{"id":"albert-park-land-act-1972","name":"Albert Park Land Act 1972","slug":"albert-park-land-act-1972","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28680,"registerId":"vic-albert-park-land-act-1972-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Albert Park Land Act 1972","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Albert Park Land Act 1972**\n\n**No. 8295 of 1972**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n7 September 2022\n\n**table of provisions**\n\n*Section Page*\n\n1 Short title 2\n\n2 Committee of management may grant certain leases 2\n\nSchedule 4\n\nEndnotes 5\n\n1 General information 5\n\n2 Table of Amendments 7\n\n3 Explanatory details 8\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Albert Park Land Act 1972**\n\n**No. 8295 of 1972**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n7 September 2022\n\nAn Act to authorize the Committee of Management appointed to manage certain Land called Albert Park and situate in the Municipal Districts of the Cities of South Melbourne and St. Kilda to grant Leases of certain Portions of that Land for the Purposes of Sport or Recreation or Social Activities or Purposes connected therewith.\n\n**Preamble**\n\nWHEREAS by Order in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1876 certain land known as Albert Park was reserved from sale permanently as a site for a public park:\n\nAND WHEREAS the said reserved land is situate in the municipal districts of the cities of South Melbourne and St. Kilda:\n\nAND WHEREAS the said reserved land is managed by a committee of management appointed pursuant to section 221 of the **Land Act 1958**:\n\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to authorize the said committee of management to grant leases in respect of those portions of the reserved land delineated and shown hatched in Plan A and Plan B in the Schedule:\n\n**BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):**\n\n\t1 Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the **Albert Park Land Act 1972**.\n\n\t2 Committee of management may grant certain leases\n\nS. 2(1) amended by No. 41/2022 s. 25.\n\n(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act the committee of management of the land reserved by the said Order in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1876 may from time to time grant leases of the whole or any part of the land delineated and shown hatched in Plan B in the Schedule for the purposes of sport or recreation or social activities or purposes connected therewith (including the erection of buildings).\n\n(2) A lease under this section shall be granted—\n\n(a) subject to approval by the Governor in Council;\n\n(b) subject to such covenants, conditions, exceptions and reservations as the committee of management thinks fit; and\n\n(c) for a term not exceeding 21 years.\n\n(3) The moneys received by way of rent in respect of any lease granted under this section shall be applied by the committee of management—\n\n(a) towards the maintenance and improvement of the whole or any part of the land reserved by the said Order in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1876 other than land leased by virtue of this section;\n\n(b) for any other purpose approved by the Minister.\n\n(4) No compensation shall be payable by the Crown in respect of any act, matter or thing done under or arising out of this section.\n\nSch. amended by No. 41/2022 s. 26.\n\nSchedule\n\nLand in respect of which the committee of management of the land reserved by Order in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1876 as a site for a public park may grant leases for the purposes of sport or recreation or social activities or purposes connected therewith (including the erection of buildings).\n\nPlan B. At St. Kilda, Parish of Melbourne South.\n\n![]()\n\n\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe **Albert Park Land Act 1972** was assented to on 3 October 1972 and came into operation on 3 October 1972.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original section or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.  \nSee section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the **Albert Park Land Act 1972** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n**State Sport Centres Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 41/2022**\n\n| Assent Date: | 6.9.22 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 25, 26 on 7.9.22: s. 2 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Albert Park Land Act 1972** |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose. The 2022 amendment removed references to 'Plan A' (apparently land no longer relevant for leasing), which actually narrowed the scope slightly rather than expanding it. The Act continues to do exactly what it said in 1972: authorize specific leases in Albert Park for sport/recreation/social purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short statute—only 2 operative sections plus a Schedule","No defined terms section; all language is ordinary English","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to the 1876 Order in Council and the Land Act 1958 in the preamble)","Simple conditional structure: one permission grant (s.2(1)) with three straightforward limitations (s.2(2))","No nested exceptions or complex provisos","Single amendment history (2022) removing Plan A references, simplifying rather than complicating the text","Narrow, specific purpose—no broad regulatory scheme or administrative machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the committee that manages Albert Park to lease specified parts of the park for sporting, recreational or social uses — including building facilities — creating a narrow exception to normal public‑park restrictions.\n\nLeases require formal approval, are time‑limited, and any rent must be reinvested in the park or used with ministerial approval; the Crown won’t pay compensation for actions taken under the Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The version incorporates amendments made by the State Sport Centres Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (see table of amendments). Sections 25–26 of that amending Act altered s.2(1) and the Schedule; the published version therefore differs from the original 1972 text and the operative authorization for leases reflects those amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose statute with few provisions (low textual complexity)","Cross-reference to Land Act 1958 (committee appointment and broader statutory context)","Requirement for Governor in Council approval adds an external approval step (administrative complexity) — s.2(2)(a)","Wide committee discretion to impose covenants, conditions, exceptions and reservations (discretionary complexity) — s.2(2)(b)","Financial rule directing rent application to park maintenance or Minister‑approved purposes creates earmarking and accountability requirements (compliance burden) — s.2(3)","Term limit (21 years) constrains long-term property rights but implicates renewal/substitution decisions (transactional complexity) — s.2(2)(c)","No Crown compensation for acts under the section limits remedies and affects risk allocation for lessees (risk allocation) — s.2(4)","Reliance on a mapped Schedule (Plan B) means practical effect depends on spatial boundaries and any map amendments (operational complexity)","Recent amendments incorporated (State Sport Centres Legislation Amendment Act 2022) require attention to amended text when applying the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act allows the Albert Park Committee of Management to grant leases over the Plan B areas for sport, recreation or social activities (including buildings). Tenants pay rent; the committee sets lease terms but leases need Governor in Council approval and run no more than 21 years. Rent must fund park maintenance or other Minister‑approved purposes, and the Crown is not liable for compensation. The measure authorises private use and development of parts of the reserved public park and creates new revenue and compliance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972","history":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972/history","analysis":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/albert-park-land-act-1972/documents"}}