Lands Acquisition Act 1994. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Australian Capital Territory Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the acquisition of interests in land by the Executive and certain authorities and dealings with land so acquired, and for other purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Expropriation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract An interest in land, which may be acquired under this Act by agreement or by compulsory process, can be a legal or equitable estate or interest in land or any other right (including a right under an option and a right of redemption), charge, power or privilege over, or in connection with, land or an interest in land. Those interests include an interest of the Territory, a State or another Territory in land; an interest that did not previously exist in relation to particular land; and a restriction on the use of the land, whether or not annexed to particular land. Full text English Website www.legislation.act.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Lands Acquisition Regulation 1999. Legislation | Australia | 1999 (2001) Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX