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ACCESS TO NEIGHBOURING LAND ACT 2000 - As at 12 October 2010 - Act 2 of 2000

- As at 12 October 2010 - Act 2 of 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions
  • 4 Act binds Crown
  • 5 Act does not authorise work or activity regulated by or under other Act and does not authorise access prohibited by or under other Act
  • 6 Act does not apply to land under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

PART 2 - ACCESS ORDERS

Division 1 - Applications for access orders and making of orders

  • 7 Persons who may apply for a neighbouring land access order
  • 8 Persons who may apply for a utility service access order
  • 9 Person may apply for both orders
  • 10 Notice of application for access order to be given to owners of affected land or services
  • 11 Jurisdiction to make neighbouring land access orders
  • 12 Types of work for which neighbouring land access orders may be made
  • 13 Jurisdiction to make utility service access orders
  • 14 Types of work for which utility service access orders may be made
  • 15 Matters to be considered by Local Court
  • 16 Conditions of access orders
  • 17 Form of access orders

Division 2 - Effect of access orders

  • 18 General effect of neighbouring land access order
  • 19 General effect of utility service access order
  • 20 Authority to carry out ancillary activities
  • 21 Restoration of land and indemnity for damage
  • 22 Owner's obligations
  • 23 Persons bound by access order

Division 3 - Other provisions relating to access orders

  • 24 Variation and revocation of access orders
  • 25 When access orders cease to be in force
  • 26 Compensation
  • 27 Costs
  • 28 Failure to comply with access order

PART 3 - TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS TO OTHER COURTS AND APPEALS

  • 29 Transfer of matters to other courts
  • 30 Referral of questions of law by Local Court
  • 31 Appeals from decisions of Local Court

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  • 32 Repair and maintenance of joint services
  • 33 Agreements for access to neighbouring land
  • 34 Native title interests
  • 35 Contracting out of Act prohibited
  • 36 How notices may be served
  • 37 Proceedings for applications or offences
  • 38 Regulations
  • 39 Savings, transitional and other provisions
  • 40 Review of Act

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