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Territory of COCOS (KEELING) IslanDS

Land Legislation Ordinance 1992

Ordinance No. 8 of 1992 as amended

made under the

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

This compilation was prepared on 8 April 2002
taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 2 of 1998

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Short Title [see Note 1]
 2 Amendments

Schedule Amendments of land legislation
Part 3 Amendments of the Strata Titles Act 1985 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)
Part 4 Amendment of the Town Planning And Development Act 1928 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

Notes

An Ordinance to amend the Land Act 1933 (W.A.) (C.K.I.), the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.), the Strata Titles Act 1985 (W.A.) (C.K.I.), the Town Planning and Development Act 1928 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) and the Transfer of Land Act 1893 (W.A.) (C.K.I.).

1 Short Title [see Note 1]

  This Ordinance may be cited as the Land Legislation Ordinance 1992.

Note   This Ordinance commences on gazettal:  see subsection 12 (2) of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

2 Amendments

 (1) The Land Act 1933 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule.

 (2) The Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

 (3) The Strata Titles Act 1985 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in Part 3 of the Schedule.

 (4) The Town Planning and Development Act 1928 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in Part 4 of the Schedule.

 (5) The Transfer of Land Act 1893 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in Part 5 of the Schedule.
Schedule Amendments of land legislation
(section 2)

Part 3 Amendments of the Strata Titles Act 1985 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1. Section 23 (Certificate of local government authority)

     1.1 Paragraph 23 (1) (a):
     After "inspected and", insert ", subject to subsection (1A),".

1.2 After subsection 23 (1), insert:

 (1A) The local government authority is not required to certify that a building shown on a strata plan is consistent with building plans and specifications approved for the building, if:
 (a) the building was commenced before 1 July 1992; and
 (b) the authority did not require the plans for the building to be approved.

Part 4 Amendment of the Town Planning And Development Act 1928 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1. Section 2 (Interpretation)

     1.1 Omit the definition of "public authority", substitute:

"'public authority' means:
 (a) a Minister of the Crown acting in his or her official capacity;
 (b) a Commonwealth or State Government department, trading concern, instrumentality or public utility; and
 (c) any other person or body, whether corporate or not, who or which, under the authority of any applied law, Commonwealth Act or Territory Ordinance, administers or carries