{"id":"government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016","name":"Government House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016","slug":"government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60816,"registerId":"sa-government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Government House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016","content":"South Australia\nGovernment House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016\nAn Act to dedicate certain land within the Government House precinct as a site for an ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk; to make related amendments to the National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949; to repeal the Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927; and for other purposes.\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tDedication of ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land\n5\tControl of ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land\n6\tContinuation of dedication of Government House Domain land\nSchedule 1—Government House Precinct—Plan\nSchedule 2—Related amendments and repeal\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tAmendment provisions\nPart 2—Amendment of National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949\n2\tRepeal of Preamble\n3\tAmendment of section 2—Control of National Soldiers Memorial\nPart 3—Repeal of Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Government House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016.\n2—Commencement\nThis Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.\n3—Interpretation\nIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\nANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land means the piece of land in the Hundred of Adelaide shown in the plan in Schedule 1 and marked \"ANZAC Commemorative Walk\";\nGovernment House Domain land means the piece of land in the Hundred of Adelaide shown in the plan in Schedule 1 and marked \"Government House Domain\".\n4—Dedication of ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land\nThe ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land is dedicated for the purpose of being used as a site for an ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk and for incidental purposes, and the land is reserved for all time for those purposes and must not be used for any other purpose.\n5—Control of ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land\nThe care, control, and management of the ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land is vested in The Corporation of the City of Adelaide.\n6—Continuation of dedication of Government House Domain land\nDespite the repeal of section 2 of the Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927, the Government House Domain land continues to be land dedicated for the purpose of being used as a site for the residence of the Governor and for incidental purposes, and the land continues to be reserved for all time for those purposes and must not be used for any other purpose.\nSchedule 1—Government House Precinct—Plan\n\nSchedule 2—Related amendments and repeal\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Amendment provisions\nIn this Schedule, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.\nPart 2—Amendment of National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949\n2—Repeal of Preamble\nPreamble—delete the Preamble\n3—Amendment of section 2—Control of National Soldiers Memorial\nSection 2(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:\n\t(2)\tDespite the repeal of section 3 of the Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927, the land referred to in subsection (1) continues to be land dedicated for the purpose of being used as a site for a National Soldiers Memorial and for incidental purposes, and the land continues to be reserved for all time for those purposes and must not be used for any other purpose (and nothing in this Act is to be taken to affect or limit the dedication and reservation of that land).\nPart 3—Repeal of Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927\nThe Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927 is repealed.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal Act\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n2016\n3\nGovernment House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016 \n3.3.2016\n24.3.2016 (Gazette 24.3.2016 p1026)\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: dedicating specific land for an ANZAC memorial, updating related memorial legislation, and repealing an obsolete 1927 Act. The scope has not expanded beyond land dedication and associated statutory housekeeping."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section ('ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk land' and 'Government House Domain land')","Straightforward sequential structure with no nested conditions or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing — only refers to two other Acts (National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949 and Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927) for repeal and amendment purposes","No conditional logic or 'if-then' provisions beyond simple 'despite' clauses ensuring continuity of existing dedications","Single Schedule with a plan and straightforward amendment provisions","Total length is approximately 2 pages with 6 operative sections"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act does three main things around Government House in Adelaide:\n\n1. **Creates a new memorial site** — It dedicates a specific piece of land near Government House as the \"ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk\" to commemorate the ANZAC centenary (the 100th anniversary of Australia's involvement in World War I). This land is permanently reserved for this purpose and cannot be used for anything else.\n\n2. **Hands control to the City of Adelaide** — The City of Adelaide council is given responsibility for managing and maintaining this new memorial garden walk.\n\n3. **Cleans up old laws** — It repeals (cancels) a 1927 Act that originally set aside land for the Governor's residence, but makes sure the Governor's residence land stays protected even after the old law disappears. It also makes minor technical updates to the National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949 to ensure the war memorial on North Terrace stays protected too.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The **City of Adelaide** — now responsible for the new memorial garden\n- The **Governor of South Australia** — their residence grounds stay protected under updated laws\n- The general public — gains a new permanent public memorial space\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures the ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk has permanent legal protection as a commemorative site, while tidying up nearly 90 years of overlapping laws about Government House land. It prevents future governments from rezoning or redeveloping these important heritage and memorial sites."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient data to assess scope change — the full text of the legislation was not retrievable. Based on the title, the Act appears focused narrowly on dedicating a specific parcel of land, suggesting the scope is likely consistent with its original intent. No analysis of amendments or expansions is possible without the legislative text."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation text was unavailable — full complexity cannot be assessed","Based on title alone, land dedication Acts are typically narrow and technical in scope","Such Acts usually affect a single, specific parcel of land with limited cross-jurisdictional implications","Crown land and dedication mechanisms involve some technical legal concepts but are generally straightforward in application"],"plain_english_summary":"The Government House Precinct Land Dedication Act 2016 (SA) appears to legally set aside land within the Government House Precinct in Adelaide for a specified public or Crown purpose. It affects the State government and agencies, the Office of the Governor, nearby developers, and the public by protecting the precinct from disposal or incompatible uses and preserving its designated status."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act expands and clarifies the statutory land-use regime for the Government House precinct: it adds a new, permanent dedication for an ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk (s4), assigns management responsibility to the City of Adelaide (s5), and preserves existing dedications for the Governor’s residence and the National Soldiers Memorial while repealing the 1927 statute (s6; Sch 2 Pt2, Pt3). These moves change who administers and pays for the land and add a new perpetual restriction on use."},"complexity_factors":["Interacts with and amends multiple existing statutes (National Soldiers Memorial Act 1949; repeals Government House Domain Dedication Act 1927) (Sch 2 Pt2, Pt3).","Creates a perpetual land dedication ('reserved for all time') which limits future land-use options and title-related flexibility (s4, s6).","Transfers operational control to a local government entity (Corporation of the City of Adelaide), creating an ongoing municipal management obligation and cost (s5).","Uses schedule-based definitions and a mapped plan in Schedule 1 to define precise parcels, requiring spatial/legal cross-reference rather than textual description (Sch 1).","Deletes statutory language (Preamble repeal) and substitutes subsection text, requiring care in interpreting existing rights and statutory history (Sch 2 Pt2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act officially dedicates the parcel shown in Schedule 1 as the ANZAC Centenary Memorial Garden Walk and permanently reserves it for that use (s4), vests care, control and management of that parcel in the Corporation of the City of Adelaide (s5), and preserves the Government House Domain dedication for the Governor’s residence despite repealing the old 1927 Act (s6; Sch 2 Pt3). It also amends the National Soldiers Memorial Act to preserve that memorial land’s dedication (Sch 2 Pt2). City of Adelaide manages the site and bears management costs; the land cannot be repurposed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/government-house-precinct-land-dedication-act-2016/documents"}}