1Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1930

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT (ADMINISTRATION).

No. 2 of 1930.

An Act to amend the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 29th March, 1930.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1930.

(2.) The Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1930.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Definitions.

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“the Commission” means the Federal Capital Commission appointed under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924-1929;

“the Territory” means the Territory accepted by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, and described in the Second Schedule to that Act, and includes the Territory accepted by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915, and described in the agreement contained in the Schedule to that Act.

Repeal.

4. The Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924-1929 is repealed.

5. After section twelve of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:—

Modification or variation of plan of city and environs.

“12a.—(1.) The Minister may at any time, by writing under his hand, modify or vary the plan of lay-out of the city of Canberra and its environs, published in the Gazette of the nineteenth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, as modified or varied prior to the date of the commencement of this section, but no such

modification or variation shall be made until after the expiration of thirty days after notice of intention, published in the Gazette, so to modify or vary the plan has been given.

“(2.) A copy of the instrument by which any modification or variation of the plan has been made shall be laid before both Houses of the Parliament within fifteen days of the making thereof if the Parliament is then sitting, or, if not, then within fifteen days of the next meeting of the Parliament.

“(3.) If either House of the Parliament passes a resolution, of which notice has been given at any time within fifteen sitting days after the instrument has been laid before it, disallowing the modification or variation made by the instrument, the modification or variation shall cease to have effect.