Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 (WA)

Western Australia Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 Western Australia Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Purpose of Act 2 5. Act binds Crown 3 Part 2 — Compulsory acquisition of Wittenoom land 6. Wittenoom land may be taken under LA Act Pt. 9 4 7. Application of LA Act Pt. 9 4 8. Notice of intention in relation to Wittenoom land 5 9. Taking order in relation to Wittenoom land 5 10. Disclosure under Contaminated Sites Act 2003 s. 68 not required 6 Part 3 — Compensation 11. No compensation except as provided in this Part 7 12. Compensation for fee simple in Wittenoom land 7 13. Apportionment of rates and taxes 7 14. Payment of compensation 8 Schedule 1 — Wittenoom land Notes Compilation table 11 Defined terms Western Australia Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 An Act to facilitate the closure of the former townsite of Wittenoom by providing for the compulsory acquisition of land, and for related purposes.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This is the Wittenoom Closure Act 2022.

2. Commencement This Act comes into operation as follows — (a) Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; (b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3. Terms used In this Act — date of taking has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1); former principal proprietor, in relation to Wittenoom land taken under the authority of section 6(1), has the meaning given in section 12(1); LA Act means the Land Administration Act 1997; Minister has the meaning given in the LA Act section 3(1); native title rights and interests has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1); notice of intention has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1); registered, in relation to a notice of intention, means registered under the LA Act section 170; Wittenoom land means land comprised in any lot specified in Schedule 1.