LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989

PRE-ACQUISITION DECLARATION

1. Acquisition

In accordance with the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, I am considering the acquisition of the interests in land specified in paragraph 3 for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.

The Commonwealth of Australia is the acquiring authority.

2. The Land

This declaration relates to approximately 1.115 hectares of land at Amberley in the County of Churchill and Parish of Jeebropilly in the State of Queensland, being the unformed road known as Atlee Street.

The land is shown hatched on the attached Location Plan.

3. The Interests in Land

This declaration relates to the acquisition of all interests, and all rights to the control, use and flow of water on or below the surface of the land including the right to extract by use of bores, capture by use of dams and use water, in the land specified in paragraph 2, but excluding all mineral rights and any interest held by:

a. a distribution network service provider as a result of the exercise of powers under legislation authorising the provider to erect, install, operate and maintain electricity works in respect of overhead and underground transmission lines that cross the land;

b. a telecommunications service provider as a result of the exercise of powers under the Telecommunications Act 1997 authorising the provider to erect, install, operate and maintain telecommunications works in respect of underground and above ground telecommunications lines that cross the land; and

c. a competent authority as a result of the exercise of powers under legislation authorising the authority to erect, install, operate and maintain works in respect of the provision of gas, water or sewerage in relation to the land.

4. Public Purpose

The public purpose of the acquisition is defence.

5. Suitability for use for a public purpose

The land appears to be suitable for use by the Commonwealth of Australia for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.

6. Particulars of Proposed Use

The land is to be used by the Department of Defence (Royal Australian Air Force) in relation to the operations of RAAF Base Amberley.

7. Reasons why the Land appears to be Suitable for the Proposed Use

The reason why the land appears to be suitable for the use described in paragraph 6 is that it is in an area adjacent to the Department of Defence owned RAAF Base Amberley facility at Amberley, Queensland, and the acquisition of the land will enable relocation of the RAAF Base Amberley perimeter fence and the establishment of new training facilities.

DATED this  14th   day of   March    2013.

Signed by Ned Rokvic, delegate of the Minister for Finance and Deregulation

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Ned Rokvic

Delegate of the Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Director, Land Acquisition, Native Title and Mining

Heritage, Environment and Land Policy Branch

Department of Finance and Deregulation

Note:  This Pre-Acquisition Declaration signifies that the Commonwealth is considering acquisition of the interests in land specified in paragraph 3.   It does NOT mean that the interests in land have been acquired.