Housing Land Supply Amendment Act 2023

Housing Land Supply Amendment Act 2023

An Act to amend the Housing Land Supply Act 2018

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Housing Land Supply Amendment Act 2023 .

2.   Commencement

This Act is taken to have commenced on the day on which the Housing Land Supply Act 2018 commenced.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Housing Land Supply Act 2018 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 4 amended (Housing land supply orders)

Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1) :

(1A)  An order may only be made under subsection (1) before 1 January 2033.

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5) :

(6)  For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment made to this Act by the Housing Land Supply Amendment Act 2023 does not affect the validity of a housing land supply order, or a proposed housing land supply order, made or proposed in accordance with this Act, as in force before the commencement of that Act.

5.    Section 5 amended (Land that may be declared to be housing supply land)

Section 5(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (d)(ii) " Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014 ; and" and substituting " Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014 .";

(b) by omitting paragraph (e) .

6.   Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which this Act received the Royal Assent.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 15 AUGUST 2023

Legislative Council on 24 AUGUST 2023]