{"id":"perth-town-hall-act-1950","name":"Perth Town Hall Act 1950","slug":"perth-town-hall-act-1950","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106066,"registerId":"wa-perth-town-hall-act-1950-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Perth Town Hall Act 1950","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPerth Town Hall Act 1950\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Town Hall Act 1950\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Authority for agreement 1\n\n3. Terms and conditions of the agreement 2\n\n4. Publication of agreement in *Gazette*, and effect thereof 2\n\nFirst Schedule\n\nSecond Schedule\n\nThird Schedule\n\nFourth Schedule\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 8\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Town Hall Act 1950\n\nAn Act to authorize the Making of an Agreement between the State and The City of Perth to provide for the Vesting of Certain Lands as a Site for a New Town Hall, for the Vesting and the Surrender of other Lands, and for other purposes.\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Perth Town Hall Act 1950*.\n\n##### 2. Authority for agreement\n\nThe Governor, on behalf of His Majesty and the State, and The City of Perth may make, execute and carry into effect an agreement for the purposes following, namely —\n\n(a) for the vesting in The City of Perth of the lands described in the First Schedule to this Act as a site for a new Town Hall for The City of Perth, and for the granting of the fee simple of the lands for that purpose;\n\n(b) for the vesting in The City of Perth of the lands described in the Second Schedule to this Act for the purposes of beautification and recreation; provided that no carriage way shall be constructed thereon other than for the purpose of widening St. George’s Terrace and Barrack Street without the approval of Parliament;\n\n(c) for the vesting in The City of Perth of the lands described in the Third Schedule to this Act for the purpose of street widening;\n\n(d) for the surrender to His Majesty of the lands described in the Fourth Schedule.\n\n##### 3. Terms and conditions of the agreement\n\nThe terms and conditions of the agreement shall be as agreed between the parties thereto, and may include provisions —\n\n(a) for the granting of vacant possession at any future time, or on the performance of certain conditions of any of the lands described in the Schedules to this Act;\n\n(b) for the vesting in The City of Perth for street widening purposes of a strip of land approximately twenty‑four feet wide from any land held, acquired or resumed by the State or by a State instrumentality and having a frontage to the northern boundary of Wellington Street, Perth;\n\n(c) that no consideration in money and no rental shall be payable by either party to the agreement to the other of them in respect of the premises or of the occupation of any lands by either party or by tenants of either party pending the giving of vacant possession of any land the subject of the agreement;\n\n(d) for the removal of any improvements then existing on the lands or any of them.\n\n##### 4. Publication of agreement in *Gazette*, and effect thereof\n\nAfter execution by or on behalf of the parties thereto, the agreement shall be published in the *Gazette*, whereupon, by force of this Act, subject to the provisions of the agreement —\n\n(a) the lands described in the First Schedule shall vest in The City of Perth and be deemed to be so vested under and for the purposes of the Land Act 1933‑1948, as a Class “A” reserve for the purpose of a Town Hall site, with power in The City of Perth to erect thereon, maintain and improve a town hall, municipal offices and other necessary or incidental buildings or structures authorized under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1906‑1947, and to lay out, construct, maintain and improve roads, paths, lawns, gardens, memorials and other things for the use, embellishment or enjoyment of the land;\n\n(b) the lands described in the Second Schedule shall vest in The City of Perth and be deemed to be so vested under and for the purposes of the Land Act 1933‑1948, as a Class “A” reserve for the purposes of beautification and recreation, with power in The City of Perth to construct and maintain memorials thereon, and approaches to the lands mentioned in paragraph (a) of this section;\n\n(c) the strips of land described in the Third Schedule shall be excised from the reserves of which they at present form part and shall vest in The City of Perth and be deemed dedicated as public highways under and for the purposes of the Municipal Corporations Act 1906‑1947;\n\n(d) the lands described in the Fourth Schedule shall revest in His Majesty as of his former estate and shall be deemed to be reserved as a Class “B” reserve for hospital purposes under and for the purposes of the Land Act 1933‑1948.\n\nFirst Schedule\n\nPortion of Class “A” Reserve No.1150, being that portion resurveyed as Perth Town Lot 760 and shown on Lands and Surveys 2 Original Plan No. 5838.\n\nSecond Schedule\n\nPortion of Class “A” Reserve No.1150, being that portion resurveyed as Perth Town Lot 761 and shown on Lands and Surveys 2 Original Plan No. 5838.\n\nThird Schedule\n\nAll those portions of Class “A” Reserves Nos. 22241, 22240, 1149, 1150, 18391 and 10887 and the whole of Reserve No. 2400, and being the land comprised in Perth Town Lot 762, and shown on Lands and Surveys 2 Original Plan No. 5838.\n\nFourth Schedule\n\nPortions of Perth Town Lots W81, W82, W83 W84 and W85, being the whole of land comprised in the following Certificates of Title: —\n\n| Lot Numbers<br>Portions of Each | Certificates of Title<br>Volume Folio |\n| --- | --- |\n| W81, W82, W83 | 511 187 |\n| W81 | 513 10 |\n| W82, W83, W84, W85 | 950 98 |\n| W83, W84 | 115 179 |\n| W84 | 271 44 |\n| W84 | 526 121 |\n| W85 | 645 186 |\n| W85 | 30 20 |\n| W85 | 651 10 |\n| W85 | 529 77 |\n| W85 | 394 4 |\n| W85 | 497 88 |\n\n\nNotes\n\n1. This is a compilation of the *Perth Town Hall Act 1950* and includes all amendments effected by the other Acts referred to in the following Table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Perth Town Hall Act 1950* | 67 of 1950 | 5 Jan 1951 | 5 Jan 1951 |\n\n\n2 Lands and Surveys plans are now being held by the Western Australian Land Information Authority (see the *Land Information Authority Act 2006* s. 100).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act itself is an enabling instrument that authorises a particular land‑transfer agreement and specifies the parcels and broad conditions. The text shows no internal amendment or redirection of purpose; it confines scope to vesting, surrender and related terms for the listed parcels and to the procedural step of Gazettal (ss 2–4). Any change to scope would require separate legislative amendment or a different agreement between the parties."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to other statutes and land classifications — Land Act 1933‑1948 (vesting as Class “A” or “B” reserves) and Municipal Corporations Act 1906‑1947 (ss 4(a)–(c)).","Use of Schedules and historical certificates of title to identify parcels (First–Fourth Schedules and Fourth Schedule table).","Broad delegation of detailed terms to the parties by agreement — many operative details left to negotiation ('terms and conditions... as agreed') (s 3).","Specific operational conditions that affect implementation: timing of vacant possession, removal of improvements, and a no‑payment/no‑rental rule while occupation continues (s 3(a),(c),(d)).","A parliamentary check on carriageway construction beyond specified widening (approval required) introduces a discrete legislative constraint (s 2(b)).","Requirement to publish the executed agreement in the Gazette to trigger statutory vesting effects creates an administrative step (s 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Act lets the State (through the Governor) and the City of Perth make a formal agreement to transfer specified parcels of land to the City for a new town hall, recreation/beautification and street widening, and to return other parcels to the Crown as a hospital reserve (ss 2–4). The agreement may fix vacant‑possession timing, allow removal of improvements, and provides that no money or rent is payable while occupation continues pending vacant possession (s 3(c))."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was retrievable. The page has been removed from the Western Australian legislation website, and no content describing the original or current intent of the Act was provided."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available to analyse — the source URL returned a 'page not found' error","Cannot assess complexity without access to the actual text of the Act","The Act may have been repealed, renamed, or consolidated, adding uncertainty"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe page for the *Perth Town Hall Act 1950* (Western Australia) is no longer available at its previous web address. The document provided contains only a broken link notice from the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office — not the actual text of the law.\n\n**What this means for you:** It is not possible to summarise what this Act does, who it affects, or how it might impact you based on the information provided. To find the actual legislation, you should:\n- Visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for \"Perth Town Hall Act 1950\" directly\n- Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk as suggested on the page\n- Check if the Act has been repealed or consolidated into another law"},"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 focused on its original purpose: facilitating the 1950 land exchange for the Perth Town Hall precinct. No amendments have expanded its scope beyond this specific land transaction."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute (4 operative sections plus schedules)","Minimal defined terms (only standard statutory references like 'Governor', 'Gazette')","No nested conditional logic or exceptions to exceptions","Straightforward sequential structure: authority → terms → automatic effect","Cross-references limited to two other Acts (Land Act 1933-1948 and Municipal Corporations Act 1906-1947) for classification purposes only","Schedules contain only land descriptions (survey plans and title references) rather than substantive legal provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law from 1950 authorised a land swap between the Western Australian Government and the City of Perth to build a new town hall.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Gives land to the City of Perth** for four specific purposes:\n  - **First Schedule land**: A site to build the actual Town Hall and municipal offices\n  - **Second Schedule land**: Space for gardens, memorials and recreation (with a restriction that no roads can be built there except to widen St George's Terrace and Barrack Street, unless Parliament agrees)\n  - **Third Schedule land**: Strips of land for widening streets\n  - **Plus**: An extra 24-foot strip along Wellington Street for street widening\n\n- **Takes land back from the City**: Land listed in the Fourth Schedule (previously held by the City) goes back to the State to be used as a hospital reserve.\n\n**Key features:**\n- **No money changes hands** — it's an even swap with no purchase price or rent paid by either side\n- The agreement gets published in the Government Gazette, and once that happens, the land transfers happen automatically \"by force of this Act\"\n- The City gets \"fee simple\" (full ownership) of the Town Hall site, but it's still technically a reserve under land laws\n- The City can remove any existing buildings on the land\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The City of Perth (now the City of Perth council)\n- The State Government of Western Australia\n- Anyone leasing property on the affected land (they can stay until vacant possession is required)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act underpins the legal basis for Perth Town Hall and the surrounding civic precinct. It allowed the 19th-century Town Hall to be replaced with the current building (completed 1973) and established the land arrangements for the modern Perth CBD civic area."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950","history":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950/history","analysis":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/perth-town-hall-act-1950/documents"}}