📜 Cambridge Endowment Lands Amendment Bill 2026

Legislative Council Second ReadingLABill 7310 June 2026

This Bill amends the Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920 to remove outdated provisions related to local laws and to repeal the Town of Cambridge Local Law 43. It aims to streamline planning and development within the Cambridge Endowment Lands by aligning it with contemporary planning frameworks.

Impact

This bill primarily affects the Town of Cambridge, particularly landowners and developers within the Cambridge Endowment Lands. It aims to reduce confusion and uncertainty in planning and development by removing outdated local laws and integrating these controls into the local planning scheme.

Key Changes

["Deletes Part VII of the Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920, removing the power for the Town of Cambridge to make specific local laws for certain lands.", "Amends section 46 of the Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920 to remove redundant references to amendments, modifications, regulations, and local laws.", "Repeals Cambridge local law 43, which previously governed planning and development within the Cambridge Endowment Lands.", "Introduces a transitional provision allowing the Minister to amend a Cambridge local planning scheme to re-enact provisions of the repealed Cambridge local law 43 with minor modifications.", "Ensures Cambridge local law 43 does not apply to certain development on affected land, regardless of approval or commencement date, after the repeal day."]