related instruments Name Effective Year and No Classification Status Public Sector Management (Lands Acquisition) Delegation 2019 4 June 2019 NI2019-357 ni None Approved forms Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws Form name/number Status Description Category Under Effective Year and No CategoryAll Lands Acquisition Act 1994—Form 1 None Land Acquisition Compensation Claim Form s 118 14 February 2002 AF2002-17 ShowInAll Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 1 February 1995 onwards : The following table lists 21 point in time versions. 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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 26 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R17 26 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 27 November 2023 - 25 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R16 27 November 2023 Republication for amendments by A2023-36 2 September 2021 - 26 November 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R15 2 September 2021 Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 15) 1 September 2017 - 1 September 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R14 1 September 2017 Republication for amendments by A2017-23 14 October 2015 - 31 August 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R13 14 October 2015 Republication for amendments by A2015-33 25 November 2013 - 13 October 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R12 25 November 2013 Republication for amendments by A2013-44 21 September 2011 - 24 November 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R11 21 September 2011 Republication for amendments by A2011-28 31 August 2011 - 20 September 2011 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 31 August 2011 Republication for amendments by A2011-30 1 July 2011 - 30 August 2011 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9 1 July 2011 Republication for amendments by A2011-22 22 September 2009 - 30 June 2011 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 22 September 2009 Republication for amendments by A2009-20 2 February 2009 - 21 September 2009 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 2 February 2009 Republication for amendments by A2008-37 31 March 2008 - 1 February 2009 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 31 March 2008 Republication for amendments by A2007-25 11 July 2007 - 30 March 2008 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 11 July 2007 Republication for amendments by A2007-16 12 April 2007 - 10 July 2007 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 12 April 2007 Republication for amendments by A2007-3 1 July 2003 - 11 April 2007 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 1 July 2003 Republication for amendments by A2002-56 12 September 2001 - 30 June 2003 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 11 January 2002 Republication for amendments by A2001-44 1 January 2001 - 11 September 2001 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1B 21 January 2020 Republication for amendments by A2000-66 15 December 1999 - 31 December 2000 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1A 21 January 2020 Republication for amendments by A1999-74 31 December 1997 - 14 December 1999 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 (RI) 21 January 2020 Republication for amendments by A1996-85 Reissued electronic republication of printed version 1 July 1996 - 23 June 1997 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R0B 21 January 2020 Republication for amendments by A1996-26 20 June 1996 - 30 June 1996 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R0A 21 January 2020 Republication for amendments by A1995-54 1 February 1995 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 7 September 1994 Bill and Explanatory statement The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Lands Acquisition Bill 1994 . Notification statement The Lands Acquisition Act 1994 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 7 September 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S177). (Parliamentary Counsel) Act as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 7 September 1994 1 February 1995 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 7 September 1994 s 2 (1) remainder 1 February 1995 s 2 (2) and Gaz 1995 No S27 Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method pt 15 1 September 2021 (midnight) s 202 s 96B 1 January 2002 (midnight) s 96B (1) Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2017-23 Lands Acquisition Amendment Act 2017 ss 4-16 1 September 2017 A2015-33 Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015 sch 1 pt 1.39 14 October 2015 A2013-44 Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.13 25 November 2013 A2011-30 Law Officers Act 2011 sch 1 pt 1.3 31 August 2011 A2011-28 Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.20 21 September 2011 A2011-22 Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 sch 1 pt 1.89 1 July 2011 A2009-20 Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 sch 3 pt 3.47 22 September 2009 A2008-37 ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) sch 1 pt 1.61 2 February 2009 A2007-25 Planning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 sch 1 pt 1.18 31 March 2008 A2007-16 Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.20 11 July 2007 A2007-3 Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 sch 3 pt 3.54 12 April 2007 A2002-56 Planning and Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 sch 3 pt 3.10 1 July 2003 A2001-44 Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 pt 210 12 September 2001 A2000-66 Utilities (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 sch 1 pt 8 1 January 2001 A1999-74 Lands Acquisition Amendment Act 1999 s 4, s 5 15 December 1999 A1996-85 Land (Planning and Environment) (Amendment) Act (No 3) 1996 pt 3 div 7 24 June 1997 A1996-26 Financial Management and Audit (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1996 sch pt 13 1 July 1996 A1995-54 Land Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 sch pt 1 20 June 1996 A2023-36 Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 sch 1 pt 1.38 27 November 2023 A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 sch 3 pt 3.51, sch 4 pt 4.106 26 November 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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