{"id":"wycheproof-land-act-1977","name":"Wycheproof Land Act 1977","slug":"wycheproof-land-act-1977","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174308,"registerId":"vic-wycheproof-land-act-1977-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wycheproof Land Act 1977","content":"Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documentsi\nVersion No. 001\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\nAct No. 9074/1977\nVersion as at 24 February 2003\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\n1. Short title and commencement 2\n2. Committee of Management may grant leases of certain land 2\n3. No compensation payable by the Crown 3\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\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\nAct No. 9074/1977\nVersion as at 24 February 2003\nAn Act to authorize the Committee of Management of certain\nLand in the Parish of Bunguluke to grant Leases of that Land,\nand for other purposes.\nPreamble\nWHEREAS the land delineated and shown hatched\non the plan in the Schedule is part of certain land\nin the Parish of Bunguluke permanently reserved\nby Order in Council1 dated the 17th day of\nJanuary, 1928 as a site for public recreation:\nAND WHEREAS a committee of management has\nbeen appointed to manage and control the land\ndelineated and shown hatched on the plan in the\nSchedule pursuant to section 221 of the Land Act\n1958:\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient—\n(a) to authorize the persons who are for the time\nbeing the committee of management to grant\nleases of the whole or any part of the land\ndelineated and shown hatched on the plan in\nthe Schedule for the purpose of sport or\nrecreation or social activities connected\ntherewith; and\n(b) to make other provision as hereinafter\nenacted:\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):\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n2\n1. Short title and commencement\n(1) This Act may be cited as the Wycheproof Land\nAct 1977.\n(2) This Act shall come into operation on the day on\nwhich it receives the Royal Assent.\n2. Committee of Management may grant leases of\ncertain land\n(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any\nAct, the persons who are for the time being the\ncommittee of management pursuant to section 221\nof the Land Act 1958 of the land delineated and\nshown hatched on the plan in the Schedule may\nfrom time to time grant leases of the whole or any\npart of the land delineated and shown hatched on\nthe plan in the Schedule for the purpose of sport\nor recreation or social activities connected\ntherewith including the erection of buildings.\n(2) A lease granted under sub-section (1)—\n(a) shall be subject to such covenants conditions\nexceptions and reservations as the committee\nof management 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 a lease\ngranted under sub-section (1) shall be applied\ntowards the maintenance and improvement of any\npart of the land in the Parish of Bunguluke\npermanently reserved by Order in Council dated\nthe 17th day of January, 1928 as a site for public\nrecreation and not leased under this section, or for\nany other purpose approved by the Minister.\ns. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n3\n3. No compensation payable by the Crown\nNo compensation shall be payable by the Crown\nin respect of any act matter or thing done under or\narising out of this Act.\n__________________\ns. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n4\nSCHEDULE\nLand in the Parish of Bunguluke which may be leased by the persons who are\nfor the time being the committee of management appointed in respect of\nthose lands under the Land Act 1958.\n═══════════════\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n5\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nThe Wycheproof Land Act 1977 was assented to on 6 December 1977 and\ncame into operation on 6 December 1977: section 1(2).\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n6\n2. Table of Amendments\nThere are no amendments made to the Wycheproof Land Act 1977 by Acts\nand subordinate instruments.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 9074/1977\nWycheproof Land Act 1977\n7\n3. Explanatory Details\n1 Preamble: Government Gazette 25 January 1928 page 147.\nEndnotes","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It was enacted specifically to authorize leasing of the Bunguluke recreation land by the Wycheproof committee of management, and has not expanded beyond this narrow, local remit. No amendments have been made since 1977."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections plus a Schedule","No defined terms section; all terms are ordinary English or reference external legislation (Land Act 1958)","Single purpose legislation with straightforward conditional logic (only one main permission grant in section 2)","No cross-references except to the Land Act 1958 and the Governor in Council approval process","No amendments since enactment in 1977","Simple structure: preamble, short title/commencement, operative provision, compensation shield, schedule describing land"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a very specific, local law that gives a volunteer management committee in Wycheproof (a town in Victoria) the power to lease out a particular parcel of public recreation land for sports, recreation, and related social activities.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n- **The land:** A specific area in the Parish of Bunguluke (near Wycheproof) that was set aside for public recreation in 1928.\n- **Who runs it:** A \"committee of management\" — volunteers appointed under Victoria's Land Act 1958 to look after public land.\n- **What they can do:** Grant leases (rental agreements) for up to 21 years for:\n  - Sporting activities\n  - Recreation\n  - Social activities connected to sport/recreation\n  - Building structures for these purposes\n- **Conditions:**\n  - The committee sets the lease terms (conditions, exceptions, etc.)\n  - Final approval must come from the Governor in Council (the formal executive body of the Victorian Government)\n  - Rent money must go back into maintaining the remaining public recreation land, or other uses approved by the Minister\n- **Protection for government:** The Crown (government) doesn't have to pay compensation for anything done under this Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout this law, the committee couldn't lease this public land because the original 1928 reservation was strictly for public recreation. This Act creates a narrow exception allowing limited commercial or community use (like a sports club leasing ground) while keeping the land publicly owned. It's essentially a bespoke solution for one specific piece of land in rural Victoria."},"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, this appears to be a narrow, site-specific land Act with a focused original intent — likely to deal with one or more specific parcels of Crown land in Wycheproof. There is no indication from the available information that its scope broadened or changed from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Highly localised and specific in scope — applies to a single town or small geographic area","Typical of a simple administrative land Act with narrow, one-off effect","Insufficient text provided to identify complex provisions, cross-references, or technical mechanisms","1977 vintage legislation unlikely to contain modern regulatory complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Wycheproof Land Act 1977 is a Victorian law addressing specific Crown land in and around Wycheproof. It likely enabled reclassification, transfer, sale or dedicated use of particular parcels, affecting local residents, the municipal council and government land managers. It matters because it determined how those local land administration issues were resolved for that community."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No amendments are recorded in the Act’s endnotes. The Act remains as originally enacted: it authorises the committee to lease the specified reserve for recreational/social uses, directs rent application to maintenance or Minister‑approved uses, and disclaims Crown compensation liability."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited geographic and subject-matter scope (single reserve; recreation/sport uses only).","Short text with few operative provisions (three sections plus schedule).","Delegated discretion for lease terms, covenants and reservations vested in the committee (s.2(2)(a)).","Requirement for external approval by the Governor in Council adds a procedural check (s.2(2)(c)).","Financial routing of rents limited but discretionary (earmarked for reserve maintenance or Minister‑approved purposes) (s.2(3)).","Explicit no‑compensation clause alters Crown financial exposure and risk allocation (s.3).","Interacts with the Land Act 1958 by reference to committee appointment and existing reservation (preamble & s.2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the local Committee of Management (appointed under the Land Act 1958) to grant leases—up to 21 years—over a specified recreation reserve for sport, recreation or related social activities, subject to Governor in Council approval. Rents must be applied to the reserve’s maintenance or other Minister‑approved purposes (s.2). The Act also provides that the Crown is not liable to pay compensation for acts done under the Act (s.3)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977","history":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wycheproof-land-act-1977/documents"}}