{"id":"tas:act-2009-038","name":"Crown Land (Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment) Act 2009","slug":"crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31833,"registerId":"tas-act-2009-038-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Crown Land (Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-038) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –\n> \n> > ***adjoining laneway*** means the laneway that –\n> > \n> > > > (a) runs from Salamanca Place to Murray Street between the rear of Parliament House and the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) comprises about 889 square metres; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) is shown as Lot 2, and bounded by a heavy black line, on Plan 8497 in the Central Plan Register, a reduced copy of which is set out, by way of illustration only, in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ;\n> \n> > ***commencement day*** means the day on which this Act commences;\n> \n> > ***Crown land*** has the same meaning as in the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) ;\n> \n> > ***Director-General of Lands*** means the person appointed as Director-General of Lands under [section 7 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028#GS7@EN) [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) ;\n> \n> > ***limitation***, in relation to land, means any trust, reservation, restriction, exception, encumbrance, limitation, estate or interest in or in relation to the land, however created or imposed;\n> \n> > ***Minister*** means the Minister administering the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) ;\n> \n> > ***Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site*** has the meaning given by [section 4](#GS4@EN) ;\n> \n> > ***Recorder of Titles*** means the person appointed as Recorder of Titles under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019#GS4@EN) [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) ;\n> \n> > ***Register*** means the register of title kept under [section 33 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019#GS33@EN) [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site","content":"### 4 Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site\n\n> > (1)  The Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site comprises all that area of land of about 7 738 square metres shown as Lot 1, and bounded by a heavy black line, on Plan 8497 in the Central Plan Register.\n> \n> > (2)  A reduced copy of the plan referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS4@Gs1@EN) is set out, by way of illustration only, in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway vested in Crown","content":"### 5 Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway vested in Crown\n\n> Any land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site or adjoining laneway that, immediately before the commencement day, is not Crown land vests in the Crown on that day.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway unalienated land free from limitations","content":"### 6 Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway unalienated land free from limitations\n\n> > (1)  All land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway is taken to be unalienated Crown land on and from the commencement day until the land is disposed of under this Act, the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) or any other Act or law of Tasmania.\n> \n> > (2)  On the commencement day, all land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway is freed and discharged from all limitations except as otherwise determined by the Minister by notice in the *Gazette*.\n> \n> > (3)  On the commencement day, all public and private rights and interests in any land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and the adjoining laneway are extinguished except as otherwise determined by the Minister by notice in the *Gazette*.\n> \n> > (4)  A notice under [subsection (2)](#GS6@Gs2@EN) or [(3)](#GS6@Gs3@EN)  –\n> > \n> > > > (a) is taken to have taken effect on the commencement day; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crown may create title","content":"### 7 Crown may create title\n\n> > (1)  The Minister and the Director-General of Lands may do all things necessary or convenient for the purposes of creating titles under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) to land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site, including strata titles and titles to areas of land above or below the surface of land.\n> \n> > (2)  Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS7@Gs1@EN) , applications may be made to the Recorder of Titles under [section 27A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019#GS27A@EN) [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) in relation to land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site.\n> \n> > (3)  The Minister, in writing, may direct the Recorder of Titles to re-arrange or extinguish any folio of the Register relating to any land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site or the adjoining laneway.\n> \n> > (4)  On receipt of a direction under [subsection (3)](#GS7@Gs3@EN) , the Recorder of Titles is to re-arrange or extinguish a folio of the Register as he or she considers appropriate.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minister may create easements","content":"### 8 Minister may create easements\n\n> > (1)  The Minister may create any easements the Minister considers appropriate in relation to the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway.\n> \n> > (2)  Without limiting the power of the Minister under [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) , the Minister may create easements for the purposes of –\n> > \n> > > > (a) access to the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) access to Parliament House and the grounds of Parliament House; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) infrastructure and services at, on, under or over the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site, the adjoining laneway, Parliament House and the grounds of Parliament House.\n> \n> > (3)  The Minister, in writing, may direct the Recorder of Titles to record an easement created under this section on the folio of the Register relating to land which is the subject of the easement.\n> \n> > (4)  On receipt of a direction under [subsection (3)](#GS8@Gs3@EN) , the Recorder of Titles is to record the easement on the relevant folio of the Register as he or she considers appropriate.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Covenants and agreements affecting Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway","content":"### 9 Covenants and agreements affecting Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site and adjoining laneway\n\n> > (1)  The Minister may enter into a positive or negative covenant, or both, relating to any land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site on, or in anticipation of, the sale or transfer of that land.\n> \n> > (2)  The Minister may enter into an agreement concerning the use or development, or both, of any land within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site on, or in anticipation of, the sale or transfer of that land.\n> \n> > (3)  The Minister, in writing, may direct the Recorder of Titles to record a covenant or agreement entered into under this section on the folio of the Register relating to land which is the subject of the covenant or agreement.\n> \n> > (4)  On receipt of a direction under [subsection (3)](#GS9@Gs3@EN) , the Recorder of Titles is to record the covenant or agreement on the relevant folio of the Register as he or she considers appropriate.\n> \n> > (5)  The benefits and burdens of a covenant or agreement made under this section run with the land to which the covenant or agreement relates, and the covenant or agreement is enforceable between the parties to it and any person deriving title to the land under any such party.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Limitation on sale of adjoining laneway","content":"### 10 Limitation on sale of adjoining laneway\n\n> > (1)  Despite anything to the contrary in any Act, the fee simple estate in any land within the adjoining laneway may not be sold, granted or otherwise disposed of unless a proposal for the sale, grant or other disposal has first been approved by both Houses of Parliament.\n> \n> > (2)  A proposal is taken to be approved by a House of Parliament –\n> > \n> > > > (a) if the House passes a motion approving the proposal; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) [*\\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 83 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:11 Dec 2009\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-083#GS4@Hpa@EN) at the end of 9 sitting-days after the proposal was laid before the House if no notice of a motion to disapprove the proposal is before the House; or\n> > > \n> > > > (c) if such a notice is before the House at the end of that period when the first of the following occurs:\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) the notice is withdrawn;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) the motion is negatived;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (iii) [*\\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 83 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:11 Dec 2009\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-083#GS4@Hpb@EN) a further period of 9 sitting-days ends.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compensation not payable","content":"### 11 Compensation not payable\n\n> No compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of –\n> \n> > > (a) the vesting in the Crown of land by the operation of [section 5](#GS5@EN) ; or\n> > \n> > > (b) the freeing and discharging from limitations of land, and the extinguishing of rights and interests in land, by the operation of [section 6](#GS6@EN) ; or\n> > \n> > > (c) anything done or omitted in good faith under the authority, or for the purposes, of this Act.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Powers under this Act additional to other powers","content":"### 12 Powers under this Act additional to other powers\n\n> The powers given by this Act in relation to any dealing with land, or in relation to altering or otherwise dealing with the Register, are in addition to any other powers under another Act or any other law of Tasmania to deal with the land, or to alter or otherwise deal with the Register.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"### 13 Regulations\n\n> [*\\[Section 13 Substituted by No. 83 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:11 Dec 2009\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-083#GS5@EN)\n> \n> > (1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.\n> \n> > (2)  The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.\n> \n> > (3)  The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied, approved or regulated by the Minister, Director-General of Lands or Recorder of Titles.\n> \n> > (4)  The regulations may –\n> > \n> > > > (a) provide for savings or transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) provide for any of those savings or transitional matters to take effect on the commencement day or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 14 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Primary Industries and Water; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reservation instruments","content":"### 15 Revocation of reservation instruments\n\n> > (1)  Any instrument made under any Act or the royal prerogative that reserves, or sets aside, land the whole of which is within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site or adjoining laneway, or both, is revoked.\n> \n> > (2)  Any instrument made under any Act or the royal prerogative that reserves, or sets aside, land only part of which is within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site or adjoining laneway, or both, has no effect in relation to the area of land that is within the Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site or adjoining laneway, or both.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n> See [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) .","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Plan of Parliamen","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Plan of Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment Site and Adjacent Laneway","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Plan of Parliamen SCHEDULE 1 - Plan of Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment Site and Adjacent Laneway\n\n[Sections 3](#GS3@EN) and [4](#GS4@EN)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr8497.gif)](/image/cpr8497.gif)","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Consequential Ame","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Consequential Amendments","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Consequential Ame SCHEDULE 2 - Consequential Amendments\n\n[Section 16](#GS16@EN) [Parliament House Act 1962](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1962-049)","sortOrder":17}],"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":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Act changes the legal status and scope of interests in the specified land by vesting non‑Crown parcels in the Crown (s 5), declaring the land unalienated Crown land and freeing it from prior limitations while extinguishing existing rights except as the Minister may otherwise determine (s 6). It further revokes reservation instruments over the area (s 15), centralises title‑making and easement/covenant powers in the Minister and Director‑General (ss 7–9), limits disposal of the adjoining laneway to proposals approved by both Houses (s 10), and removes Crown liability for compensation arising from these changes (s 11)."},"complexity_factors":["Immediate vesting of non‑Crown land in the Crown and statutory extinguishment of prior rights and limitations (ss 5–6) increases legal change risk and potential disputes over extinguished interests.","Broad Ministerial and Director‑General discretion to create titles, strata and sub‑surface/airspace interests and to direct the Recorder of Titles to rearrange or extinguish folios (s 7).","Wide power for the Minister to create easements for access and infrastructure and to record them on title (s 8).","Authority for the Minister to enter covenants and agreements that run with the land and bind future owners (s 9), imposing ongoing private law effects.","Special parliamentary approval procedure required before disposal of the adjoining laneway (s 10), adding a political approval layer to property transactions.","No compensation payable by the Crown in respect of vesting or extinguishment and for acts done in good faith under the Act (s 11), shifting financial risk to former interest‑holders.","Revocation or suspension of existing reservation instruments over the defined area (s 15), altering prior statutory land‑use constraints.","Regulation‑making power that can delegate determinations to officials and provide transitional savings (s 13), increasing administrative discretion and implementation complexity.","Dependence on and interactions with other statutes (Crown Lands Act 1976, Land Titles Act 1980, Administrative Arrangements Act 1990) for definitions, powers and administration (ss 3, 7, 14)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act vests a defined parliamentary redevelopment site and an adjoining laneway in the Crown and frees them from prior limitations, extinguishing existing rights (ss 4–6). It empowers the Minister and Director‑General to create or alter titles, easements and covenants, requires both Houses’ approval before disposing of the laneway (s 10), and bars Crown compensation for the vesting or extinguishment (s 11)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: facilitating the redevelopment of the Parliamentary precinct in Hobart. It has not expanded beyond the specific geographical area (the defined site and adjoining laneway) or the specific functional objectives (title consolidation, creation, and management) set out at commencement. The 2009 amendments (referenced in ss 10 and 13) refined procedural details rather than expanding substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused statute (16 sections plus 2 schedules) with a single, clear purpose","Only 9 defined terms in the interpretation section, all geographically or functionally specific","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily to the Crown Lands Act 1976 and Land Titles Act 1980 for standard administrative machinery","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic; the main operative provisions (ss 5-6) operate automatically on commencement with only a discretionary Ministerial override","Straightforward administrative structure with clear powers (create titles, create easements, enter covenants) and a single special procedural safeguard (Parliamentary approval for laneway disposal in s 10)","Consequential amendments confined to Schedule 2 (not fully reproduced in extract but referenced as affecting only the Parliament House Act 1962)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act clears the legal decks for a major redevelopment next to Tasmania's Parliament House in Hobart. It deals with two specific parcels of land: the **Parliamentary precinct redevelopment site** (about 7,738 square metres) and an **adjoining laneway** (about 889 square metres) running between Salamanca Place and Murray Street.\n\n**Key things the Act does:**\n\n*   **Takes land into Crown ownership:** Any private land within these areas automatically becomes Crown (government) land when the Act starts.\n*   **Wipes the slate clean:** All existing legal restrictions, trusts, mortgages, leases, and other interests in the land are extinguished—unless the Minister specifically decides to keep some. This gives the government a \"clean\" title to work with.\n*   **Lets the government create new titles:** The Minister can create new land titles (including strata titles for apartments or offices, and titles for underground areas) to allow the land to be sold or leased for development.\n*   **Creates access rights:** The Minister can create easements (legal rights to use someone else's land for a specific purpose, like running pipes or providing driveway access) to ensure Parliament House and the new development can function properly.\n*   **Protects the laneway:** The laneway cannot be sold without approval from both Houses of Parliament—a special safeguard to ensure parliamentary oversight.\n*   **No compensation:** The Act explicitly says no one gets paid compensation when their property rights are extinguished or the land is taken by the Crown.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Anyone who owned land, leases, or other interests in the redevelopment site or laneway (these are wiped out).\n*   Future developers who will buy or lease the land.\n*   The Tasmanian Parliament, which gets special control over the laneway.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a \"site assembly\" law. It lets the government consolidate fragmented land ownership, clear old legal complications, and prepare the site for a major parliamentary precinct upgrade—essentially making the land \"development-ready\" without having to negotiate with multiple private owners or work around old restrictions."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the Act appears to have remained unchanged since its commencement in December 2009, with no amendments recorded. Its scope appears consistent with its original purpose of enabling the parliamentary precinct redevelopment."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow and specific subject matter — applies only to a single precinct in Hobart, limiting interpretive complexity","Limited available text makes full analysis of technical provisions impossible","Crown land law involves a specialised area of property law that can require background knowledge to navigate","Interaction with other Crown land legislation may create some complexity in practice","No apparent amendments since enactment, suggesting the law is relatively stable and self-contained"],"plain_english_summary":"The Crown Land (Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment) Act 2009 (Tasmania) authorises the Tasmanian government to deal with Crown land around Hobart’s Parliament House to enable redevelopment of the parliamentary precinct.\n\nIt affects government land managers, contractors and members of the public using the area, and matters because it provides legal powers to do things standard Crown land rules would otherwise prevent. It has been in force since December 2009."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009","history":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crown-land-parliamentary-precinct-redevelopment-act-2009/documents"}}