Lawrence Vale Landslip Act 1961
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3 Application of Act
(1) This Act applies to the lands described in the schedule and such other lands in the city of Launceston as the Governor may by a proclamation, made on the recommendation of the committee, declare to be lands to which this Act applies.
(2) Before making a recommendation for the purposes of this section in respect of any land the committee shall consult with the Launceston City Council, and the committee shall not make such a recommendation unless it is satisfied either –
(a) that, as a consequence of earth movement, the improvements on the land, or the main portion of them, have been demolished or removed; or
(b) that, by reason of damage or injury to any of the improvements on the land as a consequence of earth movement, they are not reasonably capable of being used for the purpose for which they were intended to be used.