{"id":"maidstone-land-act-1973","name":"Maidstone Land Act 1973","slug":"maidstone-land-act-1973","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178073,"registerId":"vic-maidstone-land-act-1973-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Maidstone Land Act 1973","content":"Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documentsi\nVersion No. 001\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\nAct No. 8458/1973\nVersion as at 14 February 2000\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\n1. Short title and commencement 2\n2. Definition 2\n3. Corporation to make grant of $15 000 2\n4. Power to grant leases etc. of land 2\n__________________\nSCHEDULE 4\n═══════════════\nENDNOTES 5\n1. General Information 5\n2. Table of Amendments 6\n3. Explanatory Details 7\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents1\nVersion No. 001\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\nAct No. 8458/1973\nVersion as at 14 February 2000\nAn Act to authorize the Granting of Leases in respect of certain\nLand in the City of Sunshine and for other Purposes connected\nwith that Land.\nPreamble\nWHEREAS by an Order in Council of the 26th day\nof November, 19291, certain Crown land in the\nParish of Cut-paw-paw, County of Bourke, was\ntemporarily reserved as a Site for Recreation and\nPublic Purposes:\nAND WHEREAS the corporation of the City of\nSunshine is the committee of management of the\nsaid land:\nAND WHEREAS the said corporation is holding\ncertain moneys paid to it under a policy of\ninsurance with respect to buildings on the site used\nby the Rosamond Bowling Club which were\ndestroyed by fire:\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to require the said\ncorporation to make a grant out of its funds of\n$15 000 for the erection of a new club-house for\nuse by the Rosamond Bowling Club and to\nauthorize the said corporation, as committee of\nmanagement of the said land, to grant leases of that\npart of the said land delineated and shown hatched\non the plan in the Schedule and to make other\nprovision as hereinafter enacted:\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n2\nBE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most\nExcellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the\nLegislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria\nin this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of\nthe same as follows (that is to say):\n1. Short title and commencement\n(1) This Act may be cited as the Maidstone Land\nAct 1973.\n(2) This Act shall come into operation on the day it\nreceives the Royal Assent.\n2. Definition\nIn this Act \"corporation\" means the corporation\nof the City of Sunshine.\n3. Corporation to make grant of $15 000\nThe corporation shall make a grant of $15 000 out\nof its municipal fund to be paid for or towards the\ncost of erecting improvements by way of a club-\nhouse on the land delineated and shown hatched\non the plan in the Schedule and for so doing the\nprovisions of this section shall be sufficient\nauthority.\n4. Power to grant leases etc. of land\n(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any\nAct the corporation, as committee of management,\nmay from time to time grant leases of the whole or\nany part of the land delineated and shown hatched\non the plan in the Schedule for the purposes of a\nbowling green and amenities connected therewith\nincluding the erection of buildings.\ns. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n3\n(2) A lease granted under this section—\n(a) shall be subject to such covenants,\nconditions, exceptions, and reservations as\nthe corporation thinks fit;\n(b) shall be for a term not exceeding 21 years;\nand\n(c) shall be subject to approval by the Governor\nin Council.\n(3) The moneys received by way of rent under any\nlease granted under this section shall be applied\nby the corporation towards the maintenance and\nimprovement of any part of the land temporarily\nreserved by the Order in Council of the 26th day\nof November, 1929, not leased under this section\nor for any other purpose approved by the Minister.\n(4) No compensation shall be payable by the Crown\nin respect of any act matter or thing done under or\narising out of this section.\n__________________\ns. 4\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n4\nSCHEDULE\nLand in the Parish of Cut-paw-paw in respect of which the corporation of the\nCity of Sunshine may grant leases for the purposes of a bowling green\nand amenities connected therewith, including the erection of buildings.\n═══════════════\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n5\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nThe Maidstone Land Act 1973 was assented to on 7 November 1973 and\ncame into operation on 7 November 1973: section 1(2).\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n6\n2. Table of Amendments\nThere are no amendments made to the Maidstone Land Act 1973 by Acts\nand subordinate instruments.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8458/1973\nMaidstone Land Act 1973\n7\n3. Explanatory Details\n1 Preamble: Government Gazette 4 December 1929 page 4098.\nEndnotes","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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: facilitating the rebuilding of the Rosamond Bowling Club clubhouse and enabling leases for that specific site. No amendments have expanded its application to other land, clubs, or purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections plus a preamble and schedule","Single defined term ('corporation')","No cross-references to other legislation except a general 'notwithstanding' clause","Straightforward conditional logic: one grant requirement, three lease conditions","No amendments since enactment in 1973","Narrow, fact-specific scope limited to one parcel of land and one bowling club"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very specific, one-off law from 1973 that deals with a single bowling club in Melbourne's western suburbs.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Forces the City of Sunshine council (now part of Brimbank City Council) to pay **$15,000** from its own funds to build a new clubhouse for the **Rosamond Bowling Club** in Maidstone\n- Lets the council lease public parkland to the bowling club for up to **21 years** at a time, specifically for bowling greens and club facilities\n- Requires any lease to be approved by the **Governor in Council** (the state government's formal decision-making body)\n- Says rent money from the bowling club must go back into maintaining the rest of the public reserve\n\n**Why it exists:**\nThe bowling club's original clubhouse burned down. They had insurance money, but needed council help to rebuild. This Act overrides normal laws that might have stopped the council from leasing public recreation land to a private club.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Rosamond Bowling Club (got their clubhouse funded and secured long-term access to the land)\n- City of Sunshine ratepayers (forced to contribute $15,000 — about $150,000 in today's money)\n- The Victorian government (retains final say over any leases via Governor in Council approval)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a classic example of **\"private legislation\"** — a law passed to solve one specific local problem rather than set general rules. These used to be common in Australian parliaments but are now rare. The Act is still technically in force, though the bowling club and council arrangements may have evolved since 1973."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope appears unchanged from the original enactment. The Act remains site‑specific and focused on funding a clubhouse and enabling leases for bowling greens on the hatched land; endnotes record no amendments to alter purpose, powers, or financial obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, site-specific scope limited to the hatched parcel in the Schedule (Schedule).","Mandatory municipal payment and funding source specified (corporation must make $15,000 from municipal fund) (s3).","Discretion for the corporation to set covenants, conditions, exceptions and reservations in leases (s4(2)(a)) increases contractual variability and administrative decisions.","Requirement for Governor in Council approval of leases introduces an executive oversight step (s4(2)(c)).","Operational financial rule directing rent application to maintenance or other Minister‑approved purposes creates ongoing administrative control over revenue use (s4(3)).","Crown immunity from compensation for acts under the section limits rights of affected parties and can concentrate legal risk (s4(4)).","No amendments recorded in the Table of Amendments — legal text and scope remain as originally enacted, reducing interpretive uncertainty (Endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act requires the City of Sunshine to pay $15,000 from its municipal fund toward erecting a bowling‑club clubhouse on a specified parcel and authorises the city, as committee of management, to grant leases of that hatched land for bowling greens and related amenities for terms up to 21 years (s3; s4(1)–(2)). Leases may carry conditions set by the corporation and must have Governor in Council approval; rents fund maintenance or Minister‑approved purposes; the Crown pays no compensation for acts under the leasing power (s4(2)–(4))."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No information was provided in the supplied text to indicate whether the Act's scope has changed from its original intent. The version history shows the Act remains in its 'as made' form with a consolidated version in force, suggesting minimal or no substantive amendment since enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided to assess substantive complexity — only title and version metadata were available","Site-specific land acts of this era tend to be narrow in scope and short in length, typically making them low complexity","No amending acts or regulatory instruments were identified in the provided text, suggesting a relatively static and self-contained law","The 1973 origin means it predates modern legislative drafting standards, which can occasionally introduce interpretive ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Victorian law from 1973 deals with a specific parcel(s) of land in Maidstone (Melbourne’s west), likely authorising sale, reservation, dedication or similar site‑specific land dealings. It can affect local owners, developers, residents and government agencies and remains in force, so it may still constrain land use or title. Only the title and metadata are available here — obtain the full text for any legal or transactional reliance."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973","history":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973/history","analysis":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/maidstone-land-act-1973/documents"}}