Lands Acquisition Regulations 1989
Statutory Rules 1989 No. 111 as amended
made under the
Lands Acquisition Act 1989
This compilation was prepared on 26 February 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 20
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents
	1	Name of Regulations [see Note 1]	3
	2	Interpretation	3
	3	Exempt authorities	3
	4	Specified circumstance — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act	3
	4A	Specified circumstances — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act (Pipeline Authority and its subsidiaries)	3
	4B	Specified circumstances — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act (defence housing)	3
	5	Interest payable on compensation — interests other than mortgage interests	4
	6	Interest payable in compensation	4
	7	Specified circumstance — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act	4
	7A	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (Pipeline Authority and its subsidiaries)	4
	7B	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (defence housing)	5
	7C	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation)	5
	8	Prescribed address (Act s 137)	5
Schedule 1	Exempt authorities	6
Notes 	8

  
  
1	Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
		These Regulations are the Lands Acquisition Regulations 1989.
2	Interpretation
		In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
the Act means the Lands Acquisition Act 1989.
3	Exempt authorities
		For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of Commonwealth authority in section 6 of the Act, each of the authorities specified in Column 2 in Schedule 1 is declared to be an exempt authority.
4	Specified circumstance — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act
		The Act does not apply in relation to the acquisition by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission of an interest in land under section 14 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 for the benefit of, or assistance to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations.
4A	Specified circumstances — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act (Pipeline Authority and its subsidiaries)
		The Act does not apply in relation to an acquisition by the Pipeline Authority, or a subsidiary company of the Authority, of an interest in land (including land in a public park) by agreement, under the Pipeline Authority Act 1973.
4B	Specified circumstances — paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Act (defence housing)
		The Act does not apply in relation to the acquisition by the Commonwealth from the Defence Housing Authority of an interest in land, other than a freehold interest, for the purpose of providing housing to meet the operational needs of the Defence Force.
5	Interest payable on compensation — interests other than mortgage interests
		For the purposes of subsection 91 (2) of the Act, the rate of interest payable on compensation is the rate that is the assessed secondary market yield, in respect of 5-year non-rebate Treasury bonds, published by the Reserve Bank in respect of a month in respect of which the Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation to the relevant claimant under Part VII of the Act.
6	Interest payable in compensation
		For the purposes of subsection 115 (2) of the Act, the rate of interest payable on compensation is the rate that is the assessed secondary market yield, in respect of 5-year non-rebate Treasury bonds, published by the Reserve Bank in respect of a month in respect of which the Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation to the relevant claimant under Part VIII of the Act.
7	Specified circumstance — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act
		The Act does not apply in relation to the disposal by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission of an interest in land under section 14 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 for the benefit of, or assistance to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations.
7A	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (Pipeline Authority and its subsidiaries)
		The Act does not apply in relation to a disposal by the Pipeline Authority, or a subsidiary company of the Authority, of an interest in land (including land in a public park) by agreement, under the Pipeline Authority Act 1973.
7B	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (defence housing)
		The Act does not apply in relation to the disposal by the Commonwealth of an interest in land, other than a freehold interest, for the purpose of providing housing to meet the operational needs of the Defence Force.
7C	Specified circumstances — paragraph 117 (1) (b) of the Act (Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation)
		The Act does not apply in relation to the disposal by the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation of an interest in land for the purpose of managing or disposing of assets under the Albury-Wodonga Development Act 1973.
8	Prescribed address (Act s 137)
		For subsection 137 (1) of the Act, the following address is prescribed:
		Secretary
		Department of Finance and Administration
		GPO Box 1920
		CANBERRA   ACT   2601.

Schedule 1	Exempt authorities
(regulation 3)

Column 1
Item No.	Column 2
Authority 	
1	Australian Broadcasting Corporation 	
1A	Australian Dairy Corporation 	
2	Australian Dried Fruits Corporation 	
3 	Australian Honey Board 	
3A 	Australian Horticultural Corporation 	
3B 	Australian Horticultural Research and Development Corporation 	
4 	Australian Industry Development Corporation 	
4A 	Australian Maritime Safety Authority 	
5 	Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation 	
5A 	Australian Meat and Livestock Research and Development Corporation 	
5B 	Australian National Railways Commission 	
5C 	Australian Postal Corporation 	
5D 	Australian Securities Commission 	
5E 	Australian Shipping Commission 	
5F 	Australian Telecommunications Corporation 	
6 	Australian Tobacco Board 	
7 	Australian Wheat Board 	
8 	Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation 	
9 	Australian Wool Corporation 	
10 	Commonwealth Banking Corporation 	
11 	Commonwealth Development Bank 	
12 	Commonwealth Savings Bank 	
13 	Commonwealth Trading Bank 	
13A 	Health Insurance Commission 	
13B 	Indigenous Land Corporation 	
14 	Joint Coal Board 	
15 	Reserve Bank of Australia 	
17 	Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority 	
18 	Special Broadcasting Service 	

Notes to the Lands Acquisition Regulations 1989
Note 1
The Lands Acquisition Regulations 1989 (in force under the Lands Acquisition Act 1989) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1989 No. 111 amended as indicated in the Tables below. 
Table of Statutory Rules
Year and 
number	Date of notification 
in Gazette	Date of
commencement	Application, saving or
transitional provisions	
1989 No. 111	7 June 1989	9 June 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S185)		
1989 No. 274	19 Oct 1989	19 Oct 1989	—	
1990 No. 291	21 Sept 1990	21 Sept 1990	—	
1993 No. 56	4 May 1993	4 May 1993	—	
1993 No. 325	10 Dec 1993	9 Nov 1993 (see r. 1)	R. 3	
1994 No. 389	25 Nov 1994	25 Nov 1994	—	
1995 No. 110	31 May 1995	1 June 1995	—	
1995 No. 112	6 June 1995	6 June 1995	—	
2000 No. 304	16 Nov 2000	16 Nov 2000	—	
2004 No. 20	26 Feb 2004	26 Feb 2004	—	
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted	
Provision affected	How affected	
R. 1		rs. 2000 No. 304	
R. 4		rs. 1990 No. 291	
R. 4A		ad. 1994 No. 389	
R. 4B		ad. 1995 No. 112	
R. 7		rs. 1990 No. 291	
R. 7A		ad. 1994 No. 389	
R. 7B		ad. 1995 No. 112	
R. 7C		ad. 2004 No. 20	
R. 8		rs. 2000 No. 304	
Schedule 1		
Schedule 1		am. 1989 No. 274; 1990 No. 291; 1993 Nos. 56 and 325; 1995 No. 110	
Schedule 2		
Schedule 2		rep. 2000 No. 304