Norfolk Island Land Transfer Ordinance 2016 (Cth)

Norfolk Island Land Transfer Ordinance 2016

Ordinance No. 7, 2016

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance.

Dated 05 May 2016

Peter Cosgrove Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Paul Fletcher Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Minister may transfer certain Norfolk Island land 5 Registering transfers 6 Exemptions for transfers 7 Liabilities also transfer 8 Acquisitions must be on just terms

1 Name This is the Norfolk Island Land Transfer Ordinance 2016.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Ordinance specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Ordinance The day after this Ordinance is registered. 11 May 2016

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Ordinance as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Ordinance. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Ordinance. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Ordinance.

3 Authority This Ordinance is made under section 19A of the Norfolk Island Act 1979.

4 Minister may transfer certain Norfolk Island land (1) The Minister may, by writing signed by the Minister, transfer an interest in land situated on Norfolk Island as follows: (a) an interest held by the Commonwealth may be transferred to the Administration or the Norfolk Island Regional Council; (b) an interest held by the Administration or the Norfolk Island Regional Council may be transferred to the Commonwealth. (2) The transfer may be compulsory or may give effect to an agreement between the Commonwealth and the Administration or the Norfolk Island Regional Council. (3) The transfer has effect without any other act, requirement or condition, but may be made subject to conditions specified by the Minister in the instrument that effects the transfer. Note: The Lands Acquisition Act 1989 does not prevent or affect the making or operation of this section: see section 62 of the Norfolk Island Act 1979, and subsection 5(3) of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989.