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CONSTITUTION ALTERATION (JUST TERMS) BILL 2010
2008-2009-2010
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Constitution Alteration (Just Terms)
2010
No. , 2010
(Mr Katter)
A Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution to
provide that governments' acquisition of property
and restrictions on the exercise of property rights
can only be undertaken after the provision of
compensation on just terms
i Constitution Alteration (Just Terms) 2010 No. , 2010
Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Schedule
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Schedule 1--Just terms amendments of the Constitution
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Constitution Alteration (Just Terms) 2010 No. , 2010 1
A Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution to
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provide that governments' acquisition of property
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and restrictions on the exercise of property rights
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can only be undertaken after the provision of
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compensation on just terms
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Constitution Alteration (Just Terms)
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2010.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
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Assent.
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2 Constitution Alteration (Just Terms) 2010 No. , 2010
3 Schedule
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The Constitution is altered as set out in the Schedule.
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Constitution Alteration (Just Terms) 2010 No. , 2010 3
Schedule 1--Just terms amendments of the
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Constitution
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1 Subsection 51(xxxi)
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Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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(xxxi) the acquisition of property from any State or person and any
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restrictions on the exercise of property rights enjoyed by a State or
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person in respect of which the Parliament has power to make laws,
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but only on just terms.
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2 After section 115
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Insert:
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115A Acquisition of property and restrictions on the exercise of
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property rights under State law
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A law of a State may not provide for the acquisition of property
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from, or any restrictions on the exercise of property rights enjoyed
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by, any person, except on just terms.
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