{"id":"city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950","name":"City of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950","slug":"city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30163,"registerId":"wa-city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"City of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nCity of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950\n\nWestern Australia\n\nCity of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Perth Lot 224 in the City of Perth 1\n\n3. Portion of Swan Location 35 (Diagram 12042) in the City of Perth 1\n\n4. Perth Lot 16 in the City of Perth 2\n\n5. Perth Lot 200 in the City of Perth 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nCity of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950\n\nAn Act to Discharge Certain Lands of the City of Perth from Certain Trusts.\n\n[Assented to 18 December 1950.]\n\nBe it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *City of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950*.\n\n##### 2. Perth Lot 224 in the City of Perth\n\nAll that piece of land being portion of Swan Location 35 and being Lot 224 on Plan 4570 and being part of the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 786, Folio 58, which stands registered in the Land Titles Office 2 in the name of the City of Perth, subject to a declaration of trust for the purpose of the recreation of the people, is discharged from all trusts now affecting the said land.\n\n##### 3. Portion of Swan Location 35 (Diagram 12042) in the City of Perth\n\nAll that piece of land being portion of Swan Location 35 the subject of Diagram 12042 and being the whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 1075, Folio 793, which stands registered in the Land Titles Office 2 in the name of the City of Perth, subject to a declaration of trust for the purpose of the recreation of the people, is discharged from all trusts now affecting the said land.\n\n##### 4. Perth Lot 16 in the City of Perth\n\nAll that land being portion of Swan Location 36 and being Lot 16 on Plan 4570, and being the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 3, Folio 291A, registered in the Office of Titles 2 in the name of the City of Perth is discharged from all trusts now affecting that land.\n\n[Section 4 inserted: No. 52 of 1992 s.39.]\n\n##### 5. Perth Lot 200 in the City of Perth\n\nAll that land being portion of Swan Location 36 and being Lot 200 as shown in Diagram 60911, and being the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 1591, Folio 324, registered in the Office of Titles 2 in the name of the City of Perth, is discharged from all trusts now affecting that land.\n\n[Section 5 inserted: No. 52 of 1992 s.39.]\n\nNotes\n\n1. This is a compilation of the *City of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950* and includes all amendments effected by the other Acts referred to in the following Table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *City of Perth (Lathlain Park Reserves) Act 1950* | 53 of 1950 | 18 Dec 1950 | 18 Dec 1950 |\n| *Reserves Act 1992*,   s. 39 | 52 of 1992 | 9 Dec 1992 | 9 Dec 1992 |\n\n\n2 Documents formerly registered in the Lands Titles Office are now being held by the Western Australian Land Information Authority (see the *Land Information Authority Act 2006* s. 100).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is unavailable. No comparison between original intent and current effect is possible from the provided content."},"complexity_factors":["Legislative text is entirely unavailable — the source page has been removed from the WA legislation website","No provisions, definitions, schedules, or operative clauses are accessible for analysis","Cannot assess cross-references to other legislation, regulations, or amendments","Historical 1950 legislation may have been repealed, amended, or superseded — status is unknown from available content"],"plain_english_summary":"This short Western Australian Act from 1950 concerns Lathlain Park reserves in the City of Perth, and—based on its subject—would have governed the vesting, management or permitted use of that public reserve land (for example sporting grounds or open space). Its practical effect would be on local land administration, the City of Perth and users of Lathlain Park, but the actual text is unavailable, so specific rights or duties can’t be confirmed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1950 Act discharged the trust over the parcels listed in sections 2 and 3. Section 4 (Perth Lot 16) and section 5 (Perth Lot 200) were added by the Reserves Act 1992 (s.39), expanding the set of parcels discharged. Administrative references to the Land Titles Office later changed but do not alter the Act's substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope — single legal effect (discharge of trusts) applied to identified lots.","Effect depends on cadastral and title particulars (plan numbers, diagram numbers, volume/folio entries) requiring title searches to confirm implementation.","Potential legal ambiguity in the phrase 'all trusts now affecting the said land' which may interact with other statutory easements, covenants or third‑party rights.","Amendments (1992) inserted additional lots, so historical versions must be checked to see which parcels were covered when.","No procedural or administrative framework in the Act — it simply changes legal status and leaves subsequent decisions to the landowner and relevant authorities."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act removes the trust conditions that had required specified parcels of land owned by the City of Perth to be held for public recreation, discharging those lots from the trusts recorded on their certificates of title. It affects the City of Perth (as registered owner) and, indirectly, members of the public who used those reserves, because the city may thereafter deal with, redevelop or dispose of those parcels without the former trust restrictions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1950 Act covered only two parcels of land (Lots 224 and the Swan Location 35 portion). The 1992 amendments (Reserves Act 1992, s.39) added two additional parcels (Lots 16 and 200), effectively doubling the geographic scope of the legislation 42 years after its original enactment. While the legal mechanism remained identical, the application expanded from two to four land parcels."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short statute (5 operative sections, approximately 250 words)","No defined terms section; all language is descriptive land identification","Minimal conditional logic — each section follows identical structure: identify land by survey/plan reference → state current trust → discharge trust","No cross-references to other legislation (except compilation notes referencing the amending Act)","Simple subject matter: four specific land parcels with identical legal effect applied to each","Land descriptions use technical survey references (Volume/Folio, Diagram numbers) but these are factual identifiers, not legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian law that removes legal restrictions on four specific parcels of land owned by the City of Perth.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe Act \"discharges\" (removes) **trusts** (legal obligations that restrict how land can be used) from four pieces of land in the Lathlain Park area. Originally, these lands were held in trust \"for the purpose of the recreation of the people\" — meaning they had to be used for public recreation and couldn't easily be sold or used for other purposes.\n\n**The four parcels affected:**\n- **Lot 224** (Swan Location 35) — original 1950 Act\n- **Portion of Swan Location 35** (Diagram 12042) — original 1950 Act  \n- **Lot 16** (Swan Location 36) — added in 1992\n- **Lot 200** (Swan Location 36) — added in 1992\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily the City of Perth (the local council), which owns these lands. By removing the trusts, the Council gains greater flexibility to use, develop, or potentially sell these lands without being restricted to public recreation purposes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is an example of \"de-reserving\" or \"de-trusting\" land — a process where land previously protected for public use is freed from those restrictions. Such laws are often precursors to redevelopment or alternative uses of public land. The 1992 amendments expanded the original scope to cover additional lots."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950","history":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-lathlain-park-reserves-act-1950/documents"}}