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Queensland

Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Bill 2019

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Queensland

Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Bill 2019

Contents

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Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Part 2 Amendment of Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007

3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4 Amendment of s 7 (Meaning of Cape York Peninsula Region) . . 6

Part 3 Amendment of Geothermal Energy Act 2010

5 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6 Omission of s 26 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Part 4 Amendment of Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012

8 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

9 Amendment of sch 1 (Gold Coast waters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Part 5 Amendment of Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009

10 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

11 Omission of s 26 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

12 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Part 6 Amendment of Land Act 1994

Division 1 Preliminary

13 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Division 2 Amendments commencing on assent

14 Insertion of new s 123A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

123A Deeds of grant of unallocated State land under indigenous land use agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

15 Amendment of s 157A (Chief executive’s approval required for renewal)

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Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Bill 2019

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16 Amendment of s 159 (General provisions for deciding application) 12

17 Amendment of s 159A (Provisions for decision about most appropriate form of tenure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

18 Amendment of s 160 (Notice of chief executive’s decision) . . . . 12

19 Amendment of s 162 (Issuing of new lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

20 Insertion of new s 290R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

290R Registering an electronic conveyancing document . . 13

21 Amendment of s 335 (Subleases must be registered) . . . . . . . . 13

22 Omission of ss 358A and 358B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

23 Amendment of s 374 (Details of trust must be given) . . . . . . . . . 14

Division 3 Amendments commencing by proclamation

24 Amendment of s 56 (Model by-laws) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

25 Replacement of s 119 (Conduct of ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

119 Conduct of ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

26 Amendment of s 167 (Provisions for deciding application) . . . . . 15

27 Insertion of new ch 9, pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part 5 Transitional provision for Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Act 2019

540 Existing applications to convert leases . . . . . . . . . . . 16

28 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part 7 Amendment of Land Title Act 1994

29 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

30 Insertion of new s 14D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

14D Registering an electronic conveyancing document . . 17

31 Amendment of s 65 (Requirements of instrument of lease) . . . . 17

32 Amendment of s 105 (Lapsing of caveat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

33 Amendment of s 106 (Further caveat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

34 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Part 8 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014

35 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

36 Insertion of new s 11A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

11A Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks

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Part 9 Amendment of Mineral Resources Act 1989

37 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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38 Omission of s 126 (Blocks and sub-blocks of land) . . . . . . . . . . . 20

39 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Part 10 Amendment of Petroleum Act 1923

40 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

41 Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

42 Replacement of s 143 (Points etc. to be ascertained by reference to Australian Geodetic Datum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

143 Position to be ascertained by reference to prescribed geodetic reference framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Part 11 Amendment of Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004

43 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

44 Omission of s 29 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

45 Amendment of s 298 (Description of petroleum leases for ch 3 and ch 15, pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

46 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Part 12 Amendment of South Bank Corporation Act 1989

47 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

48 Amendment of s 21 (Registrar may register instruments etc.) . . 23

49 Amendment of s 105 (Reference to single deed of grant only) . . 23

50 Amendment of sch 4 (Modified Building Units and Group Titles Act) 23

Part 13 Amendment of Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Regulation 2014

51 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

52 Replacement of s 12 (Geodetic reference framework) . . . . . . . . 24

12 Geodetic reference framework—Act, s 6 . . . . . . . . . 24

Part 14 Amendment of Transport Infrastructure Act 1994

53 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

54 Amendment of s 93AA (Application of s 93 to QML network) . . . 25

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A Billfor

An Act to amend the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007, theGeothermal Energy Act 2010, the Gold Coast WaterwaysAuthority Act 2012, the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009, theLand Act 1994, the Land Title Act 1994, the Mineral and EnergyResources (Common Provisions) Act 2014, the MineralResources Act 1989, the Petroleum Act 1923, the Petroleum andGas (Production and Safety) Act 2004, the South BankCorporation Act 1989, the Survey and Mapping InfrastructureRegulation 2014 and the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 forparticular purposes

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Natural Resources and OtherLegislation (GDA2020) Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement

The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed byproclamation—

(a) parts 3 to 5;

(b) part 6, division 3;

(c) parts 8 to 11;

(d) parts 13 and 14.

Part 2 Amendment of Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007

3 Act amended

This part amends the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007.

4 Amendment of s 7 (Meaning of Cape York Peninsula Region)

Section 7(4), definition designated map, paragraph (a)—

omit, insert—

(a) called ‘Map 3 Cape York PeninsulaRegion’; or

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Part 3 Amendment of Geothermal Energy Act 2010

5 Act amended

This part amends the Geothermal Energy Act 2010.

6 Omission of s 26 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks)

Section 26—

omit.

7 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

(1) Schedule 2, definitions block and sub-block—

omit.

(2) Schedule 2—

insert—

block see the Common Provisions Act, section11A(1).

sub-block see the Common Provisions Act,section 11A(2).

Part 4 Amendment of Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012

8 Act amended

This part amends the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act2012.

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9 Amendment of sch 1 (Gold Coast waters)

(1) Schedule 1, section 1, paragraphs (a) to (c)—

omit, insert—

(a) starting at the point on the boundary of theGold Coast City local government area thatis latitude 28°07.597' south, longitude153°28.791' east (the starting point);

(b) to latitude 28°07.392' south, longitude153°28.972' east;

(c) to the point on the boundary of the GoldCoast City local government area that islatitude 28°07.475' south, longitude153°29.219' east;

(2) Schedule 1, section 2, paragraphs (c) and (d)—

omit, insert—

(c) to latitude 27°55.899' south, longitude153°27.060' east;

(d) to latitude 27°56.099' south, longitude153°27.060' east;

(3) Schedule 1, section 3, paragraphs (a) to (c)—

omit, insert—

(a) starting at the point on the boundary of theGold Coast City local government area thatis latitude 28°05.424' south, longitude153°27.580' east (the starting point);

(b) to latitude 28°05.583' south, longitude153°27.879' east;

(c) to the point on the boundary of the GoldCoast City local government area that islatitude 28°05.897' south, longitude153°27.713' east;

(4) Schedule 1—

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4 Definition of position

(1) In this schedule, position is defined by referenceto GDA2020.

(2) In this section—

GDA2020 means the Reference Frame under theNational Measurement (Recognized-ValueStandard of Measurement of Position)Determination 2017 (Cwlth) as in force on thecommencement.Note—

‘Commencement’ refers to the commencement of thissection, not of the National Measurement(Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement ofPosition) Determination 2017 (Cwlth). See the ActsInterpretation Act 1954, section 32F(2).

Part 5 Amendment of Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009

10 Act amended

This part amends the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009.

11 Omission of s 26 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks)

Section 26—

omit.

12 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

(1) Schedule 2, definitions block and sub-block—

omit.

(2) Schedule 2—

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block see the Common Provisions Act, section11A(1).

sub-block see the Common Provisions Act,section 11A(2).

Part 6 Amendment of Land Act 1994

Division 1 Preliminary

13 Act amended

This part amends the Land Act 1994.

Division 2 Amendments commencing on assent

14 Insertion of new s 123A

After section 123—

insert—

123ADeeds of grant of unallocated State land under indigenous land use agreements

(1) This section applies if the Minister is satisfied—

(a) the State is a party to an indigenous land useagreement; and

(b) the indigenous land use agreement providesfor the grant of unallocated State land to aperson as trustee of a trust, the beneficiariesof which are identified or identifiableAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people;and

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(c) a native title party to the indigenous land useagreement—

(i) holds or claims to hold native titlerights and interests in relation to theland; or

(ii) would have held native title rights andinterests in relation to the land but forany prior extinguishment of thosenative title rights and interests.

(2) A deed of grant of the land may be granted to theperson without competition.

(3) The purchase price for the land is—

(a) if consideration is provided for under theindigenous land use agreement—thatconsideration; or

(b) otherwise—the consideration decided by theMinister in the way prescribed byregulation.

(4) An expression defined in the Native Title Act1993 (Cwlth), other than indigenous land useagreement, and used in subsection (5) has thesame meaning in subsection (5) as it has in thatAct.

(5) In this section—

native title party, in relation to an indigenous landuse agreement, means a party to the indigenousland use agreement that is—

(a) a registered native title body corporate; or

(b) a registered native title claimant; or

(c) a person who claims to hold native title inrelation to land or waters in the area of theindigenous land use agreement.

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15 Amendment of s 157A (Chief executive’s approval required for renewal)

Section 157A(1)—

omit, insert—

(1) A term lease may be renewed only if, under thissubdivision, the chief executive has made an offerof a new lease and the offer has been accepted.

16 Amendment of s 159 (General provisions for deciding application)

(1) Section 159, heading—

omit, insert—

159 Deciding whether to offer new lease

(2) Section 159(1), after ‘offer a new lease’—

insert—

to the lessee of a term lease

17 Amendment of s 159A (Provisions for decision about most appropriate form of tenure)

Section 159A(4)(a), after ‘renewal’—

insert—

application

18 Amendment of s 160 (Notice of chief executive’s decision)

(1) Section 160(1), ‘applicant’—

omit, insert—

lessee under the existing lease

(2) Section 160(2), ‘the renewal’—

omit, insert—

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Section 162(2), ‘the subject of the renewal application’—

omit, insert—

being renewed

20 Insertion of new s 290R

After section 290Q—

insert—

290R Registering an electronic conveyancing document

For registering an electronic conveyancingdocument, the chief executive may rely on acertification made under the participation rulesdetermined under the Electronic ConveyancingNational Law (Queensland).

21 Amendment of s 335 (Subleases must be registered)

Section 335(2), from ‘also include’—

omit, insert—

identify the land being subleased by reference towhichever of the following the chief executiverequires—

(a) a sketch plan in the appropriate form, drawnto a standard to the chief executive’ssatisfaction;

(b) a building lease plan, drawn to a standard tothe chief executive’s satisfaction;

(c) a plan of survey.

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Section 358A and 358B—

omit.

23 Amendment of s 374 (Details of trust must be given)

Section 374(1)(b)—

omit, insert—

(b) either of the following has been given to thechief executive—

(i) a document in the form required by thechief executive stating the details of thetrust;

(ii) a certified copy of the documentcreating the trust.

Division 3 Amendments commencing by proclamation

24 Amendment of s 56 (Model by-laws)

(1) Section 56(1)—

omit, insert—

(1) The Minister may make model by-laws for trustland.

(1A) The chief executive must publish a model by-lawmade under subsection (1) on a Queenslandgovernment website.

(2) Section 56—

insert—

(10) In this section—

Queensland government website means a

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Section 119—

omit, insert—

119 Conduct of ballot

(1) A ballot must be conducted in the way decided bythe chief executive.

(2) In deciding the way a ballot must be conductedunder subsection (1), the chief executive mustconsider the importance of fairness, transparencyand equity.

26 Amendment of s 167 (Provisions for deciding application)

(1) Section 167(3)(b)(ii)—

omit, insert—

(ii) a description of the boundary of the part byreference to the prescribed datum.

(2) Section 167—

insert—

(7) In this section—

prescribed datum means the geodetic referenceframework prescribed under the Survey andMapping Infrastructure Act 2003, section 6(4).

required particulars, for a map of a part of leaseland, means each of the following—

(a) the boundary of the area or part on an imagebase;

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(b) 5 or more points visible in the image basethat correspond to identifiable fixedfeatures;

(c) coordinates for each point defined byreference to the prescribed datum;

(d) a description of the feature that each pointrepresents.

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Chapter 9—

insert—

Part 5 Transitional provision for Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Act 2019

540 Existing applications to convert leases

Section 167(3)(b)(ii) as in force immediatelybefore the commencement continues to apply to aconversion application made under section 166but not decided before the commencement.

28 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)

Schedule 6, definitions Map Grid of Australia 1994 andrequired particulars—

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This part amends the Land Title Act 1994.

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After section 14C—

insert—

14D Registering an electronic conveyancing document

For registering an electronic conveyancingdocument, the registrar may rely on a certificationmade under the participation rules determinedunder the Electronic Conveyancing National Law(Queensland).

31 Amendment of s 65 (Requirements of instrument of lease)

Section 65(2), from ‘the instrument must’—

omit, insert—

for subsection (1)(b), the instrument must identifythe part of the lot by reference to whichever of thefollowing the registrar requires—

(a) a sketch plan in the instrument, drawn to astandard to the registrar’s satisfaction;

(b) a building lease plan, drawn to a standard tothe registrar’s satisfaction;

(c) a plan of survey.

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Section 105, heading, ‘caveat’—

omit, insert—

objector’s caveat

33 Amendment of s 106 (Further caveat)

Section 106, heading, ‘caveat’—

omit, insert—

objector’s caveat

34 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

Schedule 2, definition sketch plan—

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Part 8 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014

35 Act amended

This part amends the Mineral and Energy Resources(Common Provisions) Act 2014.

36 Insertion of new s 11A

After section 11—

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11A Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks

(1) A block is the land resulting from a notionaldivision of the earth’s surface, each block being

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bounded—

(a) by 2 parallels of latitude 5 minutes apart,each parallel being a multiple of 5 minutesof latitude from the equator; and

(b) by 2 meridians of longitude 5 minutes apart,each meridian being a multiple of 5 minutesof longitude from the prime meridian.

(2) A sub-block is the land resulting from a notionaldivision of a block into 25 areas, each sub-blockbeing bounded by 2 parallels of latitude 1 minuteapart and 2 meridians of longitude 1 minute oflongitude apart.

(3) For subsections (1) and (2), latitude and longitudeare defined by reference to the AustralianGeodetic Datum 1966.

(4) Each block and sub-block must be identified inthe way approved by the chief executive.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents the chiefexecutive from representing blocks andsub-blocks in a spatial database by reference to adatum other than the Australian Geodetic Datum1966.

(6) In this section—

Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 means thereference frame with—

(a) a reference spheroid with a major(equatorial) radius of 6,378,160m and aflattening of 100/29825; and

(b) its origin at the Johnston Geodetic Station inthe Northern Territory, taken to be at133º12'30.0771" east longitude and25º56'54.5515" south latitude and to have aground level of 571.2m above the referencespheroid.

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Part 9 Amendment of Mineral Resources Act 1989

37 Act amended

This part amends the Mineral Resources Act 1989.

38 Omission of s 126 (Blocks and sub-blocks of land)

Section 126—

omit.

39 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

(1) Schedule 2, definitions block and sub-block—

omit.

(2) Schedule 2—

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block see the Common Provisions Act, section11A(1).

sub-block see the Common Provisions Act,section 11A(2).

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(1) Section 2, definitions block and sub-block—

omit.

(2) Section 2—

insert—

block see the Common Provisions Act, section11A(1).

sub-block see the Common Provisions Act,section 11A(2).

42 Replacement of s 143 (Points etc. to be ascertained by reference to Australian Geodetic Datum)

Section 143—

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143 Position to be ascertained by reference to prescribed geodetic reference framework

If it is necessary under this Act to define position,it is to be defined by reference to the geodeticreference framework prescribed under the Surveyand Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003, section6(4).

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43 Act amended

This part amends the Petroleum and Gas (Production andSafety) Act 2004.

44 Omission of s 29 (Graticulation of earth’s surface into blocks and sub-blocks)

Section 29—

omit.

45 Amendment of s 298 (Description of petroleum leases for ch 3 and ch 15, pt 3)

Section 298, ‘section 29’—

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schedule 2, definitions block and sub-block

46 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

(1) Schedule 2, definitions block and sub-block—

omit.

(2) Schedule 2—

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block see the Common Provisions Act, section11A(1).

sub-block see the Common Provisions Act,section 11A(2).

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47 Act amended

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48 Amendment of s 21 (Registrar may register instruments etc.)

Section 21(1), ‘and issue certificates of title’—

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49 Amendment of s 105 (Reference to single deed of grant only)

Section 105, from ‘corporation area’ to ‘may refer’—

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corporation area, a plan lodged after thecommencement of this section may refer

50 Amendment of sch 4 (Modified Building Units and Group Titles Act)

(1) Schedule 4, section 9A(6), (6A) and (7) and notes—

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accompanied by a certificate under the seal of thebody corporate certifying that the resolutionauthorising the acceptance of the lease, subleaseor transfer was a resolution without dissent.

(5) Schedule 4, section 21(4)(c), ‘the certificate of title or thelease, as the case may be,’—

omit, insert—

the lease

(6) Schedule 4, section 29(4)(a), ‘(other than certificates of titlefor leases of lots)’—

omit.

Part 13 Amendment of Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Regulation 2014

51 Regulation amended

This part amends the Survey and Mapping InfrastructureRegulation 2014.

52 Replacement of s 12 (Geodetic reference framework)

Section 12—

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12 Geodetic reference framework—Act, s 6

(1) For section 6(4) of the Act, the geodetic referenceframework is—

(a) for latitude and longitude—GDA2020; or

(b) for mapping projection—MGA2020.

(2) In this section—

GDA2020 means the Reference Frame under the

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National Measurement (Recognized-ValueStandard of Measurement of Position)Determination 2017 (Cwlth) as in force on thecommencement. Note—

‘Commencement’ refers to the commencement of thissection, not of the National Measurement(Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement ofPosition) Determination 2017 (Cwlth). See the ActsInterpretation Act 1954, section 32F(2).

MGA2020 means the system of rectangularcoordinates derived from a Universal TransverseMercator projection of latitudes and longitudesthat are based on GDA2020.

Part 14 Amendment of Transport Infrastructure Act 1994

53 Act amended

This part amends the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994.

54 Amendment of s 93AA (Application of s 93 to QML network)

(1) Section 93AA—

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(2A) In this section, coordinates shown on map QML 1are defined by reference to GDA94.

(2) Section 93AA(3)—

insert—

GDA94 means the Geocentric Datum of Australiaunder the repealed Recognized-value standard ofmeasurement of position 2012 (No. 1) (Cwlth) asin force immediately before its repeal by the

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1 GDA94 was originally notified in theCommonwealth Government Gazette No. GN 35 on6 September 1995 at page 3369.

2 The National Measurement (Recognized-ValueStandard of Measurement of Position)Determination 2017 (Cwlth) commenced on 14October 2017.

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