DISTRICTS ACT 2002 - NOTES
DISTRICTS ACT 2002 - NOTES
Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act 2001
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 In particular, the following terms that are defined in the Legislation Act 2001
, dict, pt 1, are particularly relevant to this Act:
• function
• registered surveyor
• registrar-general
• surveyor-general
• territory planning authority.
"allocated address", for a block or unit, means the street
address allocated to the block or unit under section 13.
"block" means a block under section 6.
"deposited plan"—see section 7.
"digital cadastral database"—see section 17.
"district" means a district under section 5.
"division", in relation to land, means a division under section
6.
"section", in relation to land, means a section under section
6.
"unit"—see the Unit Titles Act 2001
, section 9.
Endnotes
1 About
the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and
the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the
republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any
amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's
Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The
details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced
expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment
history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of
renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation
key
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A = Act
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NI = Notifiable instrument
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AF = Approved form
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o = order
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am = amended
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om = omitted/repealed
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amdt = amendment
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ord = ordinance
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AR = Assembly resolution
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orig = original
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ch = chapter
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par = paragraph/subparagraph
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CN = Commencement notice
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pres = present
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def = definition
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prev = previous
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DI = Disallowable instrument
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(prev...) = previously
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dict = dictionary
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pt = part
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disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative
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r = rule/subrule
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Assembly
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reloc = relocated
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div = division
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renum = renumbered
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exp = expires/expired
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R[X] = Republication No
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Gaz = gazette
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RI = reissue
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hdg = heading
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s = section/subsection
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IA = Interpretation Act 1967
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sch = schedule
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ins = inserted/added
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sdiv = subdivision
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LA = Legislation Act 2001
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SL = Subordinate law
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LR = legislation register
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sub = substituted
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LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act
1996
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underlining = whole or part not
commenced
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mod = modified/modification
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or to be expired
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3 Legislation
history
Districts Act 2002 A2002-39
notified LR 10 October 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 October 2002 (LA s 75
(1))
remainder commenced 11 October 2002 (s
2)
as amended by
Public Place Names Amendment Act 2002
A2002-54 s 6
notified LR 20 December 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75
(1))
s 6 commenced 21 December 2002 (s 2)
Surveyors Act 2007
A2007-33 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 25 October 2007
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 October 2007 (LA s 75
(1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 14 November 2007 (s 2 and CN2007-15
)
Surveyors Amendment Act 2010
A2010-6 sch 1 pt 1.1
notified LR 2 March 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 2 March 2010 (LA s 75
(1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 3 March 2010 (s
2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 2)
A2011-28 sch 3 pt 3.9
notified LR 31 August 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2011 (LA s 75
(1))
sch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 21 September 2011 (s 2
(1))
Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2013
A2013-15 pt 5
notified LR 21 May 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 May 2013 (LA s 75
(1))
pt 5 commenced 22 May 2013 (s 2)
Land Titles (Electronic Conveyancing) Legislation Amendment Act 2020
A2020-16 sch 1 pt 1.7
notified LR 13 May 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 May 2020 (LA s 75
(1))
sch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 1 June 2020 (s 2 and see Electronic Conveyancing National Law (ACT) Act 2020
A2020-15 s 2)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023
A2023-36
sch 1 pt 1.18
notified LR 29 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75
(1))
sch 1 pt 1.18 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and
see Planning Act 2023
A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10
)
4 Amendment
history
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Districts
s
5 am A2011-28
amdt 3.56
Divisions, sections and
blocks
s 6 am A2002-54
s 6; A2013-15
s 9; ss renum R7 LA
Deposited
plans
s 7 am A2007-33
amdt 1.1, amdt 1.4; A2010-6
amdt 1.1; A2020-16
amdt 1.25
Correction etc of
instruments
s 11 am A2020-16
amdt 1.26
Inspection of
plans
s 12 am A2011-28
amdt 3.57
Allocation of street
addresses
s 13 am A2011-28
amdt 3.57
Guidelines about allocation of street
addresses
s 14 am A2011-28
amdt 3.58
Digital cadastral
database
s 17 am A2007-33
amdt 1.2, amdt 1.3; A2023-36
amdt 1.106
Delegation by
Minister
s 18 am A2007-33
amdt 1.4; A2010-6
amdt 1.2
Transitional and consequential
provisions
pt 6 hdg exp 11 October
2003 (s 23)
Districts and deposited plans under repealed
Act
s 20 exp 11 October 2003 (s
23)
Repeal of Districts Act
1966
s 21 om LA s 89
(3)
Amended
Acts
s 22 om LA s 89
(3)
Expiry of pt
6
s 23 exp 11 October 2003 (s
23)
Amendments of other
Acts
sch 1 om LA s 89
(3)
Dictionary
dict am
A2007-33
amdt 1.4; A2010-6
amdt 1.3, amdt 1.4; A2023-36
amdt 1.107
5 Earlier
republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1
refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published
in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of
authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These
republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and
printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No and date
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Effective
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Last amendment made by
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Republication for
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R1
11 Oct
2002
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11 Oct
2002–
20 Dec 2002
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not amended
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new Act
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R2
21 Dec
2002
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21 Dec
2002–
11 Oct 2003
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A2002-54 |
