{"id":"town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964","name":"Town of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964","slug":"town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":110721,"registerId":"wa-town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Town of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nTown of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964\n\nWestern Australia\n\nTown of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Town of Claremont may exchange certain land 1\n\n3. Purposes for which land to be held 1\n\nFirst Schedule\n\nSecond Schedule\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 5\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nTown of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964\n\nAn Act to Authorize the Exchange of Certain Land owned by the Town of Claremont for Certain Land owned by The Commissioners of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia.\n\n[Assented to 19 November 1964.]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Town of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964*.\n\n##### 2. Town of Claremont may exchange certain land\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, the Town of Claremont is authorized and empowered to exchange for the land described in the First Schedule to this Act and owned by The Commissioners of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia, the land described in the Second Schedule to this Act and owned by the Town of Claremont.\n\n##### 3. Purposes for which land to be held\n\nUpon the exchange mentioned in section two of this Act being effected, the land described in the First Schedule to this Act shall be held by the Town of Claremont for public recreational purposes.\n\nFirst Schedule\n\nThat portion of Swan Location P 236 as is comprised in Lot 150 on Diagram 30923 and being part of the land comprised in Certificates of Title Volume 957, Folio 103 and Volume 957, Folio 104.\n\nSecond Schedule\n\nThose portions of each of Swan Locations P 237 and P 238 as are comprised in Lot 151 on Diagram 30924 and being part of the land comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 1255, Folio 220.\n\nNotes\n\n1. This is a compilation of the *Town of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964* 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| *Town of Claremont (Exchange of Land) Act 1964* | 46 of 1964 | 19 Nov 1964 | 19 Nov 1964 |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains narrowly focused on authorising the specified land exchange and fixing the post-exchange holding purpose. The compilation notes no subsequent amendments, so the statutory scope has not changed since enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter: authorises a single, specific land exchange between two parties.","Short text with only three operative sections and two schedules, limiting interpretive breadth.","Schedules contain technical land descriptors (lot numbers, diagram and certificate references) requiring cadastral verification.","\"Notwithstanding\" clause overrides other statutes where relevant, which can create legal priority questions in edge cases.","No procedural detail on how the exchange is to be effected (registration steps, council resolutions), leaving implementation to ordinary property-transfer practice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Town of Claremont to swap specified parcels of land with the Commissioners of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia, overriding any conflicting statutory provisions. It prescribes the particular lots to be exchanged.\n\nAfter the swap, the land acquired by the Town must be held for public recreational purposes. The direct parties (the Town and the Church) bear transactional and administrative costs, and the Town is given legal authority to take title and keep the land for recreation."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation has remained tightly scoped to its original purpose. It was enacted specifically to authorise a single land exchange between the Town of Claremont and the Presbyterian Church in 1964, and the text shows no expansion beyond that narrow transactional purpose. No subsequent amendments have broadened its application."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, exchange power, and land use restriction)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the blanket 'notwithstanding any other Act')","Simple conditional logic: if exchange happens, then land must be used for recreation","Land descriptions refer to specific survey plans (Diagram 30923, 30924) and title references, but these are standard conveyancing descriptions rather than legal complexity","No amendments recorded in the compilation table"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a very specific, one-off law that allows the **Town of Claremont** (a local council in Perth, Western Australia) to swap two parcels of land with the **Presbyterian Church**.\n\n**The deal:**\n- **The Town gives up:** Land described in the *Second Schedule* (part of Swan Locations P 237 and P 238, specifically Lot 151)\n- **The Town receives:** Land described in the *First Schedule* (part of Swan Location P 236, specifically Lot 150)\n\n**Why it needed its own Act:**\nNormally, local councils can't just swap land freely—there are legal restrictions on how they manage public assets. This law says \"*Notwithstanding any other Act*\" (meaning \"despite what other laws say\"), the Town is specifically authorised to make this exchange.\n\n**What happens to the land:**\nOnce the swap happens, the land the Town receives must be used for **public recreation** (parks, sports grounds, etc.—not for housing or shops).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a classic example of a \"private Act\" or \"local Act\"—legislation passed to solve one specific problem for one specific place. It doesn't create general rules that apply across Western Australia. It simply clears the legal path for a land deal between a council and a church that was probably stuck in red tape."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available. Based on the title, the Act appears to have been narrowly scoped from the outset — authorising a specific land exchange involving the Town of Claremont — with no indication of scope expansion or contraction."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — only an error/redirect page was provided","Based on title alone, this appears to be a narrow, single-purpose historical Act dealing with a one-off land exchange","Acts of this type from the 1960s typically contain few sections and straightforward transactional language","Complexity cannot be properly assessed without actual legislative content"],"plain_english_summary":"Likely a narrow 1964 Western Australian Act authorising a one‑off exchange of land involving the Town of Claremont. It would have affected the local council, the State (Crown) and owners of the parcels swapped by giving parliamentary authority for a property transaction that couldn’t be done under general law. The text isn’t available here, so no definitive details or legal analysis can be provided."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964","history":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964/history","analysis":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/town-of-claremont-exchange-of-land-act-1964/documents"}}