COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA        Lands Acquisition Act 1989

                                     ACQUISITION DECLARATION

1.  Acquisition

I hereby declare, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 41 (1) of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, that the interest in land specified in paragraph 3 is acquired by compulsory process for the public purpose described in paragraph 4.

The Commonwealth of Australia is the acquiring authority.

2.  The Land

This declaration relates to the land described in the Schedule hereunder

("Land").

3. The Interest in Land

This declaration relates to the acquisition of an easement interest in the Land.

4.  Public Purpose

The public purpose of the acquisition is defence.

5. Pre-Acquisition Declaration

This declaration is made following the Pre-Acquisition Declaration in relation to the interest in the Land specified in paragraph 3 made on 30 July 2014.

6.  Interpretation

This declaration is to be read and construed subject to the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, and so as not to exceed the power conferred by section 41 of that Act.

If this declaration would, but for this paragraph, be construed as being in excess of the power conferred by section 41 of that Act, it is intended to be valid to the extent to which it is not in excess of that power.

DATED this    8th  day of  April         2015.

Signed by the Hon Michael McCormack MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance

………………………………………………………………………….

THE HON MICHAEL McCORMACK MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance

SCHEDULE

This declaration relates to approximately 65 square metres of land at Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, Parish of Newcastle and County of Northumberland in the State of New South Wales, being part of Lots 2, 10 and 11 Deposited Plan 720672.