{"id":"land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999","name":"Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999","slug":"land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178317,"registerId":"vic-land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999","content":"Version No. 003\n\n**Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999**\n\n**No. 27 of 1999**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 June 2024\n\n**table of provisions**\n\n*Section Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Purposes 1\n\n2 Commencement 1\n\nPart 2—Revocation of reservations 2\n\n3 Revocation of reservation—Spargo Creek land 2\n\n4 Revocation of reservation—Leneva land 2\n\n5 Revocation of reservation—Leongatha South land (Mechanics' Institute) 2\n\n6 Revocation of reservation—Leonard's Hill land 2\n\n7 Consequences of revoking reservations 2\n\nPart 3—Point Henry land 3\n\n8 Revocation of reservations—Point Henry land 3\n\n9 Consequences of revoking reservations 3\n\n10 Leases to continue despite revocation of reservations 3\n\nPart 5—University Square land 4\n\n15 Definitions 4\n\n16 Application 4\n\n17 Revocation of reservation of stratum of land underground and ancillary land 4\n\n18 Effect of Order 6\n\n19 Powers to lease car park land 7\n\n20 Power to enter and use land despite remaining reservation 9\n\nPart 6—General 10\n\n21 Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments 10\n\nSchedules 11\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which reservations are revoked 11\n\nSchedule 2—Plan of Leneva land 15\n\nSchedule 3—Plan of Point Henry land—Southern portion 16\n\nSchedule 4—University Square land 17\n\nEndnotes 18\n\n1 General information 18\n\n2 Table of Amendments 20\n\n3 Explanatory details 21\n\n**Version No.** **003**\n\n**Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999**\n\n**No. 27 of 1999**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 June 2024\n\n**The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Purposes\n\nThe main purposes of this Act are—\n\n(a) to revoke reservations over certain pieces of land;\n\n(b) to provide for the re-reservation of certain land in the township of Walhalla and at Carlton.\n\n\t2 Commencement\n\nThis Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPart 2—Revocation of reservations\n\n\t3 Revocation of reservation—Spargo Creek land\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 is **revoked**.\n\n\t4 Revocation of reservation—Leneva land\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 is **revoked** to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.\n\n\t5 Revocation of reservation—Leongatha South land (Mechanics' Institute)\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 3 of Schedule 1 is **revoked**.\n\n\t6 Revocation of reservation—Leonard's Hill land\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 4 of Schedule 1 is **revoked**.\n\n\t7 Consequences of revoking reservations\n\nOn the revocation under this Part of an Order in Council reserving land—\n\n(a) that land 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(b) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(c) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\nPart 3—Point Henry land\n\n\t8 Revocation of reservations—Point Henry land\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 5 of Schedule 1 is **revoked** to the extent described in that item.\n\n(2) The Order in Council specified in item 6 of Schedule 1 is **revoked** to the extent that it applies to the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 3.\n\n\t9 Consequences of revoking reservations\n\nOn the revocation under this Part of an Order in Council reserving land—\n\n(a) that land 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(b) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(c) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\n\t10 Leases to continue despite revocation of reservations\n\nNothing in this Part affects the continued existence of any lease existing immediately before the commencement of this Part in relation to the land specified in items 5 and 6 of Schedule 1.\n\nPt 4 (Heading and ss 11–14) repealed by No. 3/2024 s. 36(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\nPart 5—University Square land\n\n\t15 Definitions\n\nIn this Part—\n\n***car park land*** means the land shown on the plan of survey to which the Order made under section 17 applies;\n\n***plan of survey*** means the plan of survey referred to in section 17;\n\n***stratum*** means a part of land consisting of a space of any shape above or below or partly above and partly below the surface of the land, all the dimensions of which are limited;\n\n***University Square reserve*** means the land described in items 8 of and 9 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t16 Application\n\nThis Part has effect despite anything to the contrary in the **Land Act 1958**, the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or any other Act or law.\n\n\t17 Revocation of reservation of stratum of land underground and ancillary land\n\n(1) The Minister administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**—\n\n(a) on receiving a plan of survey signed by the Surveyor-General of—\n\n(i) a stratum consisting of a space below the surface of any of the land shown hatched and any of the land shown cross-hatched on the plan in Schedule 4 or that land as nearly as practicable, to be used for an underground car park; and\n\n(ii) any other parts of the land shown hatched and any other parts of the land shown cross-hatched on the plan in Schedule 4 or that land as nearly as practicable (whether above, below or on the surface of the land and shown on the plan of survey) that the Minister is satisfied are necessary for the construction of structures ancillary to the car park, including but not limited to, air vents and pedestrian and vehicle access to the car park; and\n\n(b) on being satisfied that the land described in the plan of survey relates to no other land than the land shown hatched and the land shown cross-hatched on the plan in Schedule 4 or that land as nearly as practicable—\n\nmay recommend to the Governor in Council that—\n\n(c) the Orders in Council specified in items 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 be revoked to the extent that they apply to the land shown on the plan of survey; and\n\n(d) if any part of the land shown on the plan of survey is or is being used as a road, that part of the land ceases to be a road.\n\n(2) The Governor in Council may make the Order recommended in subsection (1).\n\n(3) An Order under subsection (2) must include a copy of the plan of survey of the land to which the Order applies.\n\n\t18 Effect of Order\n\nOn publication in the Government Gazette of an Order under section 17—\n\n(a) the Orders in Council specified in items 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 are revoked to the extent that they apply to the car park land; and\n\n(b) Crown grant Volume 600 Folio 912 is revoked to the extent that it applies to the car park land; and\n\n(c) the car park land 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(d) if any part of the car park land is or is being used as a road, that part of the land ceases to be a road and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed in it, either in the public or by any body or person as incident to any express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or by user or operation of law or otherwise, cease; and\n\n(e) the appointment of any committee of management of any part of the car park land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(f) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to the car park land; and\n\n(g) the car park land is deemed to be permanently reserved for public purposes (car park) under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; and\n\n(h) the Melbourne City Council is deemed to be appointed under section 14(2) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** as the committee of management of the car park land for the purposes of that Act.\n\n\t19 Powers to lease car park land\n\n(1) The committee of management of the car park land may grant a lease of that land or part of that land for the purposes of an underground car park.\n\n(2) The committee of management must not grant a lease under subsection (1) unless the Minister administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** has, in writing to the committee, approved the granting of the lease.\n\n(3) The Minister must not approve the granting of a lease under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that, to the extent that the lease applies to a stratum of land—\n\n(a) the lessee for the time being under the lease can obtain reasonable access to the use of the land to be leased; and\n\n(b) the granting of the lease will not interfere with the exercise of rights by the registered proprietor, lessee or licensee of other land; and\n\n(c) provision has been made (in the lease or otherwise) for any necessary rights of support of the stratum or other land or of any building or structure erected or to be erected on those lands; and\n\n(d) provision has been made (in the lease or otherwise) for any necessary rights of passage or provision of services (including drainage, sewerage, or the supply of water, gas, electricity or communications systems) to or through the stratum, where those rights are reasonably necessary for the reasonable enjoyment of the stratum or other land; and\n\n(e) if the surface of the land above the stratum is a road, the exercise of any of the lessee's rights or  obligations under the lease will not interfere with the public use of that land as a road.\n\n(4) A lease granted under subsection (1) may be for a term not exceeding 50 years.\n\n(5) A lease granted under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) may contain provision for the term of the lease to be extended one or more times, but the aggregate of the initial term and any extensions of the term must not exceed 50 years; and\n\n(b) may contain provision for a lessee to remain in occupation of the land under the same terms and conditions as existed under the lease, at the discretion of the lessor, for a period of not more than 3 months from the expiry of the lease; and\n\n(c) is subject to any covenants, exceptions, reservations and conditions that are determined by the committee of management and approved in writing by the Minister.\n\n(6) If there is no committee of management of the car park land, the Minister administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** may grant a lease of the car park land in accordance with this section, subject to any covenants, exceptions, reservations and conditions that are determined by the Minister.\n\n\t20 Power to enter and use land despite remaining reservation\n\nS. 20(1) amended by No. 10/2005 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 13).\n\n(1) If a lease of the car park land is granted under this Part, the lessee, its servants or agents may enter and use the University Square reserve for the purposes of—\n\n(a) carrying out the construction of an underground car park on the car park land; and\n\n(b) carrying out the construction of structures ancillary to the car park on the car park land; and\n\n(c) the alteration, repair, maintenance and removal of that car park or those structures—\n\nin accordance with that lease.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless written consent to the entry or use has been obtained from—\n\n(a) the committee of management of the University Square reserve; or\n\n(b) if there is no such committee of management, the trustees of the University Square reserve; or\n\n(c) if there is no committee of management or trustee, the Minister administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\n(3) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the Orders in Council specified in items 8 and 9 of Schedule 1.\n\nPart 6—General\n\n\t21 Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments\n\nThe Registrar of Titles must make any recordings in or amendments to the Register under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** that are necessary because of the operation of any provision of this Act.\n\nSchedules\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which reservations are revoked\n\nItem 1—Spargo Creek land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Moorabool West, County of Bourke, being 7082 square metres, being Allotment 5A, Section 14. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 24 July 1876. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes dated 26 June 1876, page 1188 and 28 July 1876, page 1382. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Public purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reserve. |\n\n\nItem 2—Leneva land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Baranduda, County of Bogong, being 195 square metres, being part of Section 24. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 23 May 1881. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes dated 4 March 1881, page 691 and 27 May 1881, page 1389. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Public purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | Land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 2. |\n\n\nItem 3—Leongatha South land (Mechanics' Institute)\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Leongatha, County of Buln Buln, being 2023 square metres, being Allotment 81D. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 8 July 1902. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes dated 4 June 1902, page 1990 and 16 July 1902, page 3099. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for a Mechanics' Institute. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reserve. |\n\n\nItem 4—Leonard's Hill land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Wombat, County of Talbot, being 3237 square metres, being Allotment 11N Section 4A. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 27 October 1890. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes dated 26 September 1890, page 3857 and 31 October 1890, page 4274. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Watering purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reserve. |\n\n\nItem 5—Point Henry land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Moolap, County of Grant. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 26 May 1873. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes dated 15 November 1872, page 2086 and 13 June 1873, page 1059. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Public purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The area being the portion remaining between high water mark and the boundaries of Allotments 16 and 17 of Section 1, Allotments 2A, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11 and bounded on the north by the north-easterly prolongation of the north-western boundary of Allotment 16, Section 1 and on the south by the north-easterly prolongation of the south-eastern boundary of Allotment 11. |\n\n\nItem 6—Point Henry land—Southern portion\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Moolap, County of Grant, being 3490 square metres. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 26 May 1873. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazettes 15 November 1872, page 2086 and 13 June 1873, page 1059. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Public purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The area shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 3. |\n\n\nSch. 1 item 7 repealed by No. 3/2024 s. 36(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\nItem 8—University Square land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke, being 1·42 hectares, being Allotment 1, Section 71A, being University Square. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 1 April 1867. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 9 April 1867, page 698. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Ornamental purposes. |\n\n\nItem 9—University Square land\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke, being 1·42 hectares, being Allotment 1, Section 71A, being University Square. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 9 June 1873. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 13 June 1873, page 1059. |\n| Particulars of Crown grant | Crown grant Volume 600 Folio 912. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | University Square. |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Plan of Leneva land\n\n![]()\n\nSchedule 3—Plan of Point Henry land—Southern portion\n\n![]()\n\nSchedule 4—University Square land\n\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: 22 April 1999*\n\n*Legislative Council: 25 May 1999*\n\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill to provide for the revocation of the reservations over certain pieces of land, to provide for the re‑reservation of certain land and for other purposes.\"\n\nThe **Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999** was assented to on 1 June 1999 and came into operation on 1 June 1999: section 2.\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 (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.4.05 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 13) on 28.4.05: s. 2 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999** |\n\n\n**Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024, No. 3/2024**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.2.24 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 36 on 1.6.24: Special Gazette (No. 274) 28.5.24 p. 1 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999** |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient legislative content is available to assess whether the Act's scope changed from its original intent. The text provided contains only the title, version status, and version history metadata — no substantive provisions, second reading speeches, or explanatory memoranda are included to enable a meaningful comparison between original and operative scope."},"complexity_factors":["The provided text is almost entirely metadata and version history — the operative provisions of the Act are not included, severely limiting analysis","Land reservation legislation in Victoria typically involves cross-references to the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, adding interpretive complexity","Multiple potential subject matters hinted at by 'other Matters' in the title could broaden scope unpredictably","Reservation and de-reservation of Crown land can interact with native title rights and environmental protections, adding legal layers","As a 1999 Act, it may have been amended or affected by subsequent legislation not visible in this extract"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act deals with reserving Crown land for public purposes — setting aside parcels for parks, roads, utilities or community facilities. It likely also covers cancelling or changing reservations and transferring management responsibilities.\n\nIt affects landowners, lessees, local councils and community users near the parcels. It matters because reserved land is protected from private sale or development and must be used for the stated public purpose."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1999 Act was a straightforward revocation statute for several rural and regional land parcels. However, the addition of Part 5 (University Square land) via later amendments significantly expanded the scope from simple land 'clean-up' to active development facilitation. Part 5 introduces a complex statutory leasing framework, 3D land concepts (stratum), and infrastructure powers that go well beyond the original purpose of removing old reservations. The 2024 amendments (removing Part 4 and Schedule 1, item 7) show the Act continues to be used as a vehicle for miscellaneous land adjustments, suggesting it has become a legislative 'holding pen' for various land management matters rather than a single-purpose statute."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple site-specific schedules with detailed land descriptions (parishes, counties, allotments, and historical Gazette references dating back to 1873)","Technical land law concepts: 'stratum' (3D land ownership), 'unalienated land of the Crown', 'Orders in Council', and 'committees of management'","Nested conditional logic in Part 5: Ministerial approval required for leases, with five specific statutory conditions that must be satisfied (s. 19(3))","Cross-references to three other Acts: Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, Land Act 1958, and Transfer of Land Act 1958","Partial revocations with geographical precision (e.g., 'the area shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 3') requiring reference to external diagrams","Exception to the general rule: s. 10 preserves existing leases despite revocation of reservations","Temporal complexity: legislation operates on historical instruments (Orders in Council from 1870s-1902) and has been amended twice since 1999"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act is a **land management tool** that removes old legal restrictions (called \"reservations\") from specific parcels of land in Victoria, allowing the land to be used for different purposes. It also creates a special framework for building an underground car park beneath University Square in Carlton, Melbourne.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Local communities** near Spargo Creek, Leneva, Leongatha South, and Leonard's Hill — where old public reserves are being freed up\n*   **Developers and the City of Melbourne** — who can now lease and develop the underground space at University Square for parking\n*   **Anyone with interests in Point Henry land** — where reservations were partially revoked while preserving existing leases\n\n**Key things the law does:**\n\n*   **Revokes old reservations:** Removes 19th-century government orders that set aside land for public purposes (like mechanics' institutes, watering sites, and ornamental gardens), converting this land back to general Crown (government) land\n*   **Protects existing leases:** Ensures that any current leases on Point Henry land continue even after the reservation is removed\n*   **Creates a special car park scheme:** Allows the government to carve out underground space (a \"stratum\") beneath University Square for a public car park, with special powers for Melbourne City Council to lease it for up to 50 years\n*   **Enables construction access:** Gives car park developers the right to enter and use the park above ground to build and maintain the underground facility\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is **practical, site-specific legislation**. Rather than changing broad planning rules, it surgically fixes historical land restrictions that block modern development. The University Square provisions are particularly significant — they allow intensive use of valuable inner-city land (underground parking) while keeping the surface as public parkland. It's a compromise between preserving green space and meeting parking demands near Melbourne University and the CBD."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Later amending Acts altered the Act's scope: Part 4 and Schedule 1 item 7 were repealed by the Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024 (No. 3/2024 s.36(1)–(2)), and s.20 was amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (No. 10/2005 s.3(Sch.1 item 13)). The core mechanisms for revoking specific reservations and for University Square's stratum, leasing and management remain but certain original revocation items and provisions have been removed or modified."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple site‑specific revocations across several parcels requiring precise identification and Gazette references (Schedules 1–3).","Creation and delimitation of a subterranean 'stratum' requiring a Surveyor‑General plan and technical surveying (s.17).","Governor in Council discretion to make Orders revoking reservations following Minister recommendation (s.17(1)(b)–(d), s.17(2)).","Ministerial control over lease approvals and detailed lease conditions protecting access, support and services (s.19(2)–(3)).","Committee of management appointment and delegation of leasing powers to that committee (s.18(h), s.19(1),(6)).","Continuity and interaction with existing leases and Crown grants (s.9, s.10, s.18(b)–(d)), requiring careful title and interest reconciliation.","Cross‑references to other statutes (Land Act 1958; Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978; Transfer of Land Act 1958) increasing legal interdependence (s.16, s.21)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act revokes specified historic Crown land reservations and sets up a permanent subsurface reservation of University Square for a public underground car park, authorising leasing and construction access. It converts affected parcels into unalienated Crown land and appoints Melbourne City Council as committee of management for the car park (ss.3–9,17–20,18(g),(h)).\n\nThe Minister and Governor in Council control revocations and approvals; leases require ministerial sign‑off and must protect access, support and service rights, with lessees bearing construction and operation costs and the Registrar updating titles (s.19,21)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999","history":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-reservations-and-other-matters-act-1999/documents"}}