{"id":"land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990","name":"Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990","slug":"land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174039,"registerId":"vic-land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990**\n\n**No. 6 of 1990**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 January 2020\n\n**table of provisions**\n\n*Section Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Purposes 1\n\n2 Commencement 2\n\nPart 2—Sebastopol land 3\n\n3 Revocation of reservation 3\n\nPart 3—North Bendigo land 4\n\n4 Revocation of reservation 4\n\nPart 5—Lilydale land 5\n\n10 Revocation of reservation 5\n\n11 Land deemed unalienated Crown land 5\n\n12 Land management 5\n\nPart 6—Dookie land 6\n\n13 Road construction 6\n\n14 Excision, road closure and re-reservation 6\n\nPart 7—General 9\n\n15 Repeal of provision relating to Albert Park Land 9\n\n17 Repeal of Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973 9\n\n19 No compensation payable by Crown 9\n\n20 Registrar of Titles and Registrar-General to make necessary amendments 9\n\nSchedules 10\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which the permanent reservation is revoked 10\n\nSchedule 2—Sebastopol land 11\n\nSchedule 3—Albert Park land 12\n\nSchedule 4—Lilydale land 13\n\nSchedule 5—Dookie land 14\n\nEndnotes 15\n\n1 General information 15\n\n2 Table of Amendments 17\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 18\n\n4 Explanatory details 19\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990**\n\n**No. 6 of 1990**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 January 2020\n\n**The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Purposes\n\nThe purposes of this Act are—\n\n(a) to revoke the permanent reservation of land at Sebastopol so that the land may be proclaimed as a road; and\n\n(b) to revoke the permanent reservation for railway purposes of land at North Bendigo; and\n\n(c) to revoke the permanent reservation of land at Albert Park and to make other provision to facilitate the development of the land as a sporting complex; and\n\n(d) to revoke the permanent reservation of land at Lilydale so that the boundaries of Lions Park Lilydale can be rationalised; and\n\n(e) to revoke the permanent reservation of land at Dookie to enable the construction of a road on part of that land and to reserve part of that land for the conservation of an area of natural interest; and\n\n(f) to repeal and amend various Acts relating to Crown land.\n\n\t2 Commencement\n\n(1) Subject to this section, this Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n(2) Part 4 comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.\n\n(3) Section 15 comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed, being a day after the day on which the Minister declares in writing that the Minister is satisfied that none of the provisions of Part 4 have been proclaimed to come into operation and that Melbourne's bid for the 1996 Olympic games is unsuccessful.\n\n(4) Section 16 comes into operation on the day on which an Order under section 14(3) is published in the Government Gazette.\n\n(5) Section 18 comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.\n\nPart 2—Sebastopol land\n\n\t3 Revocation of reservation\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.\n\n(2) Any Order in Council made under section 16 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** vesting the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 in the Borough of Sebastopol is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.\n\n(3) The land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2—\n\n(a) is divested from the Borough of Sebastopol and ceases to be under its management and control; and\n\n(b) vests in the Crown; and\n\n(c) is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n(4) The appointment of the Borough of Sebastopol as Committee of Management of the land in item 1 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.\n\n(5) The regulations made by the Board of Land and Works on 13 October 1931 and notified in the Government Gazette on 21 October 1931, as amended and in force for the time being, do not apply to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.\n\nPart 3—North Bendigo land\n\n\t4 Revocation of reservation\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 is revoked.\n\n(2) Despite subsection (1), the land specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 remains vested in the Public Transport Corporation.\n\n(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the continuance of any leases existing over any part of the land specified in item 2 of Schedule 1.\n\n(4) Despite any Act or law to the contrary, the land specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 is discharged from any trust, limitation, reservation, restriction or exception relating to the reservation specified in that item.\n\nPt 4 (Heading and ss 5–9) repealed by No. 6/1990 s. 15.\n\n* * * * *\n\nPart 5—Lilydale land\n\n\t10 Revocation of reservation\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 4 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 4.\n\n\t11 Land deemed unalienated Crown land\n\nDespite anything in any notice published under section 10 of the **Land Conservation Act 1972**, or in any other Act or law, the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 4 is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n\t12 Land management\n\n(1) The appointment of any Committee of Management existing under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for the land specified in item 4 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 4.\n\n(2) The regulations made on 13 May 1982, published in the Government Gazette on 19 May 1982 and applying to the land specified in item 4 of Schedule 1, as amended and in force for the time being cease to apply to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 4.\n\nPart 6—Dookie land\n\nS. 13 amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 24.1).\n\n\t13 Road construction\n\nDespite anything in the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Dookie Agricultural College Land Act 1972** or in any other Act or law, the Head, Transport for Victoria, its agents, servants and workers and any person authorised by it may enter and use the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 5 so far as is necessary for or in connection with the construction of a road to become part of the Midland Highway.\n\n\t14 Excision, road closure and re-reservation\n\nS. 14(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 24.2).\n\n(1) As soon as possible after completing road works on the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 5, the Head, Transport for Victoria within the meaning of the **Transport Integration Act 2010** must publish in the Government Gazette notice of the completion of the works.\n\n(2) At any time after—\n\n(a) the registration under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** of a transfer and surrender to the Crown of the land shown as parcels numbered 12, 13 and 14 on a plan bearing the identifying reference LEGL/89–2 and lodged in the Central Plan Office; and\n\nS. 14(2)(b) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 24.3).\n\n(b) the Head, Transport for Victoria has entered into an agreement under section 45(3) of the **Transport Act 1983** in relation to the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 5; and\n\nS. 14(2)(c) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 24.4).\n\n(c) the Head, Transport for Victoria has published in the Government Gazette a notice under subsection (1)—\n\nthe Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council that an Order be made under subsection (3).\n\n(3) The Governor in Council on the Minister's recommendation under subsection (2) may, by Order published in the Government Gazette—\n\nS. 14(3)(a) substituted by No. 52/1992 s. 11(13)(a).[[1]](#endnote-2)\n\n(a) declare that the land specified in item 2 of Schedule 5 is unalienated land of the Crown; and\n\n(b) close the roads on the land specified in item 3 of Schedule 5; and\n\n(c) permanently reserve under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** the land specified in item 4 of Schedule 5 as a site for the conservation of an area of natural interest.\n\n(4) On the publication in the Government Gazette of an Order under subsection (3)—\n\nS. 14(4)(a) amended by No. 52/1992 s. 11(13)(b).[[2]](#endnote-3)\n\n(a) any Crown grant of the land specified in item 2 of Schedule 5 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land specified in that item and the land specified in that item is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown and, subject to paragraph (b), is freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests; and\n\nS. 14(4)(b) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 24.5).\n\n(b) any right which the Head, Transport for Victoria has to use the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 5 under section 45 of the **Transport Act 1983** continues until the land becomes a highway under the **Transport Act 1983**; and\n\n(c) the land specified in item 3 of Schedule 5 over which the roads closed by the Order ran ceases to be a road, and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed (either in the public, by any person, by dedication, supposed dedication, past user, operation of law or otherwise) in the land determine; and\n\n(d) the land specified in item 3 of Schedule 5 is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests; and\n\n(e) the land specified in item 4 of Schedule 5 is permanently reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** in accordance with the Order.\n\nPart 7—General\n\n\t15 Repeal of provision relating to Albert Park Land\n\nPart 4 is **repealed**.\n\nS. 16  \nrepealed by No. 11/1995 s. 3(2)(Sch. 2).\n\n* * * * *\n\n\t17 Repeal of Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973\n\nThe **Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973** is **repealed**.\n\nS. 18  \nrepealed by No. 11/1995 s. 3(2)(Sch. 2).\n\n* * * * *\n\n\t19 No compensation payable by Crown\n\nExcept as provided in any agreement made under section 45 of the **Transport Act 1983** in relation to the land specified in item 1 of Schedule 5 or as provided in Part 4, no compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act.\n\n\t20 Registrar of Titles and Registrar-General to make necessary amendments\n\n(1) The Registrar of Titles must make any amendments to the Register Book and to any Crown grant, duplicate Crown grant, certificate of title, duplicate certificate of title or other instrument or duplicate instrument that are necessary because of the operation of this Act.\n\n(2) The Registrar-General must make any entries upon the records of enrolment of any Crown grant and upon any memorial relating to any land that are necessary because of the operation of this Act.\n\nSchedules\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which the permanent reservation is revoked\n\nSs 3, 4, 5 and 10\n\n| *Item* | *Situation and area of land* | *Instrument and date of reservation* | *Description of land by reference to Government Gazette* | *Purpose of reservation* | *Portion as to which reservation is revoked* |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Township of Sebastopol, Parish of Ballarat, County of Grenville, 5·617 hectares | Order in Council 27 January 1965 | 16 December 1964, page 3768 and 3 February 1965, page 252. | Site for recreation, convenience and amusement of the people | See Schedule 2 |\n| 2. | At Bendigo, Parish of Sandhurst, 4·912 hectares less excision authorised by Act No. 7470 | Order in Council 7 March 1938 | 22 December 1937, page 4529 and 9 March 1938, page 901 | Site for railway purposes | The entire Reserve |\n| 3. | City of South Melbourne and at St Kilda, Parish of Melbourne South, County of Bourke, 230·7 hectares, more or less, less excisions authorised by various Acts | Order in Council 21 March 1876 | 21 January 1876, page 96 and 24 March 1876, page 568 | Site for a Public Park | See Schedule 3 |\n| 4. | Township of Lilydale, Parish of Yering 6004 square metres | Order in Council 3 June 1980 | 11 June 1980, page 1911 | Public Park and Picnic Ground | See Schedule 4 |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Sebastopol land\n\nS. 3\n\n(PLAN OF LAND)\n\n![]()\n\nSchedule 3—Albert Park land\n\nS. 5\n\n(PLAN OF LAND)\n\n![]()\n\nSchedule 4—Lilydale land\n\nS. 10\n\n(PLAN OF LAND)\n\n![]()\n\nSchedule 5—Dookie land\n\nSs 13 and 14\n\n| *Item* | *Identifying    reference of plan    lodged in    Central Plan Office* | *Parcel number* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | LEGL/89–2   LEGL/89–3 | 1 and 23    3 |\n| 2 | LEGL/89–2   LEGL/89–3 | 1, 19, 20 and 23   3 |\n| 3 | LEGL/89–2 | 6 and 10 |\n| 4 | LEGL/89–2 | 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 26, 29 and 30 |\n\n\n\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\n*Minister's second reading speech—*\n\n*Legislative Assembly: 26 October 1989*\n\n*Legislative Council: 13 March 1990*\n\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill to revoke the permanent reservations of certain lands, to repeal the **Dookie Agricultural College Land Act 1972** and the **Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973**, to amend the **Albert Park Land Act 1972** and for other purposes.\".\n\nThe **Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990** was assented to on 3 April 1990 and came into operation as follows:\n\nAll of Act (*except* sections 5–9, 15, 16, 18) on 3 April 1990: section 2(1); section 15 on 30 September 1992: Government Gazette 30 September 1992 page 2866.\n\nPart 4 (sections 5–9) was never proclaimed, repealed by section 15 of No. 6/1990.\n\nSections 16 and 18 were never proclaimed, repealed by section 3(2)(Sch. 2) of No. 11/1995.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original section or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.  \nSee section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the **Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n**Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990, No. 6/1990**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.4.90 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 15 on 30.9.92: Government Gazette 30.9.92 p. 2866 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990** |\n\n\n**Melbourne University (VCAH) Act 1992, No. 52/1992**\n\n| Assent Date: | 30.6.92 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 11(13) on 1.7.92: Government Gazette 1.7.92 p. 1628 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990** |\n\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 1995, No. 11/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 26.4.95 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | 26.4.95: s. 2 |\n| Current State: | All of Act in operation |\n\n\n**Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 49/2019**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.12.19 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 186(Sch. 4 item 24) on 1.1.20: Special Gazette (No. 514) 10.12.19 p. 1 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990** |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nNot updated for this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. S. 14(3)(a): The definition of ***appointed*** ***day*** in section 3 of the **Melbourne University (VCAH) Act 1992**, No. 52/1992 (*repealed*) read as follows:\n\n  \"***appointed day***—\n\n  (a) for the purposes of section 11(4) (insofar as it relates to the land in clause 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule) and section 11(8)(a), means a day appointed by the Governor in Council by notice published in the Government Gazette;\n\n  (b) for the purposes of section 11(4) (insofar as it relates to the land in clauses 2 to 5, 7 and 8 of Part 1 of the Schedule) and section 11(8)(b), means a day appointed by the Governor in Council by notice published in the Government Gazette;\n\n  (c) for the purposes of all other provisions of this Act, means 1 July 1992;\". [↑](#endnote-ref-2)\n\n2. S. 14(4)(a): See note 1. 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Later amendments (for example, updating the responsible transport agency references and procedural detail in 2019) altered administrative actors and the mechanics of implementation but did not materially broaden the Act's original subject‑matter or extend it beyond land‑specific reservation, road and title changes. Repeals and the fact that Part 4 was never proclaimed removed one planned element (Albert Park provisions) but did not expand the Act's remit."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to other Acts: Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978; Transport Act 1983; Transfer of Land Act 1958; Land Conservation Act 1972; Transport Integration Act 2010 (through amendments)","Staged and conditional commencement and operation provisions (s2 with subsections linking commencement to proclamation, Gazettal and ministerial declaration)","Procedural multi‑step mechanism for Dookie works: entry/works (s13), publication of completion (s14(1)), registration/surrender and agreement preconditions (s14(2)), Minister recommendation and Governor in Council Order (s14(3))","Schedules listing specific parcels and plans (Schedules 1–5) that localise effects to particular land pieces","Delegated executive decisions required (Minister recommendation, Governor in Council order, Gazettal, Registrar and Registrar‑General actions) rather than immediate statutory changes","Several repeals and historic amendments noted (repeal of Part 4, repeal of Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973; amendments incorporated to 2020), producing some legacy complexity","Provisions that free land from trusts, encumbrances and prior regulations (arts of discharge across multiple sections) with potential title consequences","Preservation of existing leases in some cases (s4(3)) creating exceptions to general revocations"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does, mechanically (first):**\n\n- It removes (revokes) a series of permanent reservations over specific parcels of land, returns or vests those parcels in the Crown (state ownership), and declares some parcels to be \"unalienated Crown land\" (meaning they are state land not held under private title or special trust) (see s3, s11, s14(4)(a), Schedule 1).\n- It authorises the construction of a road across part of the Dookie land and sets out the steps for that road to be completed, for certain roads to be closed, for some land to be re-reserved permanently for conservation, and for other parcels to be declared unalienated Crown land after administrative steps and Gazettal (see ss13–14, Schedule 5).\n- It revokes particular Orders in Council and appointments of Committees of Management that formerly governed the specified reserves, and removes certain regulations from applying to the affected parcels (see s3(1)–(5), s12(1)–(2)).\n- It repeals one earlier statute (the Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973) as it applies now (s17) and repeals Part 4 of the Act (s15).\n- It directs that the Registrar of Titles and the Registrar‑General must update title records and memorials to reflect the changes made by the Act (s20).\n- It states that, except where a specific agreement provides otherwise (agreements under s45 of the Transport Act 1983), the Crown does not have to pay compensation for anything done under or because of this Act (s19).\n\n**Official purpose as stated in the Act (summary of s1):**\n- Revoke permanent reservations so land can be used as road (Sebastopol) or for other purposes (North Bendigo, Lilydale, Dookie).\n- Facilitate development (Albert Park sporting complex — note Part 4 was later repealed) and conservation (Dookie re‑reservation as conservation site).\n- Repeal or amend various Acts relating to Crown land.\n\n**Who this affects and how (plain terms):**\n- Land managers and local authorities: parcels taken out of local management and vested in the Crown (e.g. Borough of Sebastopol loses management over the hatched area) (s3(3)(a)–(b)).\n- Transport agency (Head, Transport for Victoria) and contractors: authorised to enter and use specified Dookie land to construct a highway section; given procedural duties to publish completion notices (s13–14).\n- Holders of existing leases or Crown grants over affected lands: some existing leases continue (s4(3)); some Crown grants can be revoked to the extent they apply (s14(4)(a)).\n- General public and users of roads: closure of certain roads terminates public rights, easements and other claimed privileges over those road parcels (s14(4)(c)).\n- Title holders and land registries: required to update registers, certificates and memorials to reflect the changes (s20).\n\n**Why it matters (mechanical consequences and trade‑offs):**\n- Transfers of control and legal status. The Act changes legal ownership/management status for small, specified parcels (Schedules 2, 4, 5). That shifts who grants access, who manages land use, and which laws or trusts apply (see s3(3)(c), s11, s14(4)(e)).\n- Public rights and property incidents can be removed. When roads are closed, existing public access rights and easements terminate by operation of s14(4)(c). That is a concrete change in legal entitlements.\n- Cost allocation. The Act bars Crown liability for compensation related to the Act except where a Transport Act agreement provides otherwise (s19). Practically, this places financial risk for disposals or changes on private parties unless an express agreement provides compensation.\n- Administrative and procedural dependencies. Several effects depend on executive steps: Gazettal and registration (e.g. Minister recommendation to Governor in Council and publication in Gazette required before orders take effect under s14(2)–(3); Registrar actions under s20). Failure to complete those steps would delay or prevent the legal consequences.\n\n**Who pays, who decides, what behaviour changes (concise):**\n- Who pays: generally the Crown does not pay compensation for changes made under the Act, except where an express Transport Act agreement provides for it (s19). Costs of road construction would be borne by the responsible transport authority unless otherwise agreed (s13–14 and cross‑reference to Transport Act agreements in s14(2)(b)).\n- Who decides and implements: the Head, Transport for Victoria (for Dookie works) must carry out works and publish completion notices (ss13–14); the Minister may recommend Orders to the Governor in Council for declarations and closures (s14(2)–(3)); the Registrar(s) must update title records (s20).\n- Behaviour changes compelled: local authorities or committees of management cease exercising control over specified parcels (s3(3)(a), s12(1)); the transport authority can enter land for construction (s13); public user rights over closed roads cease (s14(4)(c)).\n\n**Implementation and compliance issues to note (mechanical risks and trade‑offs):**\n- Reliance on procedural steps. Several legal effects only follow after Gazettal, registration of transfers/surrenders, or Orders by the Governor in Council (s14(1)–(3), s20). Administrative delay or defective registration could change timing or certainty.\n- Concentrated geographical impact. The changes apply to specific parcels listed in the Schedules. Benefits or restrictions therefore fall on narrowly identified stakeholders (owners, users, councils, or agencies connected to those parcels) rather than the general public (Schedules 1–5).\n- Potential for changed access and development options. Declaring land unalienated Crown land and freeing it from prior trusts and encumbrances (s3(3)(c), s11, s14(4)(a)–(d)) changes the future set of permissible uses; re‑reservation for conservation (s14(3)(c)) tightens permitted uses for those parcels.\n- Title complexity. The Registrar of Titles and Registrar‑General must effect amendments to records; if entries are not made correctly, property rights and land dealings could be affected (s20).\n\n**Mechanisms limiting private redress:**\n- The Act explicitly limits compensation by the Crown for changes made under it, except where a Transport Act agreement provides otherwise (s19). That reduces the statutory avenue for compensation arising from the revocations and closures the Act implements.\n\n**Concrete statutory hooks (key provisions):**\n- Purposes: s1.  \n- Sebastopol: revocation and vesting back to Crown — s3 and Schedule 2.  \n- North Bendigo: revocation but continued vesting in Public Transport Corporation; leases preserved — s4 and Schedule 1 item 2.  \n- Lilydale: revocation and deemed unalienated Crown land — ss10–12 and Schedule 4.  \n- Dookie road construction, road closure, and re‑reservation steps — ss13–14 and Schedule 5.  \n- No compensation except as agreed under Transport Act — s19.  \n- Registrar amendments required — s20.\n\n**Net effect (plain):**\nThe Act reorganises legal status and management of a number of narrowly specified land parcels: it cancels old reservations, transfers or vests land back to the Crown, authorises a transport agency to build a road and to complete follow‑up steps (closure and re‑reservation), requires title updates, and limits Crown liability for compensation. These are administrative, land‑management changes that operate parcel‑by‑parcel rather than creating broad new powers or regulatory schemes.\n\n(References in parentheses are to the section numbers in the Act.)"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope change can be determined from the information provided. The Act's title and metadata are consistent with a standard miscellaneous amendments Act — a common legislative vehicle used to make minor, targeted corrections to existing land laws. Without access to the actual provisions, it is impossible to assess whether the Act exceeded or narrowed its original intended scope."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative content provided — only metadata and version history are present, preventing meaningful complexity assessment","Miscellaneous amendment Acts are inherently complex because they amend multiple parent Acts simultaneously, requiring cross-referencing several laws to understand full effect","Land law in Victoria involves interaction between multiple statutes (e.g. Transfer of Land Act, Land Act), adding layers of complexity","Consolidated version status suggests the Act may have been amended over time, adding further interpretive complexity","Score kept low (2) due to lack of substantive content to analyse — complexity of the underlying law may be higher"],"plain_english_summary":"The Land (Further Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1990 is a Victorian catch‑all statute that makes assorted, minor amendments to land and property law. It potentially affects anyone involved in land ownership, transactions, development or land administration in Victoria. The supplied material only includes title and metadata (Act No. 6/1990, consolidated and still in force), so the specific changes and practical effects cannot be determined without reviewing the Act’s full text."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has shrunk significantly from its original intent. The long title and section 1(c) reveal the original purpose included amending the Albert Park Land Act 1972 to facilitate development as a sporting complex, tied to Melbourne's 1996 Olympic bid. Part 4 (sections 5-9) and sections 16 and 18 were entirely repealed after the Olympic bid failed, removing the Albert Park provisions. What remains is essentially a land management and road construction statute for regional Victoria (Sebastopol, North Bendigo, Lilydale, Dookie), stripped of its original major metropolitan sporting complex component."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple conditional commencement provisions (sections 2(2)-(5)) with dependencies on proclamations and external events (Olympic bid success/failure)","Cross-references to 6 other Acts including Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, Transport Act 1983, and Transport Integration Act 2010","Technical land description tables referencing specific plan numbers (LEGL/89-2, LEGL/89-3) and parcel numbers","Nested procedural requirements in Part 6 (Dookie land) requiring sequential steps: road completion → registration of transfer → agreement under Transport Act → Gazette notice → Governor in Council Order","Partial repeals and revocations (e.g., 'to the extent that it applies') rather than whole-of-instrument repeal","Historical amendments have removed significant portions (Part 4, sections 16 and 18), leaving a fragmented structure with gaps in numbering"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a housekeeping law that tidies up the legal status of several parcels of Crown land across Victoria. It removes old reservations (legal restrictions on how land can be used) from specific sites at Sebastopol, North Bendigo, Lilydale, and Dookie so the land can be repurposed—for example, turning some into roads or rationalising park boundaries. It also repeals (cancels) two old laws: the Bendigo Aerodrome Act 1973 and the Dookie Agricultural College Land Act 1972. Importantly, the Act originally included provisions for developing Albert Park as a sporting complex (linked to Melbourne's 1996 Olympic bid), but these were repealed in 1992 when the bid failed. The Act also clarifies that the government doesn't have to pay compensation to anyone affected by these changes, except in specific cases related to road construction agreements at Dookie."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990","history":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-further-miscellaneous-matters-act-1990/documents"}}