{"id":"collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990","name":"Collingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990","slug":"collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178095,"registerId":"vic-collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990","content":"Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documentsi\nVersion No. 001\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\nAct No. 73/1990\nVersion as at 1 November 1999\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\n1. Purpose 1\n2. Commencement 1\n3. Removal of covenant and trusts 2\n4. Existing occupancy arrangements not breach of covenant or\ntrusts 2\n5. No compensation payable 2\n6. Registrar of Titles must make necessary changes in records 3\n═══════════════\nENDNOTES 4\n1. General Information 4\n2. Table of Amendments 5\n3. Explanatory Details 6\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents1\nVersion No. 001\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\nAct No. 73/1990\nVersion as at 1 November 1999\nPreamble\nLand at Collingwood known as Victoria Park is\naffected by a covenant to the effect that the land\nmust always be used for public resort and\nrecreation and must not be sold to private\nindividuals:\nThat land has for many years been used for the\npurposes of the Collingwood Football Club (now\nthe Collingwood Football Club Limited):\nThe Council of the City of Collingwood (formerly\nthe Mayor, Councillors and citizens of the City of\nCollingwood), as registered proprietor of that land,\nproposes to sell part of it to the Club and lease the\nrest to the Club on a long term basis:\nTo enable this to be done it is necessary to remove\nthe covenant, and any trusts that may affect the\nland:\nThe Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts as follows:\n1. Purpose\nThe purpose of this Act is to free the land known\nas Victoria Park from a covenant and any trust\naffecting it.\n2. Commencement\nThis Act comes into operation on a day to be\nproclaimed being not later than 1 February 1991.\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 73/1990\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\n2\n3. Removal of covenant and trusts\nThe land in certificate of title Volume 1320\nFolio 908 is freed from—\n(a) the covenant in instrument of transfer\nnumbered 100797; and\n(b) any trust which may affect the land—\nand the registered proprietor of the land is\ndischarged from any further liability under that\ncovenant or those trusts.\n4. Existing occupancy arrangements not breach of\ncovenant or trusts\nThe following must be taken not to be nor ever to\nhave been a breach of any covenant or trust\naffecting the land in certificate of title\nVolume 1320 Folio 908—\n(a) the making by the Council of the City of\nCollingwood (formerly the Mayor,\nCouncillors and citizens of the City of\nCollingwood) and the Collingwood Football\nClub (now the Collingwood Football Club\nLimited) of agreements dated 12 September\n1949 and 23 July 1956;\n(b) any exclusive occupation granted or other\nthing done according to the terms of those\nagreements.\n5. No compensation payable\nNo compensation is payable by any person in\nrespect of—\n(a) the removal of any covenant or trust by\nsection 3; or\n(b) anything which, by section 4, must be taken\nnot to be or to have been a breach of a\ncovenant or trust.\ns. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 73/1990\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\n3\n6. Registrar of Titles must make necessary changes in\nrecords\n(1) On being requested to do so and on delivery of\nany relevant instrument or document, the\nRegistrar of Titles must make any recordings in\nthe Register that are necessary because of the\noperation of this Act.\n(2) If at the date of commencement of this Act\nsection 7 of the Transfer of Land (Computer\nRegister) Act 1989 is not in operation, then until\nthat section comes into operation sub-section (1)\nof this section has effect as if it read as follows—\n\"(1) The Registrar of Titles must make any\namendments to the Register Book and to any\nCrown grant, certificate of title, duplicate\nCrown grant, duplicate certificate of title or\nother instrument or duplicate instrument that\nare necessary because of the operation of this\nAct, and a person must, if requested to do so,\nproduce any relevant instrument or document\nfor that purpose.\".\n═══════════════\ns. 6\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 73/1990\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\n4\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nMinister's second reading speech—\nLegislative Assembly: 1 November 1990\nLegislative Council: 27 November 1990\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill to free land at Collingwood\nfrom a covenant and any trust affecting it and for other purposes.\".\nThe Collingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990 was assented to on\n4 December 1990 and came into operation on 23 January 1991: Government\nGazette 23 January 1991 page 124.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 73/1990\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\n5\n2. Table of Amendments\nThere are no amendments made to the Collingwood (Victoria Park) Land\nAct 1990 by Acts and subordinate instruments.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 73/1990\nCollingwood (Victoria Park) Land Act 1990\n6\n3. Explanatory Details\nNo entries at date of publication.\nEndnotes","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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no indication the Act's scope changed from its original intent. The Act appears to have been made in 1990 and remains in force in its original form, suggesting no significant amendments have altered its purpose or reach."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, site-specific legislation focused on a single parcel of land — inherently limited in scope","Victorian land vesting/reservation Acts of this era typically follow a straightforward template","Insufficient source text provided to assess any complex provisions, schedules, or conditions that may exist within the Act","May involve interaction with broader Victorian land management legislation (e.g., Crown Land Acts), adding minor complexity","Historical context (e.g., competing interests of sporting clubs, council, and public) could complicate interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"Victoria Park (Collingwood) Land Act 1990 appears to fix the legal status, ownership and permitted use of the Victoria Park land in Collingwood, likely vesting management or restricting development to preserve its use as public or sporting land.  \n\nIt affects local residents, the municipal council and sporting users, and matters because it legally protects the site from sale or repurposing without further parliamentary change."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act implements the precise purpose stated in its long title and preamble: to free Victoria Park from the covenant and any trust to permit sale and long-term lease to the Collingwood Football Club. The text effects that change directly (ss 1–4), includes an explicit no-compensation rule (s 5), and requires registry updates (s 6). The endnotes record no subsequent amendments, so the scope has not changed from the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter confined to a single parcel of land (Vol 1320 Fol 908)","Direct and discrete legal effects: removal of covenant/trust and discharge of proprietor (s 3)","Explicit no-compensation rule reducing downstream claims risk (s 5)","Registrar duty to amend title records introduces administrative follow-up (s 6)","Reliance on historical agreements (1949 and 1956) being validated (s 4)","Contingent wording addressing operation of Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act s 7 creates a minor statutory dependency"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act removes a historic covenant and any trust from the Victoria Park land (Certificate of Title Vol 1320 Fol 908), discharges the registered proprietor from liability, and treats longstanding agreements with the Collingwood Football Club as never having breached those restrictions (ss 3–4). The Registrar of Titles must update records on request (s 6). Mechanically this clears legal obstacles so the council can sell part and lease part to the Club (preamble); no compensation is payable to anyone for those changes (s 5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It was always intended as a one-off statutory intervention to free a specific parcel of land (Victoria Park, Collingwood) from historical restrictions to enable a transaction between the local council and the Collingwood Football Club. The Act has not expanded beyond this narrow, site-specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 operative sections plus preamble and endnotes","Single, highly specific subject matter affecting one defined parcel of land (Certificate of Title Volume 1320 Folio 908)","Only one defined term of note: the specific land title reference","Minimal conditional logic — essentially one contingency in section 6(2) regarding whether a computerised land register was operational yet","No cross-references to other legislation except the Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989","Straightforward command structure ('must', 'is freed from') without nested exceptions or qualifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a very specific, one-off piece of Victorian legislation that removes legal restrictions on a particular piece of land in Collingwood, Melbourne, known as Victoria Park.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Removes a legal restriction (covenant)** that required the land to always be used for \"public resort and recreation\" and prohibited selling it to private individuals.\n- **Cancels any trusts** that might also restrict how the land can be used.\n- **Protects past actions** by making it clear that agreements made in 1949 and 1956 between the Collingwood City Council and the Collingwood Football Club were never illegal, even though they might have technically breached the old restrictions.\n- **Blocks compensation claims** — nobody can sue for money because these restrictions were removed.\n- **Updates land records** by requiring the Registrar of Titles to change the official property records to reflect these changes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The **Collingwood Football Club** (now a limited company), which wanted to buy part of the land and lease the rest long-term.\n- The **City of Collingwood Council**, which owned the land but was restricted by the old rules from selling or leasing it properly.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this Act, the Council couldn't legally sell or lease Victoria Park to the football club because of a promise made long ago that the land would always stay as public open space. This Act essentially tears up that old promise to allow the football club to secure its home ground. It's a classic example of Parliament passing special legislation to solve a specific local problem that couldn't be fixed through normal legal channels."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990","history":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990/history","analysis":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/collingwood-victoria-park-land-act-1990/documents"}}