Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 1997

Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 1997

An Act to amend the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 1997 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 80 amended (Interpretation of Part 3)

Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "and not intersected by other land" from the definition of "block";

(b) by inserting in subsection (3)(e) "of any other blocks in that folio" after "description";

(c) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:

(4)  Land constitutes a block for subdivision purposes even if it is intersected by –

(a) a highway, railway, tramway or any other way; or

(b) any land of the Crown, the Commonwealth or another person.

(4A)  Land does not constitute a block for subdivision purposes if it is a fragmented or subdivided portion of land referred to in subsection (3)(a) , (b) , (c) or (d) that requires mathematical closure for description in being transferred or retained in the folio of the Register kept under the Land Titles Act 1980 .

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 30 APRIL 1997

Legislative Council on 19 JUNE 1997]