{"id":"a-2018-44","name":"Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018","slug":"government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"44 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23665,"registerId":"act-a-2018-44-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGovernment Agencies (Land\nAcquisition Reporting) Act 2018\nA2018-44\nRepublication No 7\nEffective: 27 November 2023\nRepublication date: 27 November 2023\nLast amendment made by A2023-36\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 27 November 2023. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or\nexpiry affecting this republished law to 27 November 2023.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGovernment Agencies (Land\nAcquisition Reporting) Act 2018\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\nPart 2 Important concepts\n5 Meaning of government agency 3\n6 Who is a responsible Minister? 3\n7 Meaning of land acquisition 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Reporting requirements\n8 Publication of reports about land acquisitions etc 6\n9 Report about acquisition of land 6\n10 Certain information must not be included in reports 9\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n11 Relationship to other laws 11\n12 Regulation-making power 11\nDictionary 12\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 13\n2 Abbreviation key 13\n3 Legislation history 14\n4 Amendment history 15\n5 Earlier republications 16\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 17\n\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGovernment Agencies (Land\nAcquisition Reporting) Act 2018\nAn Act about reports about land acquired by government agencies, and for other\npurposes\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this\nAct, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined\nelsewhere in this Act.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘government agency—see\nsection 5.’ means that the term ‘government agency’ is defined in that\nsection and the definition applies to this Act.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,\nprovides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see\nLegislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nImportant concepts Part 2\nSection 5\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Important concepts\n5 Meaning of government agency\n(1) In this Act:\ngovernment agency means—\n(a) an administrative unit; or\n(b) a public sector body; or\n(c) a territory authority; or\n(d) a territory instrumentality; or\n(e) a territory-owned corporation.\n(2) However, government agency does not include the University of\nCanberra.\n6 Who is a responsible Minister?\nIn this Act:\nresponsible Minister, for a government agency, means—\n(a) for an administrative unit—the Minister allocated responsibility\nfor the administrative unit under the Public Sector Management\nAct 1994, section 14 (1) (a); and\n(b) for a public sector body—the Minister allocated responsibility\nfor the Act under which the body is established under the\nadministrative arrangements under the Public Sector\nManagement Act 1994, section 14 (1) (b); and\n\nPart 2 Important concepts\nSection 7\npage 4 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) for a territory authority—the Minister allocated responsibility\nfor the Act under which the authority is established under the\nadministrative arrangements under the Public Sector\nManagement Act 1994, section 14 (1) (b); and\n(d) for a territory instrumentality—the Minister declared as the\nresponsible Minister for the territory instrumentality’s annual\nreport under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies)\nAct 2004, section 12; and\n(e) for a territory-owned corporation—the Chief Minister.\n7 Meaning of land acquisition\n(1) In this Act:\nland acquisition—\n(a) means an acquisition of land by a government agency; and\n(b) includes—\n(i) an acquisition under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994; or\n(ii) a surrender of a lease, or part of the land described in a\nlease, under the Planning Act 2023, section 363, whether\nor not the acquiring government agency agreed to accept\nthe surrender; or\n(iii) the withdrawal of land from a lease under the terms of the\nlease; or\n(iv) a termination of a lease under the Planning Act 2023,\nsection 457; or\n(v) any other acquisition of land by a government agency\nrequired under a territory law; or\n(vi) an acquisition prescribed by regulation.\n\nImportant concepts Part 2\nSection 7\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) However, land acquisition does not include—\n(a) an acquisition of land by a government agency from another\ngovernment agency; or\n(b) an acquisition prescribed by regulation.\nExample—par (a)\nas a result of a change to the functions of an administrative unit made under the\nPublic Sector Management Act 1994, s 14\n(3) In this section:\ndeclared land sublease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 365 (1).\nland—\n(a) means the legal or equitable estate in land in the ACT or\nelsewhere; and\n(b) includes—\n(i) unleased territory land; and\n(ii) an easement other than an easement prescribed by\nregulation; and\n(iii) anything prescribed by regulation; but\n(c) unless otherwise stated by regulation, does not include—\n(i) a sublease of a lease other than a declared land sublease; or\n(ii) any other tenancy or occupancy right; or\n(iii) any other incorporeal right.\nNote An incorporeal right is an intangible right attached to land,\nand in addition to easements, includes rents, tithes and profit\nà prendre.\nlease—see the Planning Act 2023, section 257.\n\nPart 3 Reporting requirements\nSection 8\npage 6 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Reporting requirements\n8 Publication of reports about land acquisitions etc\n(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, the responsible\nMinister for a government agency must publish on an ACT\ngovernment website—\n(a) if the government agency made a land acquisition in the\nquarter—a report about the acquisition that includes the matters\nmentioned in section 9; and\n(b) if the City Renewal Authority made no land acquisitions in the\nquarter—a statement to that effect; and\n(c) if the Suburban Land Agency made no land acquisitions in the\nquarter—a statement to that effect.\n(2) After a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) about a land acquisition\nis published, the responsible Minister must give the relevant\nAssembly committee a copy of the report.\n(3) In this section:\nrelevant Assembly committee means a standing committee of the\nLegislative Assembly nominated, in writing, by the Speaker for\nsubsection (2).\n9 Report about acquisition of land\n(1) A report about a land acquisition by a government agency must—\n(a) identify—\n(i) the particulars of the land that was acquired; and\n(ii) the government agency that acquired the land; and\n(iii) from whom the land was acquired; and\n(b) describe the way in which the acquisition was made; and\n\nReporting requirements Part 3\nSection 9\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) state—\n(i) the compensation paid or payable for the land; and\n(ii) any other amount paid or payable in relation to the\nacquisition; and\n(d) for a defined land acquisition, include—\n(i) any valuation given to the acquiring government agency by\nthe person from whom the land was acquired; and\n(ii) any other valuation considered by the acquiring\ngovernment agency; and\n(e) for a defined land acquisition, state—\n(i) whether the acquisition was—\n(A) approved by the Executive, a stated Minister or a\npublic servant; or\n(B) agreed by Cabinet; or\n(ii) if the acquisition was approved by a public servant—the\nposition of the public servant; and\n(iii) the date the acquisition was approved or agreed; and\n(f) for a defined land acquisition, include a short statement about the\nfollowing:\n(i) the reason why the land was acquired including the\nproposed and potential short and long term use and\ndevelopment of the land;\n(ii) how the proposed use and development of the land is\nconsistent with the territory plan;\n(iii) how the acquisition is in the public interest;\n(iv) how the acquisition is consistent with the functions of the\nacquiring government agency;\n\nPart 3 Reporting requirements\nSection 9\npage 8 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(v) if relevant, how the proposed use and development of the\nland supports the principle of environmental sustainability;\n(vi) if the acquiring government agency has a statement of\nintent—how the acquisition is consistent with the agency’s\nstatement of intent, or other relevant forecasts, for the year;\n(vii) how the acquisition represents value for money taking into\naccount the particulars of the land, any valuation, the\nproposed and potential short and long term use and\ndevelopment of the land, relevant policies and programs of\nthe acquiring government agency or the Territory; and\n(g) include anything prescribed by regulation.\n(2) For an acquisition made under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994, if the\namount paid or payable is not known at the end of the quarter the\nreport—\n(a) must state that the information is not yet known and that the\nreport will be updated when the information is known; and\n(b) must be updated to include the amount paid or payable as soon\nas practicable after the amount is known.\n(3) A report may include any other information the responsible Minister\nconsiders relevant.\nExample\ninformation from a business case or risk assessment\n(4) In this section:\ndefined land acquisition means a land acquisition other than an\nacquisition mentioned in section 7 (1) (b) (ii) to (vi).\n\nReporting requirements Part 3\nSection 10\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n10 Certain information must not be included in reports\n(1) This section applies to a report under section 8 (1) (a) about a land\nacquisition by a government agency.\n(2) For an acquisition of land from an individual, the individual’s name\nmust not be included in the report, and must be removed from any\ndocument attached to the report.\n(3) For—\n(a) an acquisition of land to be developed or used as—\n(i) a housing assistance property; or\n(ii) a facility to provide a service for community health or\nsafety, if the Minister has declared, in writing, that\ndisclosure of identifying particulars would risk an adverse\nimpact on the privacy or reputation of potential users of the\nfacility; or\n(b) an acquisition of land under a land rent lease; or\n(c) an acquisition of land from a registered community housing\nprovider; or\n(d) an acquisition of land prescribed by regulation;\nthe only identifying particular of the acquired land that may be\nincluded in a report is the district in which the acquired land is located\nand any other identifying particulars of the land must be removed from\nany document attached to the report.\n(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the information has entered the public\ndomain.\n(5) For an acquisition of land under a land rent lease, information that\nmust not be disclosed by a tax officer under the Taxation\nAdministration Act 1999, division 9.4 (Secrecy) must not be included\nin the report, and must be removed from any document attached to the\nreport.\n\nPart 3 Reporting requirements\nSection 10\npage 10 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(6) In this section:\ndistrict means a district determined under the Districts Act 2002,\nsection 5.\nhousing assistance property—see the Housing Assistance Act 2007,\nsection 28 (2).\nland rent lease—see the Land Rent Act 2008, dictionary.\nregistered community housing provider—see the Community\nHousing Providers National Law (ACT), section 4.\nNote The Community Housing Providers National Law (ACT) Act 2013, s 7\napplies the Community Housing Providers National Law set out in the\nappendix to the Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National\nLaw) Act 2012 (NSW) as if it were an ACT law called the Community\nHousing Providers National Law (ACT).\ntax officer—see the Taxation Administration Act 1999, section 94.\n\nMiscellaneous Part 4\nSection 11\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n11 Relationship to other laws\n(1) This Act is in addition to the requirements of any other territory law.\n(2) If a Minister is required under any other territory law to prepare a\nreport about the acquisition of land, the Minister may prepare a report\nthat complies with both this Act and the other law.\n12 Regulation-making power\nThe Executive may make regulations for this Act.\nNote A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly,\nunder the Legislation Act.\n\nDictionary\npage 12 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis Act.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• administrative unit\n• city renewal authority\n• Executive\n• Legislative Assembly\n• Minister (see s 162)\n• must (see s 146)\n• person\n• public sector body\n• public servant\n• quarter\n• Speaker\n• suburban land agency\n• territory authority\n• territory instrumentality\n• territory land\n• territory law\n• territory-owned corporation.\ngovernment agency—see section 5.\nland acquisition—see section 7.\nresponsible Minister, for a government agency—see section 6.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 14 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018\nA2018-44\nnotified LR 12 November 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 November 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 5 (1) (e), s 6 (e), pt 7 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (2))\nremainder commenced 1 January 2019 (s 2 (1))\nas amended by\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting) Act 2018\nA2018-44 pt 7\nnotified LR 12 November 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 November 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2 (2))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2019 A2019-42 sch 3 pt 3.13\nnotified LR 31 October 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 14 November 2019 (s 2 (1))\nLegislation (Legislative Assembly Committees) Amendment Act 2022\nA2022-4 sch 1 pt 1.10\nnotified LR 30 March 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 March 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 6 April 2022 (s 2)\nPlanning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2023\nA2023-20 pt 4\nnotified LR 21 June 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 22 June 2023 (s 2 (1))\nPlanning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1\npt 1.31\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.31 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see\nPlanning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nMeaning of land acquisition\ns 7 am A2018-44 pt 7; A2023-36 amdts 1.161-1.164\nPublication of reports about land acquisitions etc\ns 8 am A2022-4 amdt 1.32, amdt 1.33\nReport about acquisition of land\ns 9 am A2019-42 amdt 3.18\nCertain information must not be included in reports\ns 10 hdg sub A2019-42 amdt 3.19\ns 10 am A2019-42 amdt 3.20; A2023-20 s 14, s 15;\npars renum R6 LA\nTransitional\npt 5 hdg exp 1 July 2019 (s 14)\nAcquisitions made before 1 January 2019\ns 13 exp 1 July 2019 (s 14)\nExpiry—pt 5\ns 14 exp 1 July 2019 (s 14)\nConsequential amendments\npt 6 hdg om LA s 89 (3)\nCity Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017\ns 15 om LA s 89 (3)\nDelayed amendment\npt 7 om LA s 89 (3)\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 16 Government Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\nR7\n27/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n1 Jan 2019\n1 Jan 2019–\n30 June 2019\nnot amended new Act\nR2\n1 July 2019\n1 July 2019–\n1 July 2019\nA2018-44 commenced\nprovisions and\namendments\nby A2018-44\nR3\n2 July 2019\n2 July 2019–\n13 Nov 2019\nA2018-44 expiry of\ntransitional\nprovisions (pt 5)\nR4\n14 Nov 2019\n14 Nov 2019–\n5 Apr 2022\nA2019-42 amendments by\nA2019-42\nR5\n6 Apr 2022\n6 Apr 2022–\n21 June 2023\nA2022-4 amendments by\nA2022-4\nR6\n22 June 2023\n22 June 2023–\n26 Nov 2023\nA2023-20 amendments by\nA2023-20\n\nEndnotes\nExpired transitional or validating provisions 6\nR7\n27/11/23\nGovernment Agencies (Land Acquisition Reporting)\nAct 2018\nEffective: 27/11/23\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\nThis Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.\nThe expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see\nLegislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).\nExpired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes\neffect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed\nby the date of the expiry.\nTo find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took\neffect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.\n© Australian Capital Territory 2023","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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of transparency in government land acquisitions. While amendments have updated cross-references (particularly to the new Planning Act 2023) and refined privacy protections, the core scope—quarterly reporting of land acquisitions by ACT government agencies—has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple defined terms requiring cross-references to other ACT laws (Public Sector Management Act 1994, Planning Act 2023, Lands Acquisition Act 1994, etc.)","Nested exceptions in section 7 defining 'land acquisition'—includes 6 specific types of acquisitions but then excludes 2 categories including agency-to-agency transfers","Complex definition of 'land' in section 7(3) with multiple inclusions and exclusions, including technical concepts like 'incorporeal rights' and 'declared land subleases'","Tiered reporting requirements in section 9 with different disclosure obligations for 'defined land acquisitions' versus other acquisitions","Multiple privacy carve-outs in section 10 with overlapping conditions (individual sellers, housing assistance, land rent leases, community housing providers, ministerial declarations)","Responsible Minister determination requires navigating different rules for 5 different types of government entities"],"plain_english_summary":"This law requires ACT government agencies to publish quarterly reports on land they acquire, detailing what was bought, why, price and value-for-money, with ministers responsible for publication. Reports go to Legislative Assembly committees and are available to the public. Individual seller identities are protected and sensitive acquisitions show only general locations. It increases transparency and oversight of government property spending while protecting seller privacy."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act as currently drafted has been expanded from its original form by later amendments that broaden and clarify what counts as a land acquisition and add or adjust reporting obligations. Notable scope changes (recorded in the amendment history) include amendments to the definition of 'land acquisition' to capture surrenders and terminations under the Planning Act 2023 and other territory law acquisitions (section 7 amendments), and changes to reporting mechanics (for example, requirements about committee copies and special statements for the City Renewal Authority/Suburban Land Agency) (sections 8 and 9 amendments). The amendments therefore extended the range of transactions that trigger reporting, increased oversight routes (committee copies), and adjusted privacy/exemption rules — expanding the Act beyond a narrower original focus on compulsory acquisition under the Lands Acquisition Act alone."},"complexity_factors":["Short statute with 12 substantive sections and a dictionary — limited length reduces complexity","Several defined terms rely on cross‑references to other Acts (Planning Act 2023, Lands Acquisition Act 1994, Land Rent Act 2008 and the Legislation Act) — increases cross‑referencing complexity","Different treatments and exceptions: 'defined land acquisition' vs acquisitions listed in section 7(1)(b)(ii)–(vi), and exclusions for acquisitions from other government agencies (section 7)","Privacy and disclosure exceptions with multiple categories (individual sellers, housing assistance, community housing, land‑rent leases, prescribed acquisitions) (section 10)","Conditional reporting requirements and updates (must update reports when compensation under Lands Acquisition Act is later known) (section 9(2))","Ministerial discretion to include additional material and to provide explanatory statements increases interpretive variability (section 9(3) and 9(1)(f))","Requirement to publish quarterly and to provide committee copies creates ongoing operational obligations (section 8)","Regulation‑making power allows further detail to be prescribed, which can add future complexity (section 12)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (plain terms)**\n\n- Requires ACT government agencies to publish short reports, every quarter, about any land they acquire. The reports must be put on an ACT government website as soon as practicable after the quarter ends (section 8).\n\n- The reports must identify the land, the acquiring agency and from whom it was bought, describe how the acquisition happened, state compensation and other payments, and for most acquisitions set out valuations, approvals, dates and short statements explaining why the land was bought (including intended use, consistency with the territory plan, the public interest, value for money and any environmental sustainability considerations) (section 9).\n\n- After a report is published, the responsible Minister must give a copy to a standing Legislative Assembly committee nominated by the Speaker (section 8(2)).\n\n- The Act protects certain personal and sensitive details from publication: an individual seller’s name must not be published; in some categories (certain housing or community housing acquisitions, land‑rent leases, or where disclosure could risk users’ privacy or reputation) only the district may be stated and other identifying particulars must be removed; tax secrecy rules also apply to land‑rent leases (section 10).\n\n- The Act defines which bodies are “government agencies” for this purpose (administrative units, public sector bodies, territory authorities, territory instrumentalities and territory‑owned corporations, but it expressly excludes the University of Canberra) and who is the “responsible Minister” for each (sections 5 and 6). It also defines “land acquisition” broadly and cross‑refers to other ACT land laws (section 7).\n\n- The Executive may make regulations to support the Act; and Ministers may prepare a single report that satisfies this Act and any other territory reporting law (sections 11–12).\n\n\nWho this affects\n\n- Primary duty-bearers: responsible Ministers and the government agencies they oversee (the agencies must supply the information to the Minister and the Minister must publish it) (sections 5–6, 8).\n\n- People selling land to government agencies: their names and other identifying details are protected in many cases (section 10).\n\n- The public and the Assembly committee: they gain access to quarterly published information and a committee copy for oversight (section 8).\n\n\nWhy it matters (mechanics and incentives)\n\n- Transparency mechanism: the Act creates a regular, public disclosure rule so that acquisitions and the money paid are visible to the public and to an Assembly committee (sections 8–9). That increases the information available to markets, media and oversight bodies about government land purchases.\n\n- Decision accountability: reports must say who approved the acquisition (Executive, Minister, Cabinet or the approving public servant and their position) and when. That reveals the decision chain and timing (section 9(1)(e)).\n\n- Limits on disclosure and privacy: the Act balances transparency with privacy and commercial confidentiality by forbidding publication of individual sellers’ names and restricting identifying details in sensitive cases (section 10). Tax secrecy for land‑rent leases is also preserved.\n\n\nCosts, incentives, trade-offs and implementation notes (tested against the Act)\n\n- Compliance cost and administrative burden: agencies and Ministers must assemble, publish and, where necessary, update reports (the Act requires an update when compensation under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994 is not yet known) (section 9(2)). That consumes staff time, valuation and legal resources.\n\n- Ministerial discretion: Ministers decide what additional material to include (section 9(3)) and must provide short explanatory statements on public interest/value‑for‑money matters that are subjective by nature (section 9(1)(f)). This gives Ministers room for selective emphasis or framing of acquisitions.\n\n- Effects on private negotiations and prices: public reporting of compensation and valuations could affect sellers’ expectations and negotiation postures in future deals (the Act requires disclosure of compensation and, for most acquisitions, valuations) (section 9(1)(c)–(d)).\n\n- Privacy vs scrutiny trade-off: statutes preserve seller anonymity and shield details for vulnerable users or housing projects (section 10). Those protections reduce reputational and safety risks but also limit how closely the public can scrutinise certain acquisitions.\n\n- Oversight route: providing reports to an Assembly committee creates a formal oversight channel, concentrating oversight benefits (section 8(2)).\n\n- Cross‑law interaction and complexity: the Act relies on and refers to multiple other land and territory laws (for definitions and acquisition mechanisms), so agencies must coordinate reporting across legal regimes (sections 7, dictionary). The Executive can make regulations to clarify details (section 12).\n\n\nKey statutory locations (short guide)\n\n- Who counts as an agency and who is the responsible Minister: sections 5–6.\n- What counts as a land acquisition: section 7 (and the dictionary cross‑references).\n- Reporting timing and publication duty, and committee copy: section 8.\n- Required report contents and updating rule: section 9.\n- Prohibited disclosures and privacy protections: section 10.\n- Relationship to other laws and regulation power: sections 11–12.\n\n\nPractical consequences in concrete terms\n\n- Who pays: the government agencies (via staff time and professional services) bear the compliance cost; sellers bear possible reputational or price effects if identifying details enter the public domain (but the Act restricts that disclosure in many circumstances).\n- Who decides: responsible Ministers control publication and what additional material appears in reports; approvals and authorisations are disclosed so decision responsibility is visible on paper (sections 6, 8–9).\n- What changes in behaviour: agencies must collect and prepare standardised acquisition data and Ministers will need processes to assess and clear what can be published, to redact protected particulars, and to assemble the explanatory material the Act requires.\n\n\nOverall, the Act establishes a short, recurring public reporting regime for most territory land acquisitions, with explicit privacy carve‑outs and a requirement to provide reports to an Assembly committee. The main trade‑offs are between transparency/accountability and privacy/confidentiality, plus the administrative cost and ministerial discretion inherent in report content and redaction decisions."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018","history":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/government-agencies-land-acquisition-reporting-act-2018/documents"}}