SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945

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SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table ^1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Soil Conservation Act 1945⁷

15 of 1945 (9 and 10 Geo. VI No. 15)

9 Jan 1946

1 Jul 1946 (see s. 1 and Gazette 28 Jun 1946 p. 789)

Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1955

32 of 1955 (4 Eliz. II No. 32)

24 Nov 1955

24 Nov 1955

Reprint of the Soil Conservation Act 1945 approved 22 Oct 1959 in Vol. 14 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1967

67 of 1967

5 Dec 1967

17 Nov 1972 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Nov 1972 p. 4382-3)

Metric Conversion Act 1972

94 of 1972
(as amended by No. 19 of 1973)

4 Dec 1972

Relevant amendments (see Second Sch.⁸) took effect on 1 Jan 1974 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 26 Oct 1973 p. 4087)

Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1974

40 of 1974

15 Nov 1974

28 Feb 1975 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Feb 1975 p. 721)

Reprint of the Soil Conservation Act 1945 approved 9 Sep 1975 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Statutory Designations) and Validation Act 1981 s. 4

63 of 1981

13 Oct 1981

13 Oct 1981

Acts Amendment (Soil Conservation) Act 1982 Pt. II

42 of 1982

27 May 1982

1 Oct 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Oct 1982 p. 3886)

Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 approved 13 Dec 1982 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3 ⁹

98 of 1985

4 Dec 1985

1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)

Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1988

46 of 1988

30 Nov 1988

s. 16(b): 1 Apr 1988 (see s. 2(3));
s. 15 and 16(a): 16 Sep 1988 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 16 Sep 1988 p. 3637);
s. 1 and 2: 30 Nov 1988;
Act other than s. 1, 2, 15 and 16: 20 Jan 1989 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 20 Jan 1989 p. 110)

Agricultural Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 1989 s. 3

20 of 1989

1 Dec 1989

15 Dec 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Dec 1989 p. 4513)

Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1990

91 of 1990

17 Dec 1990

s. 1 and 2: 17 Dec 1990;
Act other than s. 1 and 2, the definitions of “the trust” and “the Trust Fund” in s. 4(c), s. 12 and Sch. it. 1(b), 2 and 3: 3 May 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 May 1991 p. 1936);
balance: 28 Oct 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Oct 1995 p. 4937)

Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992 s. 52(2)

31 of 1992

19 Jun 1992

1 Jul 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 1992 p. 2643)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

R & I Bank Amendment Act 1994 s. 13

6 of 1994

11 Apr 1994

26 Apr 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Apr 1994 p. 1743)

Local Government Amendment Act 1994 s. 42

27 of 1994

23 Jun 1994

1 Jul 1994 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Stock (Brands and Movement) Amendment Act 1994 s. 40

46 of 1994

27 Sep 1994

17 May 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 May 1995 p. 1839)

Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1994

47 of 1994

27 Sep 1994

25 Oct 1994

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Bank of Western Australia Act 1995 s. 44

14 of 1995

4 Jul 1995

1 Dec 1995 (see s. 2(3) and 9(1) and Gazette 29 Nov 1995 p. 5529)

Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 188

73 of 1995

27 Dec 1995

1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291)

Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 as at 30 Jan 1996 (includes amendments listed above)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)

81 of 1996

14 Nov 1996

14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 as at 12 Aug 1997 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 54 and s. 141 and 142

31 of 1997

3 Oct 1997

30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 111

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1999

4 of 1999

25 Mar 1999

s. 1 and 2: 25 Mar 1999;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 Jun 1999 p. 2533-4)

Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 s. 22

45 of 2002

20 Mar 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2383)

Public Transport Authority Act 2003 s. 168

31 of 2003

26 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384)

Reprint 6: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 as at 3 Oct 2003 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Carbon Rights and Tree Plantation Agreements) Act 2003 Pt. 3

56 of 2003

29 Oct 2003

24 Mar 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Mar 2004 p. 975)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 119¹⁰

55 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15

38 of 2005

12 Dec 2005

9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)

Reprint 7: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 as at 19 May 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 2 Div. 7

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4, 6 and 17

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Petroleum Amendment Act 2007 s. 105

35 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

19 Jan 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Jan 2008 p. 147)

Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 s. 200

38 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Jan 2008 p. 251)

Duties Legislation Amendment Act 2008 s. 52

12 of 2008

14 Apr 2008

1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d))

Reprint 8: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 as at 17 Oct 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 17

46 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4, 43(3) and 51

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Building Act 2011 s. 173

24 of 2011

11 Jul 2011

2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033)

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Soil Conservation Act 1945⁷	15 of 1945 (9 and 10 Geo. VI No. 15)	9 Jan 1946	1 Jul 1946 (see s. 1 and Gazette 28 Jun 1946 p. 789)
Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1955	32 of 1955 (4 Eliz. II No. 32)	24 Nov 1955	24 Nov 1955
*Reprint of the Soil Conservation Act 1945* approved 22 Oct 1959 in Vol. 14 of Reprinted Acts** (includes amendments listed above)
Decimal Currency Act 1965	113 of 1965	21 Dec 1965	Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)); s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))
Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1967	67 of 1967	5 Dec 1967	17 Nov 1972 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Nov 1972 p. 4382-3)
Metric Conversion Act 1972	94 of 1972 (as amended by No. 19 of 1973)	4 Dec 1972	Relevant amendments (see Second Sch.⁸) took effect on 1 Jan 1974 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 26 Oct 1973 p. 4087)
Soil Conservation Act Amendment Act 1974	40 of 1974	15 Nov 1974	28 Feb 1975 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Feb 1975 p. 721)
*Reprint of the Soil Conservation Act 1945* approved 9 Sep 1975** (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Statutory Designations) and Validation Act 1981 s. 4	63 of 1981	13 Oct 1981	13 Oct 1981
Acts Amendment (Soil Conservation) Act 1982 Pt. II	42 of 1982	27 May 1982	1 Oct 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Oct 1982 p. 3886)
*Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* approved 13 Dec 1982** (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3 ⁹	98 of 1985	4 Dec 1985	1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)
Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1988	46 of 1988	30 Nov 1988	s. 16(b): 1 Apr 1988 (see s. 2(3)); s. 15 and 16(a): 16 Sep 1988 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 16 Sep 1988 p. 3637); s. 1 and 2: 30 Nov 1988; Act other than s. 1, 2, 15 and 16: 20 Jan 1989 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 20 Jan 1989 p. 110)
Agricultural Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 1989 s. 3	20 of 1989	1 Dec 1989	15 Dec 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Dec 1989 p. 4513)
Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1990	91 of 1990	17 Dec 1990	s. 1 and 2: 17 Dec 1990; Act other than s. 1 and 2, the definitions of “the trust” and “the Trust Fund” in s. 4(c), s. 12 and Sch. it. 1(b), 2 and 3: 3 May 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 May 1991 p. 1936); balance: 28 Oct 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Oct 1995 p. 4937)
Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992 s. 52(2)	31 of 1992	19 Jun 1992	1 Jul 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 1992 p. 2643)
Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11	6 of 1993	27 Aug 1993	1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))
R & I Bank Amendment Act 1994 s. 13	6 of 1994	11 Apr 1994	26 Apr 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Apr 1994 p. 1743)
Local Government Amendment Act 1994 s. 42	27 of 1994	23 Jun 1994	1 Jul 1994 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)	32 of 1994	29 Jun 1994	1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)
Stock (Brands and Movement) Amendment Act 1994 s. 40	46 of 1994	27 Sep 1994	17 May 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 May 1995 p. 1839)
Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1994	47 of 1994	27 Sep 1994	25 Oct 1994
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4	73 of 1994	9 Dec 1994	9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)
Bank of Western Australia Act 1995 s. 44	14 of 1995	4 Jul 1995	1 Dec 1995 (see s. 2(3) and 9(1) and Gazette 29 Nov 1995 p. 5529)
Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 188	73 of 1995	27 Dec 1995	1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291)
*Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* as at 30 Jan 1996** (includes amendments listed above)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64	49 of 1996	25 Oct 1996	25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)	81 of 1996	14 Nov 1996	14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))
*Reprint of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* as at 12 Aug 1997** (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 54 and s. 141 and 142	31 of 1997	3 Oct 1997	30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 111	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 1999	4 of 1999	25 Mar 1999	s. 1 and 2: 25 Mar 1999; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 Jun 1999 p. 2533-4)
Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 s. 22	45 of 2002	20 Mar 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2383)
Public Transport Authority Act 2003 s. 168	31 of 2003	26 May 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384)
*Reprint 6: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* as at 3 Oct 2003** (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Carbon Rights and Tree Plantation Agreements) Act 2003 Pt. 3	56 of 2003	29 Oct 2003	24 Mar 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Mar 2004 p. 975)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 119¹⁰	55 of 2004	24 Nov 2004	1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80	84 of 2004	16 Dec 2004	2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15	38 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)
*Reprint 7: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* as at 19 May 2006** (includes amendments listed above)
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 2 Div. 7	28 of 2006	26 Jun 2006	1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4, 6 and 17	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Petroleum Amendment Act 2007 s. 105	35 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	19 Jan 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Jan 2008 p. 147)
Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 s. 200	38 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Jan 2008 p. 251)
Duties Legislation Amendment Act 2008 s. 52	12 of 2008	14 Apr 2008	1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d))
*Reprint 8: The Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945* as at 17 Oct 2008** (includes amendments listed above)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 17	46 of 2009	3 Dec 2009	4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4, 43(3) and 51	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Building Act 2011 s. 173	24 of 2011	11 Jul 2011	2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033)

^1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 80 ¹¹

24 of 2007

12 Oct 2007

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1))

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 80 ¹¹	24 of 2007	12 Oct 2007	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1))

² Under the Alteration of Statutory Designations Order 2006 a reference in any law to the Department of Agriculture is read and construed as a reference to the Department of Agriculture and Food.

³ The designation of Ministers may be altered by the Governor under the Alterations of Statutory Designations Act 1974. As at the date of this reprint the former Minister for Agriculture is known as the Minister for Agriculture and Food.

⁴ Repealed by the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 s. 147.

⁵ Repealed by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Statutory Bodies) Act 1985.

⁶ Repealed by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Environmental Protection) Act 1986.

⁷ Now known as the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945; short title changed (see note under s. 1).

⁸ The Second Schedule was inserted by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1973.

⁹ The Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 4 was a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

¹⁰ The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

¹¹ On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 80 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:

“

80. Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 amended

(1) The amendment in this section is to the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945.

(2) The Schedule is amended by deleting “Stock (Identification and Movement) Act 1970”.

”.

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
agreement to reserve 30B(2)(b)
appropriate officer 4
chief executive officer 4
code of practice 4A(1)
commercial purpose 4A(1)
Commissioner 4
conservation covenant 30B(2)(b)
Council 4
covenant or agreement 30A
Crown land 26(6)
Crown lands 4
district 4
district committee 4
document 41D(4)
eutrophication 4
financial year 4
information 41D(4)
land conservation district 4
land degradation 4
notice 4A(1)
notice of assessment 25B(5)
occupier 4
owner 4
parliamentary purposes 41D(4)
plantation 4A(1)
private land 26(6)
product 4A(1)
public authority 4
Registrar of Deeds and Transfers 4
Registrar of Titles 4
regulation 4A(1)
relevant land registration officer 4
salinity 4
service charge 4
soil conservation 4
soil conservation notice 31
soil conservation rates 25B(1)
soil conservation reserve 4
specified 48(5)
the producer organizations 23(1)
the specified service 25AA(1)
the Trust 4
the Trust Account 4
Treasurer 4
tree 4A(1)

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