Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00607:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00607
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 1161–2843

5  Power of entry for purpose of survey

 (1) Any person thereto authorized in writing by the Minister may, for the purposes of any survey of land with a view to ascertaining the territory proper to be granted to or acquired by the Commonwealth for the Seat of Government, enter upon and remain on any lands whether Crown lands of the State of New South Wales or not, and do thereon all things for the purposes of the survey, and shall do no more damage than is necessary.

 (2) The Commonwealth shall, out of moneys appropriated for the purpose, make compensation for any damage done to the property of any person in the exercise of powers conferred by this section.
Notes to the Seat of Government Act 1908

Note 1

The Seat of Government Act 1908 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 24, 1908 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act  Number    Date       Date of commencement  Application, saving or transitional provisions
     and year  of Assent

Seat of Government Act 1908                                               24, 1908   14 Dec 1908  14 Dec 1908
Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay (Lands Acquisition) Act 1955  70, 1955   4 Nov 1955   16 Feb 1956 (see Gazette 1956, p. 472)  —
Statute Law Revision Act 1973                                             216, 1973  19 Dec 1973  31 Dec 1973                             Ss. 9(1) and 10

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected                    How affected
S. 2................................  rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 6................................  rep. No. 70, 1955