Western Australia

Wittenoom Closure Act 2022

Western Australia

Wittenoom Closure Act 2022

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

3.Terms used2

4.Purpose of Act2

5.Act binds Crown3

Notes

Compilation table4

Uncommenced provisions table4

Defined terms

Western Australia

Wittenoom Closure Act 2022

An Act to facilitate the closure of the former townsite of Wittenoom by providing for the compulsory acquisition of land, and for related purposes.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the Wittenoom Closure Act 2022.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b)the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3.Terms used

In this Act —

date of taking has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1);

former principal proprietor, in relation to Wittenoom land taken under the authority of section 6(1), has the meaning given in section 12(1);

LA Act means the Land Administration Act 1997;

Minister has the meaning given in the LA Act section 3(1);

native title rights and interests has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1);

notice of intention has the meaning given in the LA Act section 151(1);

registered, in relation to a notice of intention, means registered under the LA Act section 170;

Wittenoom land means land comprised in any lot specified in Schedule 1.

4.Purpose of Act

(1)The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the closure of the former townsite of Wittenoom.

(2)The purpose is to be achieved by providing for land to be compulsorily acquired under the LA Act Part 9.

5.Act binds Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.

[Parts 2 and 3 have not come into operation.]

[Schedule 1 has not come into operation.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Wittenoom Closure Act 2022. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 Pt. 1	6 of 2022	29 Mar 2022	29 Mar 2022 (see s. 2(a))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Wittenoom Closure Act 2022 Pt. 2-3 and Sch. 1	6 of 2022	29 Mar 2022	30 Mar 2022 (see s. 2(b))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

date of taking3

former principal proprietor3

LA Act3

Minister3

native title rights and interests3

notice of intention3

registered3

Wittenoom land3