{"id":"geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-societys-land-act-1914","name":"Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Land Act 1914","slug":"geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30677,"registerId":"wa-geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-societys-land-act-1914-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Land Act 1914","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nGeraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act 1914\n\nWestern Australia\n\nGeraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act 1914\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Power to sell land 1\n\n3. Previous sales validated 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nGeraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act 1914\n\nAn Act to enable the Trustees of the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society to sell Geraldton Suburban Lot B, and to apply the proceeds thereof for the purposes of such Society.\n\nPreamble\n\nWhereas Geraldton Suburban Lot B, being the whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 170, Folio 165, is vested for an estate in fee simple in George Lester and Frederick Thomas Gardner, both of Geraldton, as trustees for the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society: And whereas the Society is desirous of having the said lands sold and the proceeds thereof applied for the purposes of the said society, and the authority of Parliament is needed to enable this to be done:\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 *Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act, 1914*.\n\n##### 2. Power to sell land\n\nIt shall be lawful for the said George Lester and Frederick Thomas Gardner, or the survivor of them, or the legal personal representative of the survivor (all of whom are hereinafter included in the expression “the said trustees”) to sell the said land, in such allotments and divisions and in such manner as they shall think expedient, and on production of a transfer from the said trustees to any purchaser of any portion of the said land the Registrar of Titles shall cause such transfer to be duly registered on the title of the said land and shall issue a Certificate of Title to the purchaser for the land comprised in such transfer free from the trusts now affecting such land.\n\n##### 3. Previous sales validated\n\nAny sale made by the said trustees before the passing of this Act of any portion of the said land shall be deemed to have been made by the authority of this Act, and shall have effect accordingly.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act 1914* 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| *Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Land Act 1914* | 21 of 1914 | 22 Sep 1914 | 22 Sep 1914 |\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act’s scope remains narrowly confined to empowering the named trustees to sell a specified parcel and to validate prior sales; it does not expand regulatory powers, alter beneficiary rights beyond enabling sale, or confer broader powers on other entities."},"complexity_factors":["Very short Act: three operative clauses only","Specific-to-named-trustees drafting reduces generality but increases reliance on particular individuals","Straightforward title-registration instruction to Registrar of Titles","Validation clause for prior sales is narrow and mechanically simple","Limited geographic and factual scope (single named lot)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises two named trustees (or the survivor or their legal representative) to sell a specific parcel called Geraldton Suburban Lot B, to divide it as they see fit, and requires the Registrar of Titles to register transfers free of the existing trusts. It also validates any prior sales of that land. It affects the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society (as beneficiary), the named trustees, purchasers and the Registrar, because it converts trust-held land into marketable freehold and makes sale proceeds available to the Society."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a private Act with a narrow, specific purpose that has remained unchanged since 1914. The legislation has not expanded beyond its original intent to enable the sale of a specific parcel of land for the benefit of a specific agricultural society."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections plus preamble","No defined terms section (only one informal definition in section 2: 'the said trustees')","Zero cross-references to other legislation","Simple linear structure: title, power to sell, validation of past sales","No conditional logic, exceptions, or regulatory machinery","Single purpose statute with no subordinate provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a very specific, one-off law from 1914 that gives two men—George Lester and Frederick Thomas Gardner—the legal power to sell a particular piece of land in Geraldton, Western Australia (known as \"Geraldton Suburban Lot B\").\n\n**Why it was needed:**\n\nThe land was held \"in trust\" (meaning they legally owned it, but only to look after it for the benefit of the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society). Normally, trustees can't just sell trust property without special permission. This Act gives them that permission.\n\n**What it allows:**\n\n- The trustees can sell the land in whatever parcels and manner they think best\n- The money from the sale goes to the Agricultural and Horticultural Society\n- The land titles office must register any sale and give the new owner a clean title (free from the trust restrictions)\n- It also backdates this permission to cover any sales the trustees might have already made before the Act passed\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\nPrimarily the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society (they get the money), the two named trustees (they get the power to sell), and anyone buying portions of this specific lot.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is an example of a \"private Act\"—legislation passed to solve a specific problem for specific people, rather than a general law applying to everyone. Western Australia (and other Australian states) used to pass many such Acts for individual land transactions when the trust or property law got in the way of practical arrangements."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be determined as the legislative text is inaccessible. Based on the Act's name alone, it appears to have been a narrow, purpose-specific land grant or reservation Act, and there is no available information to suggest its scope changed from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text is available to assess — the source page returned a 404-style error","Cannot evaluate provisions, definitions, or operative clauses","Historical single-purpose land acts of this era were typically narrow and straightforward in scope","Age of the Act (1914) suggests highly specific, limited application"],"plain_english_summary":"Likely a 1914 Western Australian Act that granted, reserved or regulated a parcel of Crown land for use by the Geraldton Agricultural and Horticultural Society, enabling showgrounds or similar community agricultural facilities. It primarily affected the Society and users of its grounds; given its age, practical significance today is probably limited and it may have been repealed or superseded."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914","history":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914/history","analysis":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/geraldton-agricultural-and-horticultural-society-s-land-act-1914/documents"}}