{"id":"nsw:act-1924-043","name":"Onslow Park Act 1924","slug":"onslow-park-act-1924","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"43 of 1924","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111890,"registerId":"nsw-act-1924-043-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Onslow Park Act 1924](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1924-043).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vesting of Onslow Park in the Council of the Municipality of Camden","content":"#### 2 Vesting of Onslow Park in the Council of the Municipality of Camden\n\n2 Vesting of Onslow Park in the Council of the Municipality of Camden\n\n> The lands known as Onslow Park, particularly described in the Schedule to this Act, are hereby vested for an estate in fee-simple in the Council of the Municipality of Camden, freed and discharged from any trusts affecting the said lands but subject to a certain indenture of lease dated the ninth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, made between Francis Arthur Macarthur Onslow of the one part and Thomas Charles Barker and George Macleay Macarthur Onslow on behalf of the Camden Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society of the other part, registered in the General Registry of Deeds, book 1364, number 535.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lands to be held for public recreation","content":"#### 3 Lands to be held for public recreation\n\n3 Lands to be held for public recreation\n\n> > (1) The council shall, subject to the said lease, hold the lands as and for a park to be used for the purposes of public recreation; and shall have the care, control, and management thereof.\n> \n> > (2) The provisions of Part 13 of the [Local Government Act 1919](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1919-041), or any Act amending or replacing the said provisions, shall be deemed to extend to the said lands.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"sch","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Schedule","content":"# sch Schedule\n\nSchedule\n\nALL that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 10 acres 1 rood and 14 perches more or less situate lying and being at Camden in the district and county of Camden and colony of New South Wales, commencing on the north side of Argyle-street at the south-west corner of Charles Waters’ allotment, and bounded thence north-easterly by the west boundary of that allotment and a continuation of that line bearing north 36 degrees west 11 chains 75 links; then north-westerly by a line bearing south 54 degrees west 8 chains; thence south-westerly by a line bearing south 36 degrees east 14 chains 65 links to the Main Southern Road and south-easterly by that road bearing north 25 degrees east 2 chains 10 links and north 35 degrees east 6 chains 38 links, to the point of commencement.","sortOrder":3}],"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's text itself vests the land in the Camden council and prescribes its use as a public recreation park, subject to a specified lease. The instrument contains no language amending or narrowing that original grant; therefore there is no indication in the text that the scope has changed from its original enacted purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward single-purpose vesting of land in fee simple to a municipal council.","Land is declared for a specific public use (park) and subject to management duties, creating operational obligations.","Existing private lease (dated 9 Sept 1924) retained creates an interface between municipal control and third-party rights.","Discharge of prior trusts could raise title-history questions requiring registry review.","Extension of provisions of the Local Government Act 1919 (Part 13) requires cross-referencing and may import procedures or duties from another statute.","Precise metes-and-bounds Schedule means surveys or boundary interpretation may be required for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act vests Onslow Park (about 10 acres) in fee simple in the Council of the Municipality of Camden, freed from prior trusts but subject to a lease dated 9 September 1924 (s 2; Schedule). It requires the council to hold, care for and manage the land as a public recreation park and applies relevant local government provisions to its governance (s 3). That makes the council the decision-maker and cost-bearer for maintenance, while private uses are limited except where the lease allows."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the Act has never been amended since its commencement in 1924, strongly indicating its scope has remained exactly as originally intended. No evidence of scope creep or expansion exists."},"complexity_factors":["The full substantive text of the Act is not available in the provided document, making complete analysis impossible","The Act's narrow, site-specific subject matter (a single named park) typically indicates low complexity","No amendments in over 100 years suggests a simple, self-contained piece of legislation","Likely involves straightforward land reservation or trust arrangements common in early 20th century NSW legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"The Onslow Park Act 1924 is a New South Wales statute, in force since 20 December 1924 and never amended, that pertains to a specific parcel of land called Onslow Park. It likely governs the reservation, management or use of that park.\n\nIt primarily affects people or organisations with an interest in the park’s land or facilities. Its practical impact today is probably limited, but its continued, unamended existence is noteworthy as an enduring, narrowly focused law."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: transferring specific land to Camden Council for public recreation. There is no evidence of scope creep—the Act has not been amended to expand its coverage to other lands, add additional purposes, or create broader regulatory schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short statute—only 3 operative sections plus a schedule","No defined terms section; all language is ordinary English or standard property law terminology","Single cross-reference to Part 13 of the Local Government Act 1919 (a straightforward incorporation by reference)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Schedule contains only a historical land description using imperial measurements (chains, links, roods, perches) and compass bearings—archaic but not legally complex","One temporal condition: the land is subject to an existing 1924 lease"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a short, century-old New South Wales law that transfers ownership of a specific piece of land—Onslow Park—to the local council in Camden (south-west of Sydney).\n\n**Key points:**\n\n- **The transfer:** The land is given to the Camden Municipal Council as \"fee-simple\" ownership (the strongest form of property ownership—basically, they own it outright).\n- **The catch:** The land comes with an existing lease already in place from September 1924. The council takes the land subject to that lease—meaning whoever leased it keeps their rights until the lease ends.\n- **The purpose:** The council must use the land as a public park for recreation. They can't sell it off for apartments or a shopping centre.\n- **The rules:** Standard local government rules about public parks (from the Local Government Act 1919) apply to this land.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- Residents of Camden who use Onslow Park for recreation\n- The Camden Council (now part of Camden Council following municipal amalgamations)\n- Anyone with an interest in the 1924 lease (likely the Camden Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis law protects a specific community asset. By vesting the land in the council with a mandatory public recreation purpose, it prevents the land from being privatised or used for other purposes. It's a typical example of how Australian parliaments historically transferred land from private owners to local government for public benefit."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924","history":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924/history","analysis":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/onslow-park-act-1924/documents"}}