Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018

In this Act:

land acquisition—

means an acquisition of land by a government agency; and

includes—

an acquisition under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994; or

a surrender of a lease, or part of the land described in a lease, under the Planning Act 2023, section 363, whether or not the acquiring government agency agreed to accept the surrender; or

the withdrawal of land from a lease under the terms of the lease; or

a termination of a lease under the Planning Act 2023, section 457; or

any other acquisition of land by a government agency required under a territory law; or

an acquisition prescribed by regulation.

However, land acquisition does not include—

an acquisition of land by a government agency from another government agency; or

an acquisition prescribed by regulation.

Example—par (a)

as a result of a change to the functions of an administrative unit made under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 14

In this section:

declared land sublease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 365 (1).

land—

means the legal or equitable estate in land in the ACT or elsewhere; and

includes—

unleased territory land; and

an easement other than an easement prescribed by regulation; and

anything prescribed by regulation; but

unless otherwise stated by regulation, does not include—

a sublease of a lease other than a declared land sublease; or

any other tenancy or occupancy right; or

any other incorporeal right.

Note An incorporeal right is an intangible right attached to land, and in addition to easements, includes rents, tithes and profit à prendre.

lease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 257.