Australian Waste Lands Act 1855An Act to repeal the Acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in Her Majesty’s Australian Colonies, and to make other provision in lieu thereofNote—The short title was given to this Act by the Short Titles Act 1896 59 & 60 Vic c 14 (Imp) s 1sch 1.Preamble amd 55 & 56 Vic c 19 s 1 sch1s 1 om 1892 55 & 56 Vic c 19 s 1 sch2s 2 om 1892 55 & 56 Vic c 19 s 1 sch3Powers of the repealed Acts continued for certain purposes in this countryThe powers vested by the said Acts hereby repealed in Her Majesty, the Treasury, and the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners respectively, shall continue so far as regards the appropriation and application of moneys which may be received from the said colonies respectively under and by virtue of the provisions of the said Acts or either of them.Editor’s note—The Act of the sixth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria ch 36 intituled ‘An Act for regulating the sale of waste lands belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies’ and the Act of the tenth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria ch 104 intituled ‘An Act to amend an Act for regulating the sale of waste land belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies and to make further provision for the management thereof’.s 3 amd 1892 55 & 56 Vic c 19 s 1 sch4Power to amend or repeal orders in councilIt shall be lawful for the legislature of any colony in which the repeal of the said Act of the tenth year of Her Majesty shall have taken effect to repeal, alter, or amend any order in council made under authority of the said Act, and affecting such colony; but subject, nevertheless, so far as respects the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria respectively, to the provisions in the said Acts of this session for the preservation and enabling the fulfilment of contracts, promises, and engagements made by or on behalf of Her Majesty with respect to lands situate in such respective colonies; and, until so repealed, and subject to any such alteration or amendments, every such order in council shall have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been passed.5Power to the Legislature of Van Diemen’s Land and of South Australia when its constitution is altered to dispose of waste land notwithstanding provisions of 5 and 6 Vic c 76 and 13 and 14 Vic c 59(This section is not reprinted as it is not applicable to Queensland.)s 5 (This section is not reprinted as it is not applicable to Queensland.)6Existing regulations maintained in force until alteredAll regulations respecting the sale or other disposal of the waste lands of the Crown, made under the authority of the said recited Acts or either of them, which shall be legally in force in New South Wales, Victoria, Van Diemen’s Land, or South Australia, at the date when the present Act shall take effect in the said colonies respectively, shall remain in force in each of the said colonies respectively until the Legislature of such colony shall otherwise provide.7s 7 om 1890 53 & 54 Vic c 26 s 4(1)8Past appropriations to be validNo appropriation which has been or shall be made of the proceeds of the sale or disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in either of the said colonies shall be deemed invalid by reason of its not having been made in accordance with the provisions of the said Acts of Parliament hereby repealed.9As to the term GovernorIn this Act—Governor shall mean the person for the time being lawfully administering the government of any colony.