{"id":"sl-1999-30","name":"Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999","slug":"lands-acquisition-regulation-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173420,"registerId":"act-sl-1999-30-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nSL1999-30\nmade under the\nLands Acquisition Act 1994\nRepublication No 2\nEffective: 2 November 2004\nRepublication date: 2 November 2004\nLast amendment made by A2001-44\n(republication includes editorial amendments\nunder Legislation Act)\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 Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999, made under the Lands\nAcquisition Act 1994 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3\n(Editorial changes)) as in force on 2 November 2004. It also includes any amendment, repeal\nor expiry affecting the republished law to 2 November 2004.\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 includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced\namendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the\nuncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.\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 Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nThe value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date\nis—\n(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or\n(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.\n\nR2\n02/11/04\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nmade under the\nLands Acquisition Act 1994\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n4 Interest payable on compensation 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\nR2\n02/11/04\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nmade under the\nLands Acquisition Act 1994\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\nR2\n02/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999.\n4 Interest payable on compensation\nFor the Act, section 76 (2) and section 96 (2), the rate of interest\npayable on compensation is the rate that is the assessed secondary\nmarket yield for 5 year non-rebate Treasury bonds, published by the\nReserve Bank of Australia for a month for which the Executive is\nliable to pay compensation to the relevant claimant under the\nrelevant part of the Act.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR2\n02/11/04\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\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 and expiries are listed in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions\nand amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last\nendnote.\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\nam = amended ord = ordinance\namdt = amendment orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\ndef = definition pres = present\ndict = dictionary prev = previous\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously\nAssembly pt = part\ndiv = division r = rule/subrule\nexp = expires/expired renum = renumbered\nGaz = gazette reloc = relocated\nhdg = heading R[X] = Republication No\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 RI = reissue\nins = inserted/added s = section/subsection\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 sch = schedule\nLR = legislation register sdiv = subdivision\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sub = substituted\nmod = modified/modification SL = Subordinate Law\no = order underlining = whole or part not commenced\nom = omitted/repealed or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\nR2\n02/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Lands Acquisition Regulations 1999. It was\nrenamed under the Legislation Act 2001.\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999 SL1999-30\nnotified 24 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 47)\ncommenced 24 November 1999 (s 2)\nas amended by\nLegislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 211\nnotified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)\npt 211 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001\nNo S65)\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R2 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om A2001-44 amdt 1.2520\nDefinition\ns 3 om A2001-44 amdt 1.2520\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR2\n02/11/04\nLands Acquisition Regulation 1999\nEffective: 02/11/04\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. Except for the footer, electronic and\nprinted versions of an authorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n1 Aug 2002\n12 Sept 2001–\n1 Nov 2004\nA2001-44 new regulation and\namendments by\nA2001-44\n© Australian Capital Territory 2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to have maintained its original narrow purpose. It was originally made in 1999 and has been simplified over time (sections 2 and 3 were repealed in 2001). The remaining content continues to serve the single purpose of setting the interest rate for compensation payments under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 2 substantive provisions (sections 1 and 4)","No defined terms in the operative provisions","Single, straightforward calculation method with no exceptions or conditions","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act (Lands Acquisition Act 1994)","No nested logic or conditional triggers","Section 2 and 3 have been omitted (repealed), leaving minimal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets a single, market‑based formula for the interest rate the ACT Government must pay when it owes compensation for compulsory land acquisition, pegged to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 5‑year Treasury yield. It affects landowners whose property is taken and the ACT Executive, ensuring timely, fair interest on delayed compensation and reducing disputes over what rate is appropriate."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation’s core function — setting the interest rate for compensation by reference to the RBA’s published 5‑year Treasury bond yield — remains in force. Endnotes show renaming and editorial amendments (Legislation Act 2001; A2001‑44) and omission of certain numbered provisions, but no change to the regulation’s operative interest‑rate mechanism is indicated in the republished text."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive scope — a single operative clause fixing the interest rate method (section 4).","Relies on an external financial benchmark published by the Reserve Bank of Australia, requiring administrators to obtain and apply that monthly figure.","Cross‑references to the Lands Acquisition Act 1994 (sections 76(2) and 96(2)) mean administrators must map timing of liability under those sections to the published month.","Uses a technical financial term — 'assessed secondary market yield for 5 year non‑rebate Treasury bonds' — which requires financial interpretation.","Republication notes and endnotes record renaming and editorial amendments (Legislation Act 2001; A2001‑44), adding minor procedural complexity for historical tracing."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes how interest on compensation under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994 is worked out: it uses the Reserve Bank of Australia’s published assessed secondary‑market yield for 5‑year non‑rebate Treasury bonds for the month the Executive is liable to pay. It therefore affects people (or entities) claiming compulsory‑acquisition compensation and the Executive, because it determines the interest payable on delayed compensation payments."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999","history":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/lands-acquisition-regulation-1999/documents"}}