{"id":"fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929","name":"Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929","slug":"fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30655,"registerId":"wa-fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nFremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929\n\nWestern Australia\n\nFremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Fremantle City Council authorised to surrender portion of Cockburn Sound location 551 1\n\n3. Portion of land surrendered to be dedicated to purposes of *Workers’ Homes Act 1911* 1\n\nThe Schedule\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 4\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nFremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929\n\nAn Act to authorise Fremantle City Council to surrender portion of Cockburn Sound Location 551, and for the dedication of the portion surrendered to the purposes of the *Worker’s Homes Act 1911*.\n\nBe it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and 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 *Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929*.\n\n##### 2. Fremantle City Council authorised to surrender portion of Cockburn Sound location 551\n\nThe Fremantle City Council is hereby authorised to surrender to His Majesty all its estate and interest in that portion of Cockburn Sound location 551, comprised within the Fremantle City, and known as Fremantle Endowment Lands, which is more particularly described, defined, and delineated in the schedule hereto.\n\n##### 3. Portion of land surrendered to be dedicated to purposes of *Workers’ Homes Act 1911*\n\nWhen the said Council shall have surrendered to His Majesty all its estate and interest in the said portion of the said land, the portion of the said land so surrendered shall be forthwith dedicated by the Governor to the purposes of the *Workers’ Homes Act 1911*, and its amendments.\n\nThe Schedule\n\nAll that portion of Cockburn Sound location 551 bounded by lines starting from the south‑eastern corner of Cockburn Sound location 136 and extending northerly along the eastern boundary of that location to the southern side of a one‑chain road along the southern boundary of Fremantle suburban lot 66; thence easterly along said side of one‑chain road about 11 chain; thence southerly about 9 chain; thence easterly about 12 chains 60 links; thence northerly about 9 chains to the southern side of said road; thence easterly along aforesaid side of road about 24 chains; thence northerly about 11 chains to the southern boundary of Cockburn Sound location 110; thence easterly to the south‑eastern corner of the latter location; thence southerly in prolongation of the eastern boundary of said location 110 to the Northern boundary of location 10; and thence westerly along part of the latter boundary of the starting point.\n\nExcluding road No. 312.\n\nAll measurements being subject to survey.\n\nNotes\n\n1. This is a compilation of the *Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929* 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| *Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929* | 35 of 1929 | 23 Dec 1929 | 23 Dec 1929 |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's scope is narrowly confined to authorising the surrender by Fremantle City Council of the described portion of Cockburn Sound location 551 and the Governor's dedication of that portion for the Workers’ Homes Act 1911. The text contains no provisions expanding or altering that purpose beyond the original surrender-and-dedication mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose statute with clear mechanical steps (authorise surrender, then dedication).","Involves property transfer procedures and change of legal title (s.2–s.3).","References and links to another statute for substantive use of the land (Workers’ Homes Act 1911), requiring cross‑statute reading.","Technical land description in the Schedule relies on survey measurements and metes-and-bounds terminology.","Limited administrative discretion: surrender is performed by the Council and dedication by the Governor (explicit actors specified).","Exclusion of road No. 312 and the 'subject to survey' proviso create minor implementation details for mapping and cadastral work."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Fremantle City Council to surrender its estate and interest in a specifically described portion of Cockburn Sound location 551 to the Crown, and requires the Governor to dedicate that land to the purposes of the Workers’ Homes Act 1911 (and its amendments). It therefore shifts legal title and land‑use control from the municipal endowment to Crown‑dedicated housing purposes, affecting the Council, the Crown and any parties or programmes operating under the Workers’ Homes Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains exactly as intended in 1929: a specific, one-off land transfer for a specific purpose. There are no amendments shown in the compilation table, and the Act has not expanded beyond its original narrow scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections plus a Schedule","No defined terms section — all terms are ordinary language or proper nouns","No cross-references to other legislation except a single mention of the *Workers' Homes Act 1911*","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single straightforward purpose with linear execution: surrender → dedication","Schedule contains only a land description using survey terminology (chains, links, bearings) — this is technical but not legally complex"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian law from 1929 that does one specific thing: it lets the Fremantle City Council hand back (\"surrender\") a particular block of land to the State government. The land is part of \"Cockburn Sound location 551\" and is described in precise survey terms in the Schedule. Once the Council gives up this land, the Governor will immediately set it aside (\"dedicate\" it) for building workers' homes under the *Workers' Homes Act 1911* — a law that helped provide affordable housing for working people.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Fremantle City Council** — gets legal permission to surrender the land\n- **The State government** — receives the land and must dedicate it for workers' housing\n- **Working families** — intended beneficiaries who would get homes built on this land\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis was a practical piece of legislation to unlock land for social housing. Rather than the Council holding onto this \"endowment\" land (land held for public benefit), it could be repurposed specifically for affordable worker housing at a time when housing shortages were a significant concern for working-class Australians."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was provided. The webpage hosting the Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929 on the Western Australian legislation website is currently unavailable due to system upgrades."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source URL returned a page-not-found error","Only the Act's title and a website error message were provided","No provisions, definitions, schedules, or operative sections could be assessed","Complexity score of 1 reflects the impossibility of substantive analysis, not the likely complexity of the Act itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The Fremantle Endowment Lands Act 1929 is a Western Australian statute (text currently unavailable online) that, by its title, concerns Crown \"endowment\" lands in Fremantle — parcels set aside to generate revenue or support public purposes. It likely affected municipal finances, land use and local beneficiaries in Fremantle and matters for historic land rights and revenue streams.\n\nTo confirm details and current status, search the Western Australian legislation website for the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929","history":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fremantle-endowment-lands-act-1929/documents"}}