Yeppoon Hospital Site Acquisition Act 2006

An Act to provide for the acquisition of land for a hospital and associated health and medical facilities at Yeppoon

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Yeppoon Hospital Site Acquisition Act 2006.

2Definitions

In this Act—

Acquisition Act means the Acquisition of Land Act 1967.

commencement means the day on which the provision in which the term is used commences.

Yeppoon land means the following land—

(a)lot 12 on SP164801;

(b)the part of lot 525 on SP164801 shown as lot 1 on AP16181, containing an area of about 2.95ha.

Editor’s Note—

SP164801 and AP16181 are held by the department. The plans may be inspected during office hours at Podium 3, Landcentre, Cnr Main and Vulture Streets, Woolloongabba.

3Taking of Yeppoon land

(1)The Yeppoon land—

(a)is taken by the State for the purpose of a hospital and associated health and medical facilities; and

(b)vests in the State and becomes unallocated State land, free of any interest or obligation; and

(c)stays unallocated State land, until it is, having regard to the purpose for which it is taken, dealt with as provided for under an Act, other than this Act.

(2)This section has effect despite any other Act.

4Application of Acquisition Act

(1)Subject to section 3, the Acquisition Act applies to the taking of the Yeppoon land under that section with any necessary changes, including the changes mentioned in this section.

(2)The provisions of the Acquisition Act stated in the schedule do not apply to the taking of the Yeppoon land.

(3)A person whose interest in the Yeppoon land is taken under section 3 has the right to claim compensation under the Acquisition Act, section 12(5A) and (5B) and part 4 as if the land had been taken under that Act.

(4)For applying the Acquisition Act—

(a)the State is the constructing authority; and

(b)for section 24(2A) of the Act, a claimant refers the claim for compensation to the Land Court by filing in the office of the registrar of the court a copy of the claim given by the claimant to the State; and

(c)the reference in section 24(5) of the Act to the date of the gazette containing the gazette resumption notice taking the land is taken to be a reference to the commencement; and

(d)the reference in section 38(1) of the Act to land taken or occupied under the Act is taken to be a reference to the Yeppoon land.

5Objection under Acquisition Act

(1)This section applies if, before the commencement—

(a)a person with an interest in the Yeppoon land objected under the Acquisition Act to a proposed taking of the land under the Act; and

(b)the objection has not been finally dealt with under the Act.

(2)On the commencement—

(a)the objection is taken to have been withdrawn by the person; and

(b)the Acquisition Act does not apply in relation to the objection.

6Regulation-making power

The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

section 4(2)

1sections 5 to 11

2section 12, other than as provided by section 4(3) of this Act

3sections 12A and 13

4sections 15 to 17

5section 21

6sections 31 and 31A

7section 36

8section 37

9section 41

10part 6