{"id":"sl-2008-28","name":"Land Rent Regulation 2008","slug":"land-rent-regulation-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"28 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173417,"registerId":"act-sl-2008-28-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land Rent Regulation 2008","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nSL2008-28\nmade under the\nLand Rent Act 2008\nRepublication No 3\nEffective: 13 November 2015\nRepublication date: 13 November 2015\nLast amendment made by A2015-42\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\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 Land Rent Regulation 2008, made under the Land Rent Act 2008\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 13 November 2015. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or\nexpiry affecting this republished law to 13 November 2015.\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\nACT legislation 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\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, 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 symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR3\n13/11/15\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nmade under the\nLand Rent Act 2008\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Application to pay land rent—Act, s 7 (2) 2\n4 Application by eligible former owner to pay land rent—Act, s 7A (2) 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n5 Earlier republications 5\n\n\n\nR3\n13/11/15\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nmade under the\nLand Rent Act 2008\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Land Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\nR3\n13/11/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Land Rent Regulation 2008.\n3 Application to pay land rent—Act, s 7 (2)\nThe following requirements in relation to an application to pay land\nrent for a lease are prescribed:\n(a) before the lease is granted, the eligible applicant must have\nattended a land rent information session conducted by the\nCanberra Institute of Technology;\n(b) the eligible applicant must give evidence of the applicant’s\nattendance at the session to the authority.\n4 Application by eligible former owner to pay land rent—\nAct, s 7A (2)\nThe following requirements in relation to an application to pay land\nrent for a lease are prescribed:\n(a) before the lease is granted, the eligible former owner must\nhave attended a land rent information session conducted by the\nCanberra Institute of Technology;\n(b) the eligible former owner must give evidence of the former\nowner’s attendance at the session to the authority.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR3\n13/11/15\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\npage 3\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\nlaw but 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\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined 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 4 Land Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\nR3\n13/11/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nLand Rent Regulation 2008 SL2008-28\nnotified LR 30 June 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2 and see Land Rent Act 2008\nA2008-16, s 2 and CN2008-10)\nas amended by\nLand Rent Amendment Act 2013 A2013-38 pt 3\nnotified LR 26 September 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 September 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 1 October 2013 (s 2)\nBuilding (Loose-fill Asbestos Eradication) Legislation Amendment\nAct 2015 A2015-42 pt 9\nnotified LR 5 November 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 9 commenced 13 November 2015 (s 2 (1) and CN2015-21)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nApplication to pay land rent—Act, s 7 (2)\ns 3 am A2013-38 s 46\nApplication by eligible former owner to pay land rent—Act, s 7A (2)\ns 4 ins A2015-42 s 41\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR3\n13/11/15\nLand Rent Regulation 2008\nEffective: 13/11/15\npage 5\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\nare marked 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 July 2008\n1 July 2008–\n30 Sept 2013\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 Oct 2013\n1 Oct 2013–\n12 Nov 2015\nA2013-38 amendments by\nA2013-38\n© Australian Capital Territory 2015","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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: setting procedural requirements for land rent applications. The 2015 amendment added a parallel requirement for 'eligible former owners' (section 4), but this is a logical extension of the existing scheme rather than scope creep. The regulation has not expanded beyond administrative prerequisites for scheme entry."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (sections 3 and 4) with identical structure","No defined terms in the regulation itself (relies on parent Act definitions)","No cross-references except to parent Act sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 5 pages including endnotes, with only 2 pages of substantive content","Simple prescriptive requirements: attend session, give evidence"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out two simple requirements for people who want to apply for the ACT's land rent scheme. **Land rent** is an arrangement where you pay rent on the land itself (but not the house) to make home ownership more affordable.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **New applicants** (section 3): People applying to enter the land rent scheme for a new lease\n- **Former owners** (section 4): People who previously owned a property and want to re-enter the scheme\n\n**What it requires:**\nBoth groups must:\n1. **Attend an information session** run by the Canberra Institute of Technology *before* the lease is granted\n2. **Provide proof of attendance** to the relevant authority\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures everyone entering the land rent scheme understands how it works before committing to it. It's a consumer protection measure to prevent people from signing up without understanding their obligations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The regulation originally prescribed attendance and proof requirements for eligible applicants (reg 3). A 2015 amendment inserted a separate but parallel requirement for eligible former owners (reg 4), thereby extending the precondition to an additional class of applicants; reg 3 was also amended in 2013 (see legislation history and amendment history)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow procedural scope: prescribes two concrete requirements (attend session; provide evidence) rather than substantive eligibility rules (regs 3 and 4).","External provider dependency: requires sessions be conducted by the Canberra Institute of Technology (regs 3(a), 4(a)).","Administrative discretion: the authority must be given evidence of attendance but the regulation does not specify acceptable forms of evidence, leaving assessment standards to the authority (regs 3(b), 4(b)).","Cross‑reference to primary Act: these requirements operate as conditions under the Land Rent Act (s 7 and s 7A referenced in headings), so application depends on interplay between instruments.","Amendment history: later insertion of a parallel rule for eligible former owners (reg 4, A2015‑42) and earlier amendment to reg 3 (A2013‑38) require attention when tracking scope changes."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation makes attendance at a Canberra Institute of Technology land‑rent information session, and proof of that attendance, a formal precondition for anyone applying to pay land rent for a lease. It applies to both eligible applicants and eligible former owners and requires them to give evidence of attendance to the authority before the lease is granted, creating a procedural compliance step that affects timing and eligibility for land‑rent leases."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008","history":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-rent-regulation-2008/documents"}}