Parliament Act 1974 (Cth)

Parliament Act 1974

Act No. 165 of 1974 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 23 October 2000 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 9 of 1988

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Parliamentary zone 4 Site of new Parliament House 5 Parliamentary control of erection of buildings or other work within Parliamentary zone

Schedule

Notes

An Act to determine the site of the New and Permanent Parliament House, and for other purposes

1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Parliament Act 1974.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Parliamentary zone

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Parliamentary zone is the area of land bounded by a line commencing at a point where the eastern boundary of Commonwealth Avenue intersects the inner boundary of State Circle and proceeding thence in a northerly direction along the eastern boundary of Commonwealth Avenue until it intersects the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, thence in a generally easterly direction along that shore until it intersects the western boundary of Kings Avenue, thence in a south westerly direction along that boundary until it intersects the inner boundary of State Circle, and thence clockwise around that inner boundary to the point of commencement.

(2) The location of the Parliamentary zone is indicated by shading on the plan set out in the Schedule.

4 Site of new Parliament House

The new and permanent Parliament House proposed to be constructed after the commencement of this Act shall be constructed upon the site on Capital Hill marked "Site of Parliament House" on the plan set out in the Schedule.