JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT REPEAL ACT 2021
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT REPEAL ACT 2021
As in force at 17 December 2021
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
Part 2 Repeals and transitional matters
4 Repeals ........................................................................................... 1
5 Abolition of Jabiru Town Development Authority ............................. 2
6 Normalisation of local government area .......................................... 2
7 Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations and
substitution of parties ....................................................................... 2
8 Superseded references ................................................................... 2
9 By-laws saved ................................................................................. 3
Schedule 1 Subordinate legislation repealed
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 17 December 2021
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JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT REPEAL ACT 2021
An Act to repeal the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 and for related
purposes
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Jabiru Town Development Repeal
Act 2021.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after the day on which the
Administrator's assent to this Act is declared.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
Authority means the Jabiru Town Development Authority under the
repealed Act before the commencement.
commencement means the commencement of section 4 of this
Act.
Jabiru Town means the land specified as Jabiru town land under
the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth).
repealed Act means the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 as in
force immediately before its repeal.
Part 2 Repeals and transitional matters
4 Repeals
(1) The following Acts are repealed:
(a) the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 (Act No. 2 of 1979);
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Part 2 Repeals and transitional matters
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(b) the Jabiru Town Development Amendment Act 1984
(Act No. 6 of 1984);
(c) the Jabiru Town Development Amendment Act 2008
(Act No. 24 of 2008).
(2) The subordinate legislation specified in Schedule 1 is repealed.
5 Abolition of Jabiru Town Development Authority
On the commencement:
(a) the Authority is abolished; and
(b) the Chairman and each member of the Authority goes out of
office.
6 Normalisation of local government area
(1) Subject to this Act and the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976 (Cth), Jabiru Town becomes part of the council
area of West Arnhem Regional Council.
(2) Subject to section 7 of the Control of Roads Act 1953, a road within
the Jabiru Town is a road within the care, control and management
of the West Arnhem Regional Council in accordance with
section 271 of the Local Government Act 2019.
7 Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations and
substitution of parties
(1) On and from the commencement, all property, rights, liabilities and
obligations of the Authority are taken to be the property, rights,
liabilities and obligations of the Territory.
(2) If the Authority is a party to any contract, agreement or
arrangement immediately before the commencement, West
Arnhem Regional Council is substituted for the Authority as a party
to that contract, agreement or arrangement.
8 Superseded references
Without limiting section 7, on and from the commencement, in any
instrument, contract or document of any other kind:
(a) a reference to the repealed Act or a provision of the repealed
Act is taken to be a reference to the Local Government
Act 2019 or the most equivalent provision of that Act (as the
case requires); and
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(b) a reference to the Authority is taken to be a reference to the
West Arnhem Regional Council.
9 By-laws saved
(1) Subject to subsection (2), despite the repeal of the repealed Act, a
by-law made under section 31 of the repealed Act that is not
repealed by Schedule 1 continues in force as if it were a by-law
made under section 275 of the Local Government Act 2019, subject
to the amendments made by Schedule 3.
(2) A by-law continued in force under subsection (1):
(a) applies only to the Jabiru Town area of West Arnhem
Regional Council; and
(b) is repealed on 1 January 2025 (if not earlier repealed).
(3) Despite section 3, definition Authority, a reference to the Authority
in a by-law continued in force under subsection (1) is taken to be a
reference to the West Arnhem Regional Council.
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Schedule 1 Subordinate legislation repealed
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Schedule 1 Subordinate legislation repealed
section 4(2)
Jabiru Town Development (Aboriginal Camping
Areas) By-laws 1987
Subordinate Legislation
No. 29 of 1987
Jabiru Town Development (Caravan Parks)
By-laws 1983
Subordinate Legislation
No. 44 of 1983
Jabiru Town Development (Chemical
Preparations) By-laws 1983
Subordinate Legislation
No. 34 of 1983
Jabiru Town Development (Community Hall)
Amendment By-laws 1984
Subordinate Legislation
No. 45 of 1984
Jabiru Town Development (Roads and Public
Places) Amendment By-laws 1984
Subordinate Legislation
No. 44 of 1984
Jabiru Town Development Regulations 1982 Subordinate Legislation
No. 61 of 1982
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ENDNOTES
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Jabiru Town Development Repeal Act 2021 (Act No. 29, 2021)
Assent date 15 December 2021
Commenced 16 December 2021 (s 2)
3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt 3 hdg exp No. 29, 2021, s 11
ss 10 – 11 exp No. 29, 2021, s 11
sch 2 – 3 exp No. 29, 2021, s 11
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