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Table of Contents
Part 1 – Preliminary ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Short title ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Commencement .......................................................................................................................................... 1 3. Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................... 1 4. Application of Rules .................................................................................................................................... 2
Part 2 – Principles .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Division 1 – General principles .................................................................................................................................. 2
5. Acceptable place-names............................................................................................................................. 2 6. Public safety .................................................................................................................................................. 3 7. Register .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 8. Official names ............................................................................................................................................... 3 9. Use of official place-names ........................................................................................................................ 4 10. English language............................................................................................................................................ 4 11. Other languages ........................................................................................................................................... 4 12. Aboriginal place-names .............................................................................................................................. 4 13. Duplication of place-names ....................................................................................................................... 4 14. Commemorative place-names ................................................................................................................. 5 15. Commercial place-names .......................................................................................................................... 5 16. Discriminatory place-names ..................................................................................................................... 6 17. Unsuitable place-names.............................................................................................................................. 6 18. Initials in place-names ................................................................................................................................. 6 19. Dual place-names ........................................................................................................................................ 6 20. Common usage ............................................................................................................................................ 7 21. Derivation of place-name .......................................................................................................................... 7 22. Source of place-names ............................................................................................................................... 7
Division 2 – Place-name structure principles ......................................................................................................... 8
23. Definite article ............................................................................................................................................. 8 24. Capitalisation ................................................................................................................................................ 8 25. Possessive “s” ............................................................................................................................................... 8 26. Diacritical marks .......................................................................................................................................... 8 27. Apostrophe ................................................................................................................................................... 8 28. Hyphen ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 29. Full stop ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 30. Logograms, symbols and trademarks ..................................................................................................... 9
Division 3 – Place-name composition ...................................................................................................................... 9
31. Place-name composition ............................................................................................................................ 9 32. Use of the generic “Mount” ..................................................................................................................... 9
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33. Use of the generic “Cape” ........................................................................................................................ 9 34. Use of the generic “Lake” ......................................................................................................................... 9 35. Use of the generic “Port” ......................................................................................................................... 9
Part 3 – Suburbs/Localities............................................................................................................................................ 10
36. Altering suburb/locality boundary ........................................................................................................ 10 37. Altering a suburb/locality place-name ................................................................................................. 10 38. Promoting a new estate .......................................................................................................................... 11
Part 4 – Carriageways .................................................................................................................................................... 11
39. Carriageway generics .............................................................................................................................. 11 40. Features as specifics ................................................................................................................................. 11 41. Descriptors as specifics .......................................................................................................................... 11 42. Extent of a carriageway .......................................................................................................................... 11 43. Carriageways across suburb/locality or municipal boundaries ...................................................... 11 44. Consistent spelling ................................................................................................................................... 12 45. Junctions ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 46. Place-name does not denote responsibility ....................................................................................... 13 47. Street names within a town or city ..................................................................................................... 13 48. Signage ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 49. Naming a highway .................................................................................................................................... 13 50. Naming a carriageway within Commonwealth land ........................................................................ 14 51. Altering carriageway place-names ........................................................................................................ 14 52. Numerical carriageway place-names ................................................................................................... 14 53. Cardinal directions in a carriageway place-name ............................................................................. 14 54. Qualifying terms in a carriageway place-name .................................................................................. 15 55. Carriageway generic as a specific ......................................................................................................... 15
Part 5 – Reserved land ................................................................................................................................................... 15
56. Classification of reserved land .............................................................................................................. 15 57. Use of reserved land classes .................................................................................................................. 15 58. Changes in extent of reserved land ..................................................................................................... 16 59. World Heritage Areas ............................................................................................................................ 16 60. Use of marine resources protected area classes.............................................................................. 16
Part 6 – Features ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
61. Proximity of associated feature ............................................................................................................ 16 62. Extent of a feature ................................................................................................................................... 17 63. Numerical feature place-names ............................................................................................................ 17 64. Qualifying terms in a feature place-name ........................................................................................... 17 65. Cardinal directions in a feature place-name ...................................................................................... 17 66. Underwater features ............................................................................................................................... 17 67. Altering a feature place-name ............................................................................................................... 17 68. Naming a feature within Commonwealth land ................................................................................. 17
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Part 7 – Words that are restricted as place-names ............................................................................................... 18
69. Use of “Australia” or “Commonwealth” or “Federal” ................................................................... 18 70. Use of restricted words and phrases .................................................................................................. 18 71. Use of “Tasmania” or “Van Diemen” .................................................................................................. 18 72. Use of Australian military terms ........................................................................................................... 18 73. Use of “ANZAC” ..................................................................................................................................... 18 74. Use of “RSL” or “R.S.L” .......................................................................................................................... 18 75. Use of “city” or “town” .......................................................................................................................... 18 76. Use of “University” .................................................................................................................................. 19 77. Use of “Bicentennial” .............................................................................................................................. 19 78. Use of “Bradman” or “MacKillop” ....................................................................................................... 19 79. Use of “Royal” .......................................................................................................................................... 19 80. Use of “Abt Railway”............................................................................................................................... 19 81. Use of “reserve” ....................................................................................................................................... 19 82. Use of carriageway generics for features ........................................................................................... 19
Part 8 – Other naming authorities .............................................................................................................................. 20
83. Naming cities ............................................................................................................................................. 20 84. Naming towns ........................................................................................................................................... 20 85. Naming reserved land ............................................................................................................................. 20 86. Naming marine resources protected area ......................................................................................... 20 87. Naming electoral divisions for House of Assembly ......................................................................... 20 88. Naming electoral divisions for Legislative Council ........................................................................... 20
Part 9 – Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................................... 20
89. Omitting a place-name ............................................................................................................................ 20 90. Availability of place-name information ................................................................................................ 20 91. Routes ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 92. Altering the name of a post office ........................................................................................................ 21
Schedule 1 – Information to support a place-name application ...................................................................... 22
Schedule 2 – Place-name classifications ................................................................................................................ 23
Schedule 3 – Carriageway generics ........................................................................................................................ 26
Part 1 – List of carriageway generics ................................................................................................................ 26 Part 2 – Classification of carriageway generics .............................................................................................. 27 Part 3 – Carriageway abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 28
Schedule 4 – Other generics ................................................................................................................................... 29
Schedule 5 – Suburb/Locality ................................................................................................................................... 40
Schedule 6 – Towns ................................................................................................................................................... 44
Schedule 7 – Cities ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
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Rules for Place Names in Tasmania
Under section 20D(1)(a) of the Survey Co-ordination Act 1944, the Nomenclature Board adopts the following rules of orthography and nomenclature in respect of place-names in the State of Tasmania.
Part 1 – Preliminary
1. Short title
These rules of orthography and nomenclature may be cited as the Rules for Place Names in Tasmania.
2. Commencement
These Rules take effect on 1 March 2013.
3. Interpretation
(1) In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:
“Act” means the Survey Co-ordination Act 1944
“alter” has the same meaning as in section 20D(f) of the Act
“assign” has the same meaning as in section 20D(e) of the Act
“Board” means the Nomenclature Board established under s20A of the Act
“carriageway” means any roadway specified in Schedule 3
“city” has the same meaning as in section 16A of the Local Government Act 1993
“central plan register” has the same meaning as in section 8 of the Act
“council” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993
“datum” means the Geocentric Datum of Australia as defined in the Geocentric Datum of Australia Technical Manual of the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping
“department” has the same meaning as in the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990
“feature” means a place excluding suburb/locality and carriageways such as those described in Schedule 4
“generic” means the class, type or genre that forms part of a place-name
“highway” means a State highway proclaimed under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 or the Highways Act 1951
“local government” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993
“nomenclature” means the system of assigning, altering or omitting place-names
“marine reserve” means a marine resource protected area
“marine resource protected area” has the same meaning as in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
“municipal area” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993
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“omit” has the same meaning as in section 20D(g) of the Act
“orthography” means the system of usage, spelling and composition of place names according to an established branch of linguistics
“place” has the same meaning as in the Act
“place-name” has the same meaning as in section 20D of the Act
“register” has the same meaning as in section 20D(h) of the Act
“reserved land” has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002
“specific” means the distinct or identifying part of a place-name
“street” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993
“subsidiary road” has the same meaning as in the Roads and Jetties Act 1935
“suburb/locality” means listed areas in Schedule 5 with defined boundaries that divide the State of Tasmania
“town” has the same meaning as in Part 12 Division 3 of the Local Government Act 1993
“unbounded locality” means an area of undefined extent, that includes a feature or an area of cultural or community interest.
(2) Expressions that are defined in the Act and used in these Rules have, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Rules as they have in the Act.
4. Application of Rules
These Rules must apply to all place-names in Tasmania after the commencement date unless otherwise determined by the Board.
Part 2 – Principles
Division 1 – General principles
5. Acceptable place-names
(1) A name is unacceptable for assignment if the name:
(a) in the opinion of the Board, is undesirable, or likely to be offensive to:
(i) members of the public; or
(ii) members of any section of the public; or
(b) in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a connection with:
(i) the Crown; or
(ii) the Commonwealth Government; or
(iii) the Government of a State or Territory; or
(iv) a municipal or other local authority; or
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(v) the Government of any other part of the Queen’s dominions, possessions or territories; or
(vi) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth Government; or
(vii) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Government of a State or Territory; or
(viii) the government of a foreign country;
if that connection does not exist; or
(c) in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a connection with:
(i) a member of the Royal Family; or
(ii) the receipt of Royal patronage; or
(iii) an ex-servicemen’s organisation; or
(iv) Sir Donald Bradman; or
(v) Saint Mary MacKillop
if that connection does not exist.
6. Public safety
The assignment of place-names must promote public safety and not cause confusion for emergency services, transport, communication, mail services or the general public.
Note: Public safety is a major consideration in the assignment, alteration or omission of place-names.
7. Register
(1) The Board must compile and maintain a register of official place-names.
(2) The register records official place-names assigned by the Board and by other naming authorities.
(3) The Board may register a place-name that has been assigned or altered by another naming authority if the Board determines that registration provides public benefit.
(4) The location for the place-names in the register is to be recorded with representative coordinates based on the defined datum, wherever possible.
Note: The place-names in the register are used to populate the name field in spatial datasets used for the Land Information System Tasmania (LIST). The Board also provides copies of Gazette notices that list assigned names to agencies like: Aurora Energy, Transend Networks Pty Ltd, Tasmania Police, State Emergency Services, Tasmania Fire Service, Ambulance Tasmania, Electoral Commission, Telstra and Australia Post.
8. Official names
(1) The registered place-name of a feature, carriageway, suburb/locality is the official name and primary cultural reference for that feature, carriageway, suburb/locality.
(2) The assignment of a place-name to a place requires:
(a) a determination by the naming authority that the feature, carriageway or suburb/locality exists and warrants an official name;
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(b) a determination of the extent of the feature, carriageway or suburb/locality and thereby the extent of the application of the official name; and
(c) the assignment of a name in accordance with these Rules and the Act.
Note: Feature includes, everything tabulated in Schedule 4, but excludes carriageways and suburb/localities.
9. Use of official place-names
Place-names classified in the register as official must be the names used for all official maps and spatial data products.
10. English language
(1) The official national language is Australian English as set out in clause 4.1 of the Guidelines for the Consistent Use of Place Names in Australia 2001 issued by the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia.
(2) The assignment or alteration of place-names must use the form, spelling and style of Australian English where the name has an English derivation.
Note 1: The Macquarie Dictionary is the primary reference for Australian English.
Note 2: The Guidelines for the Consistent Use of Place Names in Australia 2001 can be found at www.icsm.gov.au/cgna.
11. Other languages
Place-names derived from other languages must adopt the form, spelling and style consistent with those languages at the time the name is assigned.
12. Aboriginal place-names
(1) Official Aboriginal place-names must be in palawa kani language. This is the revived language of Tasmanian Aborigines.
(2) Aboriginal place-names are preferred for natural topographical features that do not have an existing official name.
(3) An Aboriginal place-name may be assigned as a dual name for a natural topographical feature that has an existing official name.
(4) Aboriginal place-names will generally not be assigned to a man-made feature, suburb/locality or carriageway.
(5) Proposals for Aboriginal place-names must demonstrate conformity with the palawa kani language and acceptance by the Aboriginal community.
(6) Aboriginal words with an appropriate meaning may be assigned as place-names if there is no known Aboriginal place-name.
(7) The place-name structure principles within Division 2 and Division 3 may not apply to the assignment of an Aboriginal place-name.
Note: The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre is the recognised representative Aboriginal language organisation.
13. Duplication of place-names
(1) The duplication of place-names in Tasmania must not occur.
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(2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1) duplication includes place-names that are homonymous.
Note: Homonym words are names that sound the same but are spelt differently, for example, McArthur and MacArthur or McDonald and MacDonald.
14. Commemorative place-names
(1) Place-names commemorating a person will generally only be assigned:
(a) posthumously; or
(b) based on a demonstrated record of achievement.
(2) Place-names commemorating living persons will only be assigned:
(a) in exceptional circumstances; and
(b) after due process with appropriate consultation.
(3) Assignment of the name of a deceased person to a place requires that the person being commemorated should:
(a) have had a direct and long-term association with the location; or
(b) have made a significant contribution to the area.
(4) For the purpose of sub-rule (3) the matters that will be considered, include, but are not limited to:
(a) Aboriginal inhabitants;
(b) early or long time settler;
(c) developer or restorer of the feature or place;
(d) donor of the land to the community; or
(e) advocate and active protector of the land or feature for public benefit.
Note: Current or recent ownership of the land, or public service, may not form sufficient grounds for assignment.
(5) Place-names assigned for commemorative purposes should use the surname for the specific part of the name rather than the first name.
Note: For example, Lake Plimsoll named after the Tasmanian Governor Sir James Plimsoll.
(6) Assignment of the full name may be appropriate where the sole use of the surname results in place-name duplication.
Note: Tommy Walkers Road was registered because of the existence of Walkers Road.
(7) Written permission of the family is required for the assignment of a place-name for commemorative purposes where the proponent is not an immediate relative.
(8) Sub-rule (7) does not apply if the person has been deceased for more than ten years at the time that the place-name is proposed, however appropriate consultation must be carried out by the proponent.
15. Commercial place-names
(1) Place-names may not be assigned that incorporate the name of:
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(a) commercial businesses;
(b) trade names; or
(c) non-profit organisations.
(2) The Board may assign a place-name that is a registered business name to a rural property.
(3) The Board may refuse to assign a place-name to a rural property if that name is associated with another rural property.
Note 1: The intention of this rule is to avoid creating a commercial advantage or disadvantage.
Note 2: A site to check commercial names is the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s website at www.asic.gov.au.
Note 3: An example: if an application was received to assign the place-name Rothamay to a property that also trades as Rothamay Pastoral, the application would be considered. The name ‘Rothamay’ has been used by a rural property located in Bothwell since the 1850s.
16. Discriminatory place-names
The assignment of place-names should not cause offence under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) or Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or gender.
17. Unsuitable place-names
Place-names to be avoided include:
(a) corrupted words of Australian English;
(b) unduly cumbersome names; or
(c) names that are difficult to pronounce.
Note: Aboriginal names which may appear at first to be complex in spelling and/or pronunciation become familiar and easy to use over time.
18. Initials in place-names
(1) A place-name must not include initials.
(2) The use of acronyms in place-names is to be avoided.
Note: For example, D H Smith Street or Howe C Street would both be inappropriate use of initials in a place-name. Similarly, A Knight Power Station would be inappropriate for a built structure but Allan Knight Power Station would be acceptable.
19. Dual place-names
(1) The Board may assign an additional Aboriginal place-name to a natural topographical feature with the same extent or area as the feature that already has an existing official name.
(2) The Board may refuse to assign an additional place-name to a place if the place has the same extent or area as a place that already has an existing official name.
(3) The Board may assign a name to a place that overlaps, but differs in its extent or area, from a place that already has an existing official name.
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20. Common usage
The Board may decide not to correct the spelling of a place-name if it is satisfied that the corrupted spelling of a place-name has been in common usage for a reasonable period.
Note: The spelling of Nichols in Nichols Street may be Nicholls, or Bruny instead of Bruni, but because of long and accepted usage a correction would not be instigated.
21. Derivation of place-name
Documented evidence such as maps, letters or newspaper articles and other information about the derivation of the specific part of a place-name should be provided by the proponent for inclusion in the register.
22. Source of place-names
The source of place-names may originate from, but is not limited to:
(a) Aboriginal history or culture;
(b) family history;
(c) convict records;
(d) military records;
(e) plant or animal species;
(f) historical events;
(g) land grants; or
(h) associated features.
Note: For example, Salamanca Place is named after The Battle of Salamanca of 22nd July 1812 in Spain. The name was brought to Van Diemen’s Land by soldiers that had served in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Division 2 – Place-name structure principles
23. Definite article
(1) The definite article “The” must not be used to name carriageways.
Note: For example, The Avenue, The Esplanade and The Strand are not permitted.
(2) The definite article “The” is to be avoided to name a feature or suburb/locality.
Note: For example The Gap, The Bitters, The Dump and The Keyhole are not preferred names.
(3) The retention of the definite article will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, and then only where necessary to give emphasis to a unique or outstanding feature.
(4) Consideration should be given to replacing the definite article with an historic specific part of the name for both new and existing place-names.
Note: For instance, a name such as The Basin should be avoided, whereas Boyes Basin or Derwent Basin would be considered acceptable.
24. Capitalisation
(1) The capitalisation of the first letter of words comprising a place-name is preferred.
(2) The preposition and the definite article must not be capitalised where a preposition or a preposition together with the definite article forms part of a place-name.
(3) The exception to sub-rule (2) is that where the preposition is the first word in the place-name, the preposition must be capitalised.
Note: For example, Bay of Fires, Hole in the Wall Creek, Isle of the Dead.
25. Possessive “s”
An apostrophe to denote the possessive “s” must not be used in a place-name.
Note: Freds Beach is the acceptable form not Fred’s Beach.
26. Diacritical marks
Diacritical marks that give the word a particular phonetic value or stress must not be used in a place-name.
Note: For example, the place-name Peron Dunes, deriving from the French naturalist and explorer François Péron, is spelt without the diacritical mark.
27. Apostrophe
An apostrophe forming part of an eponymous name may be used in a place-name.
Note: For example, O’Blockey Road, D’Arcys Bluff, D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Break O’Day Council.
28. Hyphen
A hyphen to connect the parts of a compound word is to be avoided.
29. Full stop
A full stop must not be used in a place-name.
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30. Logograms, symbols and trademarks
Logograms, symbols and trademarks must not be used in place-names.
Note: A logogram is a conventional abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, for example &, @ or ©. A symbol is a character mark, for example \, ~ or >.
Division 3 – Place-name composition
31. Place-name composition
(1) A place-name is generally composed of a specific and a generic part.
(2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1) the specific generally precedes the generic.
Note: In the place-name Macquarie Street, Macquarie is the specific part of the name and Street is the generic. Schedule 3 lists the carriageway generics while Schedule 4 covers other place-name generics.
(3) Aboriginal generic terms must be used where they form part of the Aboriginal place-name.
Note: For example timtumili minanya for Derwent River, not timtumili River.
(4) Aboriginal place-names may be used without a generic where an Aboriginal generic does not form part of the Aboriginal place-name.
Note: For example kunanyi not Mount kunanyi.
32. Use of the generic “Mount”
Notwithstanding rule 31, it is preferred that the generic “Mount”, to name a hill or a mountain, precedes the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Mount Wellington not Wellington Mount.
33. Use of the generic “Cape”
Notwithstanding rule 31, it is preferred that the generic “Cape”, to name land jutting into the sea or other water, precedes the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Cape Grim not Grim Cape.
34. Use of the generic “Lake”
Notwithstanding rule 31, it is preferred that the generic “Lake”, to name a waterway, precedes the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Lake Agnes not Agnes Lake.
35. Use of the generic “Port”
Notwithstanding rule 31, it is preferred that the generic “Port”, to name an area for ships to seek refuge or dock to load or unload, precedes the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Port Dalrymple not Dalrymple Port.
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Part 3 – Suburbs/Localities
36. Altering suburb/locality boundary
(1) A written submission for altering a suburb/locality boundary will only be accepted by the Board from a department or council.
(2) The boundary of a suburb/locality may be altered if the Board is satisfied that the alteration is:-
(a) for public safety reasons;
(b) for reasons of access or enhancing the property addressing system;
(c) necessary for realignment of boundaries with a new or proposed subdivision;
(d) to accommodate a suburb/locality divided by a newly constructed major carriageway; or
(e) to correct an anomaly.
(3) For the purposes of sub-rule (1) a submission to alter a suburb/locality boundary must include:
(a) clear spatial depiction of the existing and proposed boundary alignments;
(b) reasons for the proposed alteration;
(c) evidence of consultation with owners whose property addresses would change; and
(d) evidence of support for the proposal from a majority of the affected owners.
(4) The portion of the suburb/locality transferred by alteration of the boundary to an adjoining suburb/locality will adopt the place-name of the suburb/locality into which it has been transferred.
Note 1: An individual who wishes to initiate an alteration to a suburb/locality boundary must first contact the relevant local government authority for support. All private proposals submitted to the Board that have not been forwarded to the relevant council will be returned.
Note 2: Submissions for boundary alterations that include alteration of the suburb/locality name must address rule 36 and rule 37.
37. Altering a suburb/locality place-name
(1) A written submission for altering a suburb/locality place-name will only be accepted by the Board from a council.
(2) The place-name of a suburb/locality may be altered if the Board is satisfied that the alteration:
(a) will remove confusion and enhance public safety;
(b) has very strong community support that is supported by the results of a broad-based community survey; and
(c) uses a name that is distinctive and unique in Australia and has some long-standing association with the area.
Note 1: An individual who wishes to initiate an alteration to a suburb/locality name must contact the relevant council. All private proposals submitted to the Board will be returned.
Note 2: Submissions for name alteration that includes alteration of the boundary must address rule 36 and rule 37.
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38. Promoting a new estate
(1) The correct suburb/locality name, as listed in Schedule 5, must be used to promote a land development.
Note 1: If a land development is promoted as a new suburb/locality this may be considered misleading and deceptive under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
Note 2: The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) has replaced the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).
Note 3: For example, the promotion of a new development as Waterfall Estate that is identified as being within the suburb of Howrah is not misleading or deceptive. However, if the promotion states that Waterfall Estate is a new suburb/locality then this may be misleading and deceptive.
Part 4 – Carriageways
39. Carriageway generics
The generic part of a carriageway place-name must be selected from Schedule 3.
Note: Schedule 3 is a list of the Board’s approved carriageway generics and generic abbreviations. Correct application of these assists the emergency services and the public.
40. Features as specifics
A place-name for a carriageway that uses an existing feature as the specific part of a name is generally not supported.
Note: Use of features such as; church, jetty, racecourse, school, wharf and cemetery have resulted in many duplicated place-names for carriageways such as Church Road.
41. Descriptors as specifics
A place-name for a carriageway that uses a descriptor as the specific part of a name is generally not supported.
Note: Use of descriptors such as; tourist, scenic, heritage, historic and cultural may result in duplicated place-names for carriageways such as Tourist Drive.
42. Extent of a carriageway
The full extent of a carriageway is to be spatially depicted in a proposal for the name of a carriageway such that coordinates may be derived for the start, middle and end points.
Note: The use of the Schedule 1 form will assist.
43. Carriageways across suburb/locality or municipal boundaries
(1) A carriageway that traverses through different suburbs/localities or municipal areas must be assigned the same place-name.
(2) The place-name for such a carriageway is to follow the logical continuation of that carriageway.
Note: Where a carriageway with the same name crosses municipal boundaries the address numbers should be sequential and continuous.
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44. Consistent spelling
The specific part of a name for a carriageway must have the same spelling as the existing name that provides the source for the carriageway name.
Note: For example, McArthur for McArthur Road but not McArthur spelt as MacArthur Road.
45. Junctions
(1) The place-names for intersecting major carriageways are preferred to continue along the logical trajectory of each carriageway through a junction.
(2) The specific part of the place-name assigned to a carriageway that terminates at a T-junction must be different from that of the other carriageway.
(3) The specific part of a carriageway place-name may be duplicated if a minor carriageway meets a major carriageway to form a junction provided the carriageway generic differs.
(4) The use of the same specific on both carriageways but with a different carriageway generic is prohibited if the minor carriageway is within 200 kilometres but does not form a junction with a major carriageway.
Note 1: Refer to Schedule 3 for the list of carriageway generics that have been classified as major or minor carriageways.
Note 2: Different specific names at a T-junction avoid any confusion. In the example below the formation of Public Street is distinct from Citizen Street and is best served with a unique name.
Note 3: Smith Lane is permitted as it forms a junction with Smith Street. In this instance Smith Street is considered the major carriageway providing the source of the specific part of the name for Smith Lane.
Smith Street
Smith Lane
Citizen Street
Public Street
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Note 4: Smith Lane is not permitted as it does not form a junction with Smith Street.
46. Place-name does not denote responsibility
The assignment of a place-name to a carriageway does not infer State or local government responsibility for the care and maintenance of that carriageway.
Note: Private carriageways should be named and registered to assist emergency services. Where private carriageways have been registered, these should be sign-posted.
47. Street names within a town or city
(1) Notification from councils to the Board of the assignment or alteration of the place-name of a street under section 20E of the Act must:
(a) be supported by a reference to council minutes; or
(b) where a council officer has been delegated by the council the authority to assign or alter place-names, a reference to the delegation and the date when that delegation was exercised is to be included.
(2) Place-names of streets must be registered if the place-name is assigned or altered in accordance with these Rules and the Board receives notice from council.
Note 1: The extent of authority for naming a street is guided by section 3 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993, as reproduced under Schedule 3 which differs in meaning from a road or highway.
Note 2: The list of towns is found in Schedule 6 and for cities Schedule 7 of these Rules.
Note 3: Including a reference to minutes or delegated authority removes any doubt about the exercise of jurisdictional authority.
48. Signage
(1) The registered place-name of a carriageway must be used for signage associated with the carriageway.
(2) Abbreviations of carriageway generics listed in Schedule 3 are preferred for signage purposes.
Note: The existence of a named sign for a carriageway is not a matter that alone provides justification for the assignment and registration of a place-name.
49. Naming a highway
(1) The Board must separately assign or alter the place-name for a highway or subsidiary road proclaimed by the Governor under the Highways Act 1951 or the Roads and Jetties Act 1935.
Smith Street
Smith Lane
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Note: The project name for the highway or subsidiary road used in a proclamation by the Governor does not mean that the project name is the registered name of the highway or subsidiary road.
(2) The place-name of a highway or a subsidiary road assigned or altered by the Board must accord with the extent of the highway or subsidiary road as described in the Governor’s proclamation.
(3) The place-name assigned by the Board will automatically transfer to the new location of the physical alignment of the highway or subsidiary road if the Governor issues a subsequent proclamation under the Highways Act 1951 or the Roads and Jetties Act 1935.
50. Naming a carriageway within Commonwealth land
(1) The Board may assign or alter place-names for carriageways within an area in the State of Tasmania that is under the control of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Board must consult with the relevant Commonwealth authority prior to assignment or alteration these carriageway place-names.
Note: Under section 52(ii) of the Australian Constitution the Commonwealth is granted exclusive power over places it controls, for example airports, post offices and defence establishments. Although the Commonwealth has control, it does not have the legislative powers to assign or alter a place-name.
51. Altering carriageway place-names
(1) The place-name of a carriageway must not be altered unless there are sound reasons including, but not limited to:
(a) redesign of a carriageway;
(b) changed traffic flow;
(c) address system problems;
(d) misspelling of a place-name; or
(e) duplication.
(2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1)(d), rule 20 must be applied before initiating an alteration.
Note: Renaming is particularly necessary when a carriageway is discontinuous, resulting in two or more separated sections, as this can provide difficulties for emergency services. Renaming may also be preferred in solving house numbering problems.
52. Numerical carriageway place-names
The place-name of a carriageway must not include numbers in alphabetical or numerical format.
Note: For example, 12 Avenue, 12th Avenue, Twelve Avenue or Twelfth Avenue are not supported as there is possible confusion when linking the carriageway name with the address number.
53. Cardinal directions in a carriageway place-name
A cardinal direction that qualifies the place-name of a carriageway must follow the generic part of the name and be written in full.
Note: For example, the appropriate format is John Street East not East John Street or E John Street.
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54. Qualifying terms in a carriageway place-name
Terms like Upper, Lower or Low that qualifies the name of a carriageway must precede the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Upper Esk Road, Lower Cascade Road or Low Black Hill Street.
55. Carriageway generic as a specific
A carriageway generic must not be used as or within the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example, White Street Road, Yellow Crescent Drive or Esplanade Road.
Part 5 – Reserved land
56. Classification of reserved land
The name assigned to land proclaimed under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as a reserve must include the reserved land classification in the place-name.
Note: For example Abels Bay Conservation Area is a class of land declared under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 taken from a list including Conservation Area, Game Reserve, Historic Site, National Park, Nature Recreation Area, Nature Reserve, Private Nature Reserve, Private Sanctuary, Public Reserve, Regional Reserve and State Reserve. The reserves are individually listed in Schedule 4
57. Use of reserved land classes
(1) It is prohibited to use, alone or in combination with other words, the name of any class of reserved land specified in sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3) in reference to any place:
(a) that is not reserved land; or
(b) that is not reserved land of that class.
(2) Crown land set aside for a conservation purpose under section 11 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002, may be declared to be reserved land in one of the following classes:
(a) national park;
(b) State reserve;
(c) nature reserve;
(d) game reserve;
(e) conservation area;
(f) nature recreation area;
(g) regional reserve; or
(h) historic site.
(3) Private land set aside for a conservation purpose under section 12 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002, may be declared to be reserved land in one of the following classes:
(a) private sanctuary; or
(b) private nature reserve.
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Note 1: Section 20 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002 makes it an offence, unless authorised by the Minister, to use the name of any class of reserved land that is not reserved land or reserved land of that class. For example, Nature Reserve Road, Conservation Area Road, Game Reserve Road, Citizens Nature Reserve and so on would not be acceptable.
Note 2: Sections 11 and 12 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002 require that any name given to reserved land is
to include the name of the class of that reserved land; and be given on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Nomenclature Board.
58. Changes in extent of reserved land
(1) The existing place-name may be applied to an enlargement of land reserved under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 if the additional area is contiguous to the originally named area.
(2) Different names must be applied for non-contiguous areas.
(3) The existing place-name must be altered if a reduction in the extent of land reserved under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 results in the exclusion of the feature that was the source for the name.
Note: For example if the reduction of the area of "Bills Falls Reserve" results in the Reserve not including Bills Falls, it should be renamed.
59. World Heritage Areas
Place-names within World Heritage Areas will only be considered by the Board for assignment or alteration if the proposal includes written support from the authority responsible for managing the area.
60. Use of marine resources protected area classes
It is prohibited to use, without the consent of the Minister, alone or in combination with other words, the name of any of the following listed classes of marine resources protected areas in reference to any place:
(a) marine nature resources protected area;
(b) marine park;
(c) marine protected area;
(d) marine sanctuary; or
(e) marine resources protected area.
Note: Section 112 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 makes this an offence, without the consent of the Minister. Use of place-names like Marine Park Road, Marine Area Road, Marine Nature Road, Marine Reserve and so on would not be acceptable.
Part 6 – Features
61. Proximity of associated feature
The specific part of a place-name for a feature may be duplicated as long as the generic is from a different class of feature and the Board is satisfied that the feature is within reasonable proximity of the associated source.
Note: For a place to adopt the specific part of a place-name from a different class there must be a close association, for example; Wellington Falls is within close proximity of Mount Wellington. A series of names may be assigned within a distinct area like Hartz Mountains, Hartz Peak, Hartz Lake, Hartz Pass and Hartz Creek.
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62. Extent of a feature
When naming a feature, its geographical extent:
(a) is to be depicted spatially using the specified datum; including
(b) the approximated coordinates of the centroid of the feature.
Note: Use of the Schedule 1 form will assist.
63. Numerical feature place-names
Numerical place-names must use the alphabetical format and the full spelling for the numerical part.
Note: For example, Seven Mile Beach not 7 Mile Beach, Third Lagoon not 3rd Lagoon.
64. Qualifying terms in a feature place-name
Terms like Upper, Lower or High that qualifies the name of a feature must precede the specific part of the place-name.
Note: For example Upper Guide Falls, Lower Hut Plains and High Black Point.
65. Cardinal directions in a feature place-name
A cardinal direction that qualifies the place-name of a feature must precede the specific part of the name and be written in full.
Note: For example, the appropriate format is West Arm Creek and not Arm Creek West or W Arm Creek.
66. Underwater features
The Board must consult with the Australian Hydrographic Office before assigning or altering the place-name of an underwater or prominent coastal feature.
Note: The extent of the Board’s jurisdiction corresponds with the State of Tasmania’s responsibility that extends up to three nautical miles from the coastal waters as set out in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Cth), Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 (Cth), Coastal Waters (State Title) Act 1980 (Cth) and Coastal and Other Waters (Application of State Laws) Act 1982 (Tas).
67. Altering a feature place-name
The Board will not alter the place-name of a feature unless the Board is satisfied that there are sound reasons including, but not limited to:
(a) address clarification;
(b) improvement of community health and safety; or
(c) emergency services purposes.
68. Naming a feature within Commonwealth land
(1) The Board may assign or alter place-names for features within an area in the State of Tasmania that is under the control of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Board must consult with the relevant Commonwealth authority prior to the assignment or alteration of these feature place-names.
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Note: Under section 52(ii) of the Australian Constitution the Commonwealth is granted exclusive power over places it controls, for example airports, post offices and defence establishments. Although, the Commonwealth has control it does not have the legislative power to assign or alter a place-name.
Part 7 – Words that are restricted as place-names
69. Use of “Australia” or “Commonwealth” or “Federal”
The use of “Australia” or “Commonwealth” or “Federal” or any word resembling “Australia” or “Commonwealth” or “Federal”, alone or in combination with other words as a place-name is prohibited.
70. Use of restricted words and phrases
(1) The use of words and phrases listed in Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 6 – Availability of Names of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) as a place-name is prohibited.
Note: Part 3 lists words and phrases that must not be included in place-names. Part 4 indicates that Ministerial consent is required for the use of the words or phrases in that Part.
71. Use of “Tasmania” or “Van Diemen”
The use of “Tasmania” or “Van Diemen” or any word resembling “Tasmania” or “Van Diemen”, alone or in combination with other words as a place-name must have the written permission of the Minister.
Note: The reference to the Minister is to the relevant Tasmanian Minister responsible for the Survey Co-ordination Act 1944.
72. Use of Australian military terms
The use of Australian Military words or letters as part of a place-name without the written consent of the Minister responsible for the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letter) Regulations 1957 (Cth) is prohibited.
Note 1: The terms are listed in Schedule 1 of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letter) Regulations 1957 (Cth).
Note 2: Reference to the Minister is to the Federal Minister.
73. Use of “ANZAC”
The use of the word “ANZAC” or any word resembling the word “ANZAC” as part of a place-name is prohibited under the Protection of Word ‘ANZAC’ Regulations (Cth) without the written permission of the Minister.
Note: The reference to the Minister is to the relevant Federal Minister responsible for the War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920.
74. Use of “RSL” or “R.S.L”
The use of “RSL” or “R.S.L” as a place-name alone or in combination with other words must have the written support of The Returned & Services League of Australia Tasmania Branch Inc and the written permission of the Minister.
Note: The reference to the Minister is to the Federal Minister for Defence.
75. Use of “city” or “town”
The use of “city” or “town” as a place-name, alone or in combination with other words is prohibited unless the place-name is assigned to a “city” or “town” created under the Local Government Act 1993.
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76. Use of “University”
The use of “University” as a place-name, alone or in combination with other words, is prohibited unless there is a direct association with a university.
77. Use of “Bicentennial”
The use of “Bicentennial” as a place-name, alone or in combination with other words, is regulated under the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980 (Cth) and requires the written approval of the relevant Minister.
Note: The reference to the Minister is to the relevant Federal Minister responsible for the Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980.
78. Use of “Bradman” or “MacKillop”
The use of “Bradman” or “MacKillop”, alone or in combination with other words, may only be used as a place-name after the Board is satisfied that the requirements of rule 14 have been met.
79. Use of “Royal”
The use of “Royal” as a place-name, alone or in combination with other words, may be permitted for a place that has been granted a Royal Charter.
Note: A Royal Charter is granted by the sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council. Examples of the use are: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Royal Hobart Golf Club, Royal Hobart Bowls Club and Royal Hobart Hospital.
80. Use of “Abt Railway”
The use of the following names or any combination of those names is prohibited without the written permission of the Ministerial Corporation established under the Abt Railway Development Act 1999:
(a) Abt Railway;
(b) Abt Wilderness Railway;
(c) Abt Heritage Railway.
Note 1: Under section 25 of the Abt Railway Development Act 1999 the listed names are protected.
Note 2: The Ministerial Corporation is defined under section 5 of the Abt Railway Development Act 1999.
81. Use of “reserve”
The use of “reserve”, alone or in combination with other words, is limited by rule 57.
Note: For example, Nature Reserve Road or Citizens Reserve would not be approved by the Board.
82. Use of carriageway generics for features
(1) The use of carriageway generics listed under Schedule 3 as the generic part of a feature place-name is prohibited.
(2) The exception for sub-rule (1) is for the naming of a sporting facility or a legal institution.
Note: Naming accommodation care facilities like Bishop Davies Court gives the impression that it is a carriageway while Launceston Tennis Club Courts and Commonwealth Law Courts are qualified and cannot be misconstrued.
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Part 8 – Other naming authorities
83. Naming cities
The Governor on the recommendation of the Minister has the authority to assign, amend or substitute the name of a city under section 16A of the Local Government Act 1993.
84. Naming towns
The responsible Minister is to consult with the Board before assigning a name to a town under section 186 of the Local Government Act 1993.
85. Naming reserved land
The Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Board, assigns the name of reserved land under sections 11, 12, 13, 17 and 19 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002.
86. Naming marine resources protected area
The Minister may assign a name to a marine resources protected area when establishing that area under section 112 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995.
87. Naming electoral divisions for House of Assembly
The electoral divisions for the House of Assembly are assigned a name under section 22(4) of the Constitution Act 1934.
88. Naming electoral divisions for Legislative Council
The Redistribution Tribunal assigns the names for the Legislative Council divisions under section 25(1) of the Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995.
Part 9 – Miscellaneous
89. Omitting a place-name
(1) The Board may omit the name of any place from official maps and records where it determines that:
(a) the place-name is no longer required;
(b) the usage of the place-name causes confusion;
(c) the place-name is deemed to be publicly offensive; or
(d) the Board has identified other reasons.
(2) The Board must maintain the register of place-names such that omitted names are no longer shown to be assigned to the place.
Note: When a record is omitted this means that the name is no longer official from the date of the decision. The information as recorded by the Board is still available to the public.
90. Availability of place-name information
(1) The details, location or coordinates of a place-name may not be accessed by the public where:
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(a) an application is made for the protection of Aboriginal heritage identified under the Aboriginal Lands Act 1975;
(b) there are State or national security implications; or
(c) the Board has identified other reasons.
91. Routes
(1) A place-name may be assigned by the Board to a network of carriageways that constitute a route.
(2) The place-name for a route is in addition to the names of the component carriageways that together make up the route.
(3) The place-name for a route may not be used as the primary name of a carriageway.
(4) The place-name of a route may include descriptors such as tourist, scenic, heritage, historic and cultural provided it also includes a specific name.
(5) A place-name for a route may only include the carriageway generics “drive”, “route”, “track”, “trail” or “way”.
(6) A route place-name may take the form of an alphanumeric code.
Note 1: Combining a specific with a descriptor results in place-names such as "Germains Historic Route".
Note 2: The Midland Highway under the alphanumeric route numbering system is also identified as the A1. ‘Midland Highway’ is the primary name, while ‘A1’ is the registered Route Code name. Refer to http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CPAN-8WAAE5?open for more information about Tasmanian Road Route Codes.
92. Altering the name of a post office
(1) The place-name of a post office must include the name of the suburb/locality.
(2) The name of a post office situated in a suburb/locality must be altered to reflect any change in the name of the suburb/locality.
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Schedule 1 – Information to support a place-name application
Tasmanian Place-Name Proposal Form
Contact Details Title Given Name Surname Date
Organisation (if applicable) If application made under delegated authority provide details
Street Address Number Street Name Street Type
Suburb State Postcode Telephone
Name Proposal
Feature Type See Schedule 2 of Rules for Place Names in Tasmania
Description
A description of the feature (not the name)
Background
Where the name came from
Reason
The reason for proposing the name
Map or Location Location of the place to be named – attach marked-up maps/plans as appropriate
Proposed Name For generics: Schedule 3 & 4 and composition: Part 2 Division 3 of the Rules
Coordinates Easting Northing Coordinates based on the Map Grid of Australia (MGA)
Mid-point For all place classes - provide a coordinate for the centre or middle of the place to be named.
Start Carriageway/Feature start coordinate
End Carriageway/Feature end coordinate
Note: If you have questions about completing this form, telephone (03) 6233 2554.
Where required, please attach supporting documentation.
Mail: Nomenclature Office, GPO Box 44, Hobart 7001 Fax: 03 6233 6775 Email: [email protected] Personal information will be managed in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 and may be accessed by the individual to whom it relates on request to the Nomenclature Board of Tasmania. Information provided to the Nomenclature Board of Tasmania may also be subject to claims under the Right to Information Act 2009.
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Schedule 2 – Place-name classifications
Group Class Type Generic Natural Features Hydrographic Bay Anchorage, Basin, Bay, Bight, Cove,
Dock, Gulch, Harbour, Inlet, Port Beach Bank, Beach, Flat, Shore Estuary Estuary Passage Channel, Narrows, Passage, Reach,
Sound, Strait Rapids Rapids Reef Bank, Break, Reef, Shoal Saltpan Saltpan Sea Ocean, Sea Spring Spring Stream Channel, Creek, Gutter, River,
Rivulet, Stream Stream feature Basin, Bend, Corner, Crossing,
Hole, Junction, Pool Water body Dam, Lagoon, Lake, Pond, Pool,
Tarn, Waterhole Waterfall Falls Wetland Marsh, Swamp Land formation Arch Arch Blowhole Blowhole Cave Cave Island Group, Island, Isle, Islet, Rock Isthmus Isthmus, Neck Pass Gap, Gate, Opening, Pass, Saddle Promontory Bluff, Cape, Head, Headland,
Peninsula, Point, Promontory, Spit Valley Basin, Chasm, Cirque, Cut, Dip,
Glen, Gorge, Gullet, Gully, Hollow, Ravine, Vale, Valley
Elevation Cliff Cliff, Wall Dune Dune Hill Hill Mountain Mount, Mountain Mountain peak Peak Mountain range Range, Tier Plateau Plateau Ridge Ridge, Rise, Spur Rock Rock Shelf Ledge, Shelf Slope Slope Open land Glade Glade Grassland Field, Grass, Grassland, Meadow,
Paddock, Run Landing Landing Plain Bottom, Flat, Ground, Moor, Plain Vegetation Forest Bush, Forest, Grove, Rainforest,
Scrub, Wood Tree Tree
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Group Class Type Generic Infrastructure Area Battery Battery Cemetery Cemetery Quarry Quarry Hydrographic
infrastructure Artificial watercourse Canal, Drain, Flume, Pipeline, Race,
Spillway, Viaduct, Water Race Breakwater Breakwater Dam Dam, Levee, Weir Reservoir Reservoir Well Well Structure Building Barrack, Building, Hospital, House,
School, Station, University Lookout Lookout Mine Adit, Mine, Pit, Shaft Monument Monument Post office Post Office Tower Tower Trig Trig Wind farm Wind Farm Vegetation Plantation Plantation Cultural Area District District Market Market Plaza Plaza Quadrant Quadrant Square Square Populated centre City N/A Locality, unbounded N/A Place N/A Town N/A Village N/A Administrative Electorate N/A Municipal area N/A Parish N/A Suburb/Locality N/A
Recreation Leisure Camping ground Camping Ground Ground Common, Ground, Picnic Area,
Playground, Showground Lookout Lookout Recreation park Garden, Park, Village Green Sport Centre Centre Course Course Swimming pool Pool, Swimming Pool Race track Race Track, Track Range Range Sports ground Court, Field, Ground, Oval Reserve Land reserve Conservation area Conservation Area Game reserve Game Reserve Historic site Historic Site National park National Park
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Group Class Type Generic Nature recreation area Nature Recreation Area Nature reserve Nature Reserve Private nature reserve Private Nature Reserve Private sanctuary Private Sanctuary Public reserve Public Reserve Ramsar site Ramsar Site Regional reserve Regional Reserve State reserve State Reserve World heritage area World Heritage Area Marine reserve Marine conservation area Marine Conservation Area Marine nature resources
protected area Marine Nature Resources Protected Area
Marine protected area Marine Protected Area Marine resources
protected area Marine Resources Protected Area
Marine sanctuary Marine Sanctuary Marine nature reserve Marine Nature Reserve State forest Forest reserve Forest Reserve State forest State Forest Transport Carriageway Bend Bend, Corner Railway Junction, Line, Railway, Tramway Railway siding Siding Road Alley, Arcade, Avenue, Boulevard,
Circle, Circuit, Circus, Close, Court, Crescent, Drive, Esplanade, Fire Trail, Grove, Highway, Junction, Lane, Link, Loop, Mall, Mews, Outlet, Parade, Place, Promenade, Rise, Road, Row, Spur, Street, Terrace, View, Way, Wynd
Roundabout Roundabout Track Boardwalk, Cycleway, Route,
Track, Trail, Walk, Walkway Transport infrastructure Airfield Aerodrome, Airfield, Airport,
Airstrip Bridge Bridge Cableway Cableway Causeway Causeway Cutting Cutting Ford Ford Navigation light Light, Lighthouse Pier Jetty, Pier, Wharf Railway station Station Tunnel Subway, Underpass, Tunnel
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Schedule 3 – Carriageway generics
Part 1 – List of carriageway generics
Generic Description
Alley a narrow enclosed lane or backstreet generally in cities and towns
Arcade a passage having an arched roof, or any covered passageway, especially one with shops along the sides
Avenue a broad roadway, usually planted on each side with trees
Boardwalk a footpath or promenade made of boarding
Boulevard a wide roadway, well paved, usually ornamented with trees and grass plots
Circle a roadway, which forms a circle or part of a circle
Circuit a roadway enclosing an area
Close a short enclosed roadway
Court a short enclosed roadway
Crescent a crescent or half moon shaped roadway
Drive a wide thoroughfare allowing a steady flow of traffic without many cross streets
Esplanade a level roadway, often along the seaside or a river
Fire Trail a permanent track cleared through the bush to provide fire fighters access to bushfires
Grove a roadway which often features a group of trees standing together
Highway a main road proclaimed under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 or the Highways Act 1951. Note: Highways comprise main roads that form links between towns and are generally not confined to one municipal area, for example, Arthur Highway, Bass Highway, Midland Highway and Tasman Highway.
Lane a narrow way between walls, buildings and so on; or a narrow country or city roadway
Link a roadway which links similar land uses i.e. pockets of residential, other roadway and so on
Loop a roadway that diverges from and rejoins the main thoroughfare
Mall a sheltered walk, promenade or shopping precinct; and has the same meaning as section 3 of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982:
as an area of a highway that has been set aside primarily for pedestrian traffic and recreational purposes
Mews a roadway having houses grouped around the end
Outlet a main road proclaimed under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 or the Highways Act 1951
Parade a public promenade or roadway which has good pedestrian facilities along the side
Path a way that is either sealed or unsealed: (a) trodden by the feet of people or animals; or (b) traversed by two wheeled vehicle
Example: a walking path or bicycle path
Place a short, sometimes narrow, enclosed roadway
Promenade a roadway like an avenue with plenty of facilities for the public to take a leisurely walk, a public place for walking
Rise a roadway going to a higher place or position
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Generic Description
Road has the same meaning as section 3 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993: (a) any land subject to a right of way for wheeled vehicles; and (b) any land which obviously appears to be regularly used for the passage of wheeled
vehicles; and (c) any land made ready to be regularly so used, together with any adjoining path
Note: A road is generally a longer and wider carriageway, often in non-urban areas, sometimes including a pavement or pavements, and having houses and shops, on one side or both sides.
Route a thoroughfare following one or a number of named carriageways from one place to another, for example scenic route, tourist route, reference route or road classification
Row a roadway with a line of professional buildings on either side
Spur a minor carriageway running off a more substantial carriageway
Street has the same meaning as section 65 of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982: a way the land adjoining the boundaries of which, or adjoining the boundary of which on one side, is continuously, or almost continuously, built up or laid out or intended to be built up or laid out for building
Note: A street is generally a longer and wider carriageway, mostly in urban areas, sometimes including a pavement or pavements, and having houses and shops, on one side or both sides.
Subway an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross beneath a street, railway line, and alike; or an underground carriageway or railway
Terrace a roadway usually with houses on either side raised above the road level
Track a way with a single lane; or a formed or unformed access set out in the bush Note: For an alternative interpretation refer to Schedule 4.
Trail a formed or unformed access in a natural bushland region
View a roadway commanding a wide panoramic view across surrounding areas
Walk a thoroughfare with restricted vehicle access used mainly by pedestrians
Walkway a roadway on which traffic travels at a slow pace
Way has the same meaning as section 3 of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982: as including any land appearing to be intended for use or to be made up for the passage of persons, vehicles, or animals
Note: A way is often short and narrow, sealed or unsealed located in either urban or non-urban areas.
Wynd a short narrow roadway or alley
Part 2 – Classification of carriageway generics
Major Minor
Avenue, Drive, Highway, Outlet, Road, Route, Street
Alley, Arcade, Boardwalk, Boulevard, Circle, Circuit, Close, Court, Crescent, Esplanade, Fire Trail, Grove, Lane, Link, Loop, Mall, Mews, Parade, Place, Promenade, Rise, Row, Subway, Spur, Terrace, Track, Trail, View, Walk, Walkway, Way, Wynd
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Part 3 – Carriageway abbreviations
Generic AS4590-2006 Alternative abbreviation
Alley ALLY AL
Arcade ARC
Avenue AV AVE
Boardwalk BWLK
Boulevard BVD BLVD
Circle CIR
Circuit CCT
Close CL
Court CT
Crescent CR CRES
Drive DR
Esplanade ESP
Grove GR
Highway HWY
Lane LANE LNE, LN, LA
Link LINK LK
Loop LOOP
Mall MALL
Mews MEWS
Outlet OTLT
Parade PDE
Place PL
Promenade PROM
Rise RISE
Road RD
Route RTE
Row ROW
Spur SPUR
Street ST
Subway SBWY
Terrace TCE
Track TRK
Trail TRL
View VIEW
Walk WALK WK
Walkway WKWY
Way WAY WY
Wynd WYND
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Schedule 4 – Other generics
Generic Description
Adit an entrance to a mine
Aerodrome a landing field for aeroplanes, especially private aeroplanes, having permanent buildings, equipment, hangars, and alike but usually smaller than an airport or landing strip
Airfield a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, buildings and alike for the operation and maintenance of aircraft
Airport a large airfield usually equipped with a control tower, hangars, and accommodation for the receiving and discharging of passengers and cargo
Airstrip a runway, especially a single runway forming a landing ground in a remote place
Anchorage a place for sea going craft to anchor
Arch a natural or man-made curved feature resting on supports at both extremities and bridging or roofing an open space
Bank the slope immediately bordering the course of a river along which the water normally runs; or a broad submarine elevation in the continental shelf lying some distance off the coast, over which the water is relatively shallow
Basin a hollow or depression in the earth's surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land for example ocean basin; lake basin; river basin; or the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries
Barracks a building or range of buildings for lodging soldiers or temporary accommodation for housing convicts
Battery a parapet or fortification equipped with artillery; or a tactical unit of artillery, usually consisting of four guns together with the personnel, equipment, and so on
Bay a recess or inlet in the shore of a sea or lake between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove
Beach the part of the shore, usually covered by sand, that meets the sea and is washed by the tide or waves
Bend the unbounded locality containing a natural or man-made curved formation
Bight an inward bend or curve that is crescent-shape in the shore of a sea or a river; or a body of water bounded by such a bend
Blowhole a hole in a coastal rock formation through which sea water is forced violently up by tide or wave
Bluff a cliff, headland, mountain or hill with a broad, steep face
Break where water becomes shallow from flowing over a reef
Breakwater a barrier which breaks the force of waves, as in front of a harbour
Bridge a structure spanning a river, chasm, road, or the like, and affording passage
Bush terrain covered with bushy vegetation or trees, especially when uncultivated or in its natural state
Cableway a construction for transporting goods or passengers in which the car hangs from a cable and is pulled by another, between two terminal towers
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Camp the place where tents, caravans, or other temporary shelters are situated
Canal an artificial waterway for navigation, drainage, irrigation, and so on; or a long, narrow arm of the sea penetrating far inland
Cape a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other body of water
Causeway a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground; or a cobbled or paved way
Cave a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, and so on
Cemetery a burial ground, especially one not attached to a church and has been approved under the Land Use Planning Approvals Act 1993 as such a place
Centre a central area that may include a group of buildings; or a facility established for a single or multi sporting disciplines
Channel the bed and banks of a river, stream, creek or gully; or the deeper part of a waterway
Circus a circular open place where many roadways come together
Cirque a circular space, especially a natural amphitheatre in mountains formed by glacial action
Cliff a high, steep or perpendicular face of rock, the angle of slope dependent on the jointing, bedding and hardness of the rocks forming it
Colliery a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment
Common an area that may consist of sporting fields or cleared grassy open space
Conservation Area has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land predominantly in a natural state to be reserved land in the class of conservation area
Corner a bend in a natural or man-made feature
Court a place where justice is administered; or a smooth level area for playing sport
Courtyard a walled enclosed space
Course an area where a race or sporting activity is conducted
Cove a steep-sided, rounded hollow or recess in a rock; or a small inlet in a rocky sea coast with a narrow opening and a small curved bay
Crater a bowl-shaped depression or cavity in the earth’s surface, especially that around the orifice of a volcano; or a depression made by the impact of a meteorite or artificial explosive
Creek a small stream, as a branch of a river; a minor tidal estuary
Crossing a place at which a road, river, and so on may be crossed; or a railway crossing
Cut a narrow opening either natural or man-made where water flows along or carriageway passes through
Cutting something produced by cutting or excavating through high ground, as in constructing a road, that results in a high, steep or perpendicular face
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Dam a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, rock or concrete built across a watercourse to hold back or restrict the flow of water for a specific purpose; or a body of water confined by such a barrier; or both
Dip an incline that slopes downward
District an area separately delineated for an administrative or other purpose
Dock the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port; or such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers and wharves
Drain a man-made pipe or open channel through which water flows; or a natural narrow opening that allows water to run off from streams, rivers and so on
Dunes a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind in dry regions or along sandy coast lines
End a place or roadway adjacent to an extremity or limit
Estuary the tidal mouth of a river where the saltwater of the tide meets the freshwater of the river current
Falls a cataract or waterfall with a steep fall or flow where water flows from a height
Field an area of open or cleared ground, especially one suitable for pasture or tillage; or an area of ground devoted to sports or contests
Flat a stretch of level ground without marked hollows or elevations; or a low-lying tract of marshy land
Flume a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, the water usually flowing by gravity
Ford a part of a river either natural or man-made that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading
Forest an extensive, continuous area of bushland dominated by trees that grow to a great stature, sometimes including patches of pasture
Forest Reserve has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920 where the Governor under section 20 may by proclamation: (a) dedicate any area of land within State forest as a forest reserve for one or
more of the following purposes: (i) public recreational use; (ii) the preservation or protection of features of the land of aesthetic,
scientific or other value; or (iii) the preservation or protection of a species of flora or fauna
Game Reserve has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land containing natural values that are unique, important or have representative value particularly with respect to game species
Gap a deep, sloping ravine or cleft cutting a mountain ridge
Garden a piece of ground, or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, and so on, used as a place of recreation
Gate a broad low gap in land that provides an access or entrance
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Glade an open space in a forest
Glen a steep-sided valley characterised by a narrow floor
Gorge a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs
Grass a grass covered area
Grassland an area consisting mostly of perennial grasses
Ground a tract of land occupied, or appropriated to a special use like picnic ground, sportsground
Group a collection comprising two or more islands or other features
Gulch a deep, narrow ravine or channel, especially one marking the course of a stream or torrent
Gullet a channel for water; or a gully or ravine
Gully a narrow channel worn in the earth by the action of water
Gutter any channel, trough, or the like for carrying of water
Hamlet A small village or small cluster of house in the country
Harbour a portion of a body of water along the shore deep enough for ships, and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents
Head a high projecting point of a coast, such as a cape, headland, or promontory
Hill a conspicuous natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
Historic Site has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land determined to be of significance for historic cultural heritage
Hole a hollow place or cavity in the earth’s surface
Hollow a depression or concavity in the earth’s surface
Horn a pyramidal peak in a mountain range occurring when several cirques are formed back to back, thereby leaving a high central mass, an unreduced part of the original mountain range, with marked faces and sharp ridges
Hospital an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment; a similar establishment for the care of animals; or a shop for repairing specific things for example a dolls' hospital
House a building for human habitation
Inlet an indentation of a shore line, usually long and narrow, or a narrow passage between islands
Island a piece of land entirely surrounded by water
Isle a small island
Islet a very small island
Isthmus a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
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Interchange a major carriageway junction; or an area containing a point in a transport system at which passengers or goods change from one vehicle to another
Jetty a wharf or landing pier
Junction an intersection of linear features or carriageways for example railway or river
Knob a rounded hill or mountain, especially an isolated one
Lagoon an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low banks; any small, pond-like body of water, especially one communicating with a larger body of water, such as the expanse of water inside a coral atoll; or a stretch of open water, sometimes appearing only seasonally, too small to be called a lake
Lake a body of water of considerable size lying in a depression in the earth’s surface surrounded by land
Landing a flat area that can be either be at the bottom, middle or top in relation to a raised area
Lead a natural feature that serves as guide in direction towards a range or peak
Ledge a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope; or a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the sea or other water bodies
Light a navigation light
Lighthouse a tower or other structure displaying a light or lights for the guidance of vessels at sea
Line a strip of railway track, a railway, or a railway system
Lookout a place being a high vantage point, especially a mountain, from which one can admire the view and may have a man-made structure
Marine Nature Resources Protected Area
has the same meaning under section 112 in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Marine Park has the same meaning under section 112 in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Marine Protected Area has the same meaning under section 112 in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 as a: (a) marine nature resources protected area; (b) marine park; (c) marine protected area; (d) marine sanctuary; (e) marine resources protected area
Marine Resources Protected Area
has the same meaning under section 112 in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Marine Sanctuary has the same meaning under section 112 in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Market an open space or a covered building where people assemble, buying and selling of goods, particularly food
Marsh a wet area of mainly mineral soil commonly flooded periodically or at intervals, and covered with vegetation
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Meadow a piece of land of any size permanently covered with grass that may be mown for hay
Mine an excavation deep in the earth’s surface for the purpose of extracting minerals together with associated buildings
Monument a man-made structure commemorating a person or event
Moor a tract of open, peaty, waste land, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor
Moraine an accumulation of unstratified debris, especially rocks, boulders and course material, carried down and deposited by a glacier or ice sheet
Mount a mountain or hill
Mountain a natural elevation of the earth’s surface with a summit small in proportion to its base, rising more or less abruptly from the surrounding level. The height is greater than that of a hill.
Narrows a constricted passageway in a strait, in part of a river, in a valley or in a pass
National Park has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002: a large natural area of land containing a representative or outstanding sample of major natural regions, features or scenery
Nature Recreation Area has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land: (a) predominantly in a natural state; or (b) containing sensitive natural sites of significance for recreation
Nature Reserve has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land that contains natural values that: (a) contribute to the natural biological diversity or geological diversity of the
area of land, or both; and (b) are unique, important or have representative value
Neck an isthmus, promontory or cape being a narrow stretch of land with water on each side
Nook a small remote spot
Ocean a vast body of salt water
Opening an unobstructed or unoccupied space; also used for a narrow entrance adjacent to the open space
Oval a flat grass-covered, elliptical area on which sporting activities can take place
Overpass a bridge designed to take traffic on one carriageway over an otherwise intersecting carriageway
Paddock a flat grass area that is or once was segmented from a larger area used for farming
Park an area of land, often landscaped with trees and gardens, along with recreational and other facilities set aside for public use; or a level ground used for participation in sporting events
Pass a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountainous area
Passage a water corridor or channel between land forms
Peak the highest or a prominent summit of a mountain
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Peninsula a piece of land almost surrounded by water, especially one connected with the mainland by only a narrow neck or isthmus
Picnic Area a public area with grass, vegetation and trees that generally includes tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in bar-be-que, running water, rubbish bins and toilets
Pier a structure built out into the water to serve as a landing place for ships, and, sometimes, protect a harbour; a breakwater or jetty; or a structure used as a pleasure promenade
Pinnacle any pointed, towering part or formation of rock
Pipeline a pipe or several pipes together forming a conduit for the transportation of water, petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas and so on
Plain an unbroken flat or gently rolling land surface, lacking prominent elevations and depressions
Plantation an area planted with trees in an orderly and consistent formation for the purpose of being harvested to provide timber products
Plateau a markedly elevated tract of comparatively flat or level land, a tableland, usually bounded on one or more sides by steep slopes which drop to lower land, or by steep slopes rising to a mountain ridge
Playground ground used specifically for open-air recreation where swings and so on are provided for children
Plaza a public square or open space
Point a tapering extremity of land, such as a cape
Pond an area of still water, smaller than a lake lying in a natural or man-made hollow
Pool a small body of water, artificially impounded or occurring naturally; a still, usually deep area in a stream or river; or a swimming pool
Port an area where ships can enter to seek refuge; or an area where ships can load or unload
Post Office a building owned or subject to the control or regulation of the Australian Postal Corporation under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) for the function of supplying postal services within Australia and between Australia and places outside Australia
Private Nature Reserve has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land that contains natural values that – (a) contribute to the natural biological diversity or geological diversity of the
area of land, or both; and (b) are unique, important or have representative value
Promenade an area suitable for leisurely walking, especially along the seafront or river
Promontory a high point of land projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; or a bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland
Public Reserve has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976 as an area of Crown land that contains biophysical, natural, cultural or economic values
Quadrant a track, building or an open space that is curved in an arc shape
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Quarry an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like is obtained by cutting, blasting or alike
Race an artificial channel, leading water to or from a place where its energy is utilised
Racecourse a plot of ground, usually oval, usually laid out for horse racing
Railway a carriageway, laid or provided with rails of steel, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which vehicles run for the transporting of passengers, goods, and mail
Rainforest a dense evergreen forest found in tropical and temperate areas with high humidity and heavy rainfall occurring throughout the year, characterised by the occurrence of a great many species forming a number of crown layers and supporting a wide variety of plant and animal life
Range a single line of mountains forming a connected system; or an area set up for shooting at targets
Rapids Part of a stream where the water is relatively shallow and narrow where the rate of flow is accelerated by continuous and unbroken increased slope of the stream bed or by gently dipping outcrop of hard rocks, causing the flow of water to become swift, turbulent and broken
Ravine a long, deep, narrow valley, worn by water
Razorback a sharp ridge
Reach a continuous stretch or extent of land or water
Reef a mass of rock or coral, sometimes of shingle or sand, occurring in the sea, usually covered at high tide, but often partly exposed at low tide
Regional Reserve has the same meaning as in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 as an area of land (a) with high mineral potential or prospectivity; and (b) predominantly in a natural state
Reservoir a natural or artificial body of water collected and stored for use, especially for supplying the community its domestic uses, irrigating land and hydroelectricity
Ridge a long narrow, steep sided rise in the land or small feature in a mountain range
Rise a conspicuous natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain, akin to a hill
River a natural stream of water flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels towards the sea
Rivulet a small stream
Rock a large, hard consolidated, compact part of the earth’s crust, protruding from the land or sea
Roundabout a road junction at which the flow of traffic is facilitated by moving in one direction in a circular pattern
Run a grassy unbroken flat or gently rolling land surface, lacking prominent elevations and depressions
Saddle a ridge connecting two higher elevations
Saltpan a small undrained natural basin in which water evaporates leaving a deposit of salt
School a built centre, unit or institution where educational instruction is given
Scrub a large area covered with vegetation often very thick
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Sea a division of the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface
Shaft an underground inclined or vertical passageway; a monument in the form of a column, obelisk, or the like; or any well-like passage or vertical enclosed space
Shelf a ledge-like surface or projection; or a sandbank or submerged extent of rock in the sea or a river
Shoal a shallow part of a river, sea, lake; or a sandbank or sandbar in the bed of a body of water, especially one which shows at low water
Shore land immediately bordering the sea or other expanse of water
Showground a large area with grassy fields and buildings where agricultural shows are held
Siding a short branch off a railway line, together with associated infrastructure used for shunting or for loading, unloading, and storing goods trucks
Site an area where anything is, has been, or may be located and identified
Slope an inclined natural surface
Sound a stretch of water connecting two large bodies of water; or an inlet of the sea
Spillway a man-made structure adjacent to a dam or a natural obstruction over which excess water from a reservoir or lake is able to drain away
Spit a narrow ridge of sand attached to the sea shore extending some distance seawards and terminating in open water
Spring a continuous or intermittent natural flow of water issuing strongly or seeping gently from the earth’s surface under its own pressure
Spur a marked projection of land from a mountain or ridge
Square a place bounded on four sides used as open space; or a group of buildings
State Forest has the same meaning under section 4B in the Forestry Act 1920 where land is: (a) dedicated as State forest under Forestry Act 1920 or any other Act; or (b) purchased by or on behalf of the Forestry Corporation for forestry
purposes; or (d) acquired by the Minister under section 12B of the Act; or (d) entered in the Register of Multiple Use Forest Land; or (e) deleted from the Register of Multiple Use Forest Land but remains State
forest by virtue of section 17(13) of the Act
State Reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as an area of land containing any of the following: (a) significant natural landscapes; (b) natural features; (c) sites, objects or places of significance to Aboriginal people
Station the building or buildings at a railway stopping place or terminal; or a terminal for buses or coaches; a police station; a fire station; or a power station being an industrial building where electricity is generated
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Strait a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
Stream a body of flowing water, permanent or intermittent, that discharges into a river
Sugarloaf a landform with a tall conical shape that has a rounded top
Swamp a sodden area of land
Tarn a small lake among mountains, fed by rainwater from the surrounding steep slopes rather than by a direct feeder stream
Tier a range of mountains
Tor a prominent, isolated mass or jointed, weathered rock
Tower a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of any building
Track a straight, circular or circuitous formation where different forms of racing is conducted Note: For an alternative interpretation refer to Schedule 3.
Tramway a railway operating on a narrow gauge
Tunnel an underground passageway for trains, motor vehicles or people
Underpass a passage for vehicles, stock or pedestrians, crossing under a railway or carriageway
University has the same meaning as in University of Tasmania Act 1992
Vale a broad flat extensive valley; or a gently undulating lowland
Valley an elongated depression, usually with an outlet, between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially (but not always) one following the course of a stream
Viaduct a bridge consisting of a series of narrow masonry arches with high supporting piers, for carrying a road or railway over a waterway
Village a small group of houses and community facilities in a country area, smaller than a town; or a self contained and distinct city area having its own shops and facilities
Village Green a grassy area at the centre of a small settlement, that provides an open-air place for the community used for open-meetings, celebrations or for public ceremonies
Wall a vertical or nearly vertical stretch of unbroken rock; or an upright work or structure of stone, brick, or similar material, serving for enclosure, division, support, protection, and so on, as one of the upright enclosing sides of a building or a room, or a solid fence of masonry
Waterhole a natural hole or hollow in which water collects, like a cavity in the dried-up course of a river
Weir an obstruction that is smaller than a dam built across a river and over which the water may flow
Well a hole drilled into the earth, generally by boring, for the production of water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulphur; or a well sunk for water often lined with brick or masonry, but may be unlined and normally fills with water up to the level of the water table
Wind Farm a site comprising a large grouping of wind-powered electrical power generators
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Wharf a structure built on the shore of, or projecting out into, a harbour, sea or river so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest
Wood a stretch of land on which the vegetation is dominated by trees, sometimes of one or few species, smaller than a forest
World Heritage Area has the same meaning as in World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 (Cth)
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Schedule 5 – Suburb/Locality
Abbotsham Abels Bay Aberdeen Acacia Hills Acton Acton Park Adventure Bay Akaroa Alberton Alcomie Allens Rivulet Alonnah Ambleside Andover Ansons Bay Antill Ponds Apollo Bay Apslawn Apsley Arthur River Arthurs Lake Austins Ferry Avoca Baden Badger Head Bagdad Bakers Beach Banca Bangor Barnes Bay Barretta Barrington Battery Point Beaconsfield Beaumaris Beauty Point Beechford Bell Bay Bellerive Bellingham Ben Lomond Berriedale Beulah Bicheno Binalong Bay Birchs Bay Birralee Bishopsbourne Black Hills
Black River Blackmans Bay Blackstone Heights Blackwall Blackwood Creek Blessington Blue Rocks Blumont Boat Harbour Boat Harbour Beach Bonnet Hill Boobyalla Boomer Bay Bothwell Boyer Bracknell Bradys Lake Brandum Branxholm Breadalbane Bream Creek Breona Bridgenorth Bridgewater Bridport Brighton Brittons Swamp Broadmarsh Broadmeadows Bronte Park Brooklyn Brooks Bay Buckland Bungaree Burnie Burns Creek Bushy Park Butlers Gorge Cairns Bay Calder Cambridge Camdale Camena Campania Campbell Town Cape Barren Island Cape Pillar Cape Portland Cape Raoul
Carlton Carlton River Carrick Castle Forbes Bay Castra Caveside Central Plateau Cethana Chain of Lagoons Charlotte Cove Chasm Creek Chigwell Christmas Hills Chudleigh Claremont Clarence Point Clarendon Vale Claude Road Cleveland Clifton Beach Cluan Colebrook Coles Bay Collinsvale Conara Coningham Connellys Marsh Cooee Copping Corinna Cornwall Couta Rocks Cowrie Point Crabtree Cradle Mountain Cradoc Cramps Bay Cranbrook Crayfish Creek Cremorne Cressy Cuckoo Cuprona Currie Cygnet Dairy Plains Deddington Dee Deep Bay
Deloraine Dennes Point Derby Derwent Bridge Derwent Park Detention Deviot Devon Hills Devonport Dilston Doctors Point Doctors Rocks Dodges Ferry Dolphin Sands Don Douglas River Douglas-Apsley Dover Downlands Dowsing Point Dromedary Dulcot Dunalley Dunorlan Dynnyrne Dysart Eaglehawk Neck East Cam East Devonport East Launceston East Ridgley Eddystone Edgcumbe Beach Edith Creek Egg Lagoon Eggs and Bacon Bay Elderslie Electrona Elizabeth Town Ellendale Elliott Emita Emu Heights Epping Forest Erriba Eugenana Evandale Exeter Exton
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Falmouth Fentonbury Fern Tree Fingal Fitzgerald Flintstone Florentine Flowerdale Flowerpot Flowery Gully Forcett Forest Forester Fortescue Forth Forthside Four Mile Creek Frankford Franklin Freycinet Friendly Beaches Gagebrook Garden Island Creek Gardners Bay Gawler Geeveston Geilston Bay George Town Gladstone Glaziers Bay Glebe Glen Huon Glendevie Glenfern Glengarry Glenlusk Glenora Glenorchy Golconda Golden Valley Goodwood Gordon Gormanston Goshen Goulds Country Gowrie Park Granton Granville Harbour Grasstree Hill Grassy Gravelly Beach
Gray Great Bay Greens Beach Gretna Grindelwald Grove Guildford Gunns Plains Hadspen Hagley Hamilton Hampshire Harford Hastings Havenview Hawley Beach Hayes Hellyer Henrietta Herdsmans Cove Hermitage Herrick Heybridge Highclere Highcroft Hillcrest Hillwood Hobart Hollow Tree Holwell Honeywood Howden Howrah Howth Huntingfield Huonville Ida Bay Interlaken Invermay Irishtown Jackeys Marsh Jericho Jetsonville Judbury Kamona Kaoota Karanja Karoola Kayena Kellevie Kelso
Kempton Kettering Killiecrankie Killora Kimberley Kindred Kings Meadows Kingston Kingston Beach Koonya Lachlan Lackrana Lady Barron Lake Leake Lake Margaret Lake Sorell Lake St Clair Lalla Lanena Lapoinya Latrobe Lauderdale Launceston Lawitta Lebrina Leeka Lefroy Legana Legerwood Leith Lemont Lenah Valley Leslie Vale Levendale Lewisham Liawenee Liena Lietinna Liffey Lileah Lillico Lilydale Lindisfarne Lisle Little Pine Lagoon Little Swanport Loccota Loira London Lakes Long Reach Longford
Longley Lonnavale Loongana Loorana Lorinna Lottah Low Head Lower Barrington Lower Beulah Lower Longley Lower Marshes Lower Snug Lower Turners Marsh Lower Wattle Grove Lower Wilmot Loyetea Lucaston Lughrata Luina Lulworth Lunawanna Lune River Lutana Lymington Lymwood Macquarie Heads Macquarie Plains Magra Malbina Mangalore Mangana Margate Marion Bay Marrawah Mathinna Mawbanna Mayberry Maydena Mayfield Meadowbank Meander Mella Melrose Melton Mowbray Memana Mengha Mersey Forest Merseylea Meunna Miandetta Middlesex
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Middleton Midway Point Miena Milabena Millers Bluff Moina Mole Creek Molesworth Moltema Montagu Montagu Bay Montana Montello Montrose Montumana Moogara Moonah Mooreville Moorina Moorleah Morass Bay Moriarty Mornington Mount Direction Mount Field Mount Hicks Mount Lloyd Mount Nelson Mount Roland Mount Rumney Mount Seymour Mount Stuart Mount William Mountain River Mowbray Murdunna Musselroe Bay Myalla Myrtle Bank Nabageena Nabowla Naracoopa National Park Natone Needles Neika Nelson Bay New Norfolk New Town Newnham Newstead
Nicholls Rivulet Nietta Nile Nook North Bruny North Hobart North Lilydale North Motton North Scottsdale Northdown Norwood Notley Hills Nowhere Else Nubeena Nugara Nugent Nunamara Oakdowns Oaks Oatlands Ocean Vista Old Beach Oldina Oonah Opossum Bay Orford Orielton Osmaston Osterley Otago Ouse Oyster Cove Palana Paloona Paradise Parattah Park Grove Parkham Parklands Parrawe Patersonia Pawleena Pawtella Pearshape Pegarah Pelham Pelverata Penguin Penna Perth Petcheys Bay
Pioneer Pipers Brook Pipers River Plenty Poatina Police Point Pontville Pontypool Port Arthur Port Huon Port Latta Port Sorell Powranna Premaydena Preolenna Preservation Bay Preston Primrose Sands Promised Land Prospect Prospect Vale Punchbowl Pyengana Quamby Bend Quamby Brook Queens Domain Queenstown Quoiba Railton Raminea Randalls Bay Ranelagh Ranga Ravenswood Recherche Red Hills Redpa Reedy Marsh Reekara Relbia Renison Bell Retreat Reynolds Neck Rheban Rhyndaston Riana Richmond Ridgeway Ridgley Ringarooma Risdon
Risdon Vale Riverside Robigana Rocherlea Roches Beach Rocky Cape Rocky Hills Roger River Rokeby Roland Romaine Rose Bay Rosebery Rosegarland Rosetta Rosevale Rosevears Rosny Rosny Park Ross Rossarden Round Hill Rowella Royal George Runnymede Rushy Lagoon Saltwater River Sandfly Sandford Sandy Bay Sassafras Savage River Scamander Scopus Scotchtown Scottsdale Sea Elephant Selbourne Seven Mile Beach Seymour Shannon Shearwater Sheffield Shorewell Park Sidmouth Simpsons Bay Sisters Beach Sisters Creek Sloping Main Smithton Snug
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Somerset Sorell Sorell Creek South Arm South Bruny South Burnie South Forest South Hobart South Launceston South Mount Cameron South Nietta South Preston South Riana South Spreyton South Springfield Southport Southport Lagoon Southwest Spalford Sprent Spreyton Spring Beach Springfield Squeaking Point St Helens St Leonards St Marys Stanley Staverton Steppes Stieglitz Stonehenge Stonor Stony Head Stony Rise Stoodley Stormlea Stowport Strahan Strathblane Strathgordon Strickland Strzelecki
Styx Sulphur Creek Summerhill Sunnyside Surges Bay Surprise Bay Surveyors Bay Swan Bay Swan Point Swansea Swanston Table Cape Takone Talawa Taranna Targa Tarleton Taroona Tarraleah Tayene Tea Tree Telita Temma Tewkesbury The Gardens Thirlstane Tiberias Tinderbox Tods Corner Togari Toiberry Tolmans Hill Tomahawk Tonganah Tooms Lake Tranmere Travellers Rest Trenah Trevallyn Triabunna Trial Harbour Trowutta Tugrah
Tulendeena Tullah Tunbridge Tunnack Tunnel Turners Beach Turners Marsh Tyenna Tynwald Ulverstone Underwood Upper Blessington Upper Burnie Upper Castra Upper Esk Upper Natone Upper Scamander Upper Stowport Upper Woodstock Uxbridge Verona Sands Victoria Valley Waddamana Walls of Jerusalem Waratah Warrane Warrentinna Waterhouse Waterloo Wattle Grove Wattle Hill Waverley Wayatinah Weegena Weetah Weldborough Wellington Park Wesley Vale West Coast West Hobart West Kentish West Launceston West Montagu
West Moonah West Mooreville West Pine West Ridgley West Scottsdale West Takone West Ulverstone Westbury Western Creek Western Junction Westerway Westwood Weymouth White Beach White Hills Whitefoord Whitemark Whitemore Wickham Wilburville Wilmot Wiltshire Windermere Wingaroo Winkleigh Winnaleah Wivenhoe Woodbridge Woodbury Woodsdale Woodstock Woolnorth Wyena Wynyard Yambacoona Yarra Creek Yolla York Plains York Town Youngtown Zeehan
Note: The particulars of each suburb/locality are recorded in the register. Digital data depicting suburb/locality boundaries is generally available within the Land Information System Tasmania www.thelist.tas.gov.au.
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Schedule 6 – Towns
Name of Town Municipal Area Proclamation Date
Adamsfield Derwent Valley 3 November 1925
Alberton Dorset 17 May 1904
Alexandra Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Alveston Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Apsley Central Highlands 5 October 1903
Avoca Northern Midlands 29 December 1948
Beaconsfield West Tamar 29 November 1961
Beauty Point West Tamar 28 September 1939
Bellerive Clarence City 18 October 1892
Bicheno Glamorgan/Spring Bay 28 January 1981
Binalong Bay Break O'Day 25 October 1944
Bishopsbourne Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Blackmans Bay Kingborough 10 July 1946
Boobyalla Dorset 2 October 1883
Bothwell Central Highlands 3 July 1866
Bracknell Meander Valley 18 August 1982
Branxholm Dorset 2 October 1883
Breadalbane Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Bridgewater Brighton 1 February 1978
Bridport Dorset 2 October 1883
Brighton Brighton 14 May 1975
Buckland Glamorgan/Spring Bay 3 July 1866
Campania Southern Midlands 22 December 1993
Campbell Town Northern Midlands 19 April 1978
Carrick Meander Valley 11 September 1865
Castra Central Coast 14 May 1877
Cethana Kentish 21 October 1915
Chudleigh Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Cleveland Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Colebrook Southern Midlands 25 March 1887
Coningham Kingborough 18 February 1959
Copping Sorell 2 December 1873
Corinna Waratah-Wynyard 9 October 1894
Cornwall Break O'Day 26 February 1907
Crawford Central Coast 7 February 1871
Cremorne Clarence City 21 October 1959
Cressy Northern Midlands 25 January 1950
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Name of Town Municipal Area Proclamation Date
Crotty West Coast 9 April 1901
Currie King Island 13 June 1985
Cygnet Huon Valley 11 February 1936
Darwin West Coast 9 April 1901
Deloraine Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Derby Dorset 12 August 1924
Dodges Ferry Sorell 28 April 1988
Douglas George Town 21 August 1877
Dover Huon Valley 24 May 1939
Du Cane Dorset 14 December 1869
Dunalley Sorell 4 September 1957
Dundas West Coast 2 August 1892
Elderslie Southern Midlands 16 September 1902
Electrona Kingborough 5 August 1953
Elizabeth Town Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Emita Flinders Island 22 May 1940
Evandale Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Exeter West Tamar 17 December 1952
Exton Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Falmouth Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Fingal Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Fonthill Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Franklin Huon Valley 28 February 1933
Gagebrook Brighton 26 April 1993
Geeveston Huon Valley 27 October 1885
George Town George Town 3 July 1866
Gladstone Dorset 9 May 1905
Glen Huon Huon Valley 21 December 1937
Glenora Derwent Valley 3 July 1866
Gordon Kingborough 3 July 1866
Gormanston West Coast 1 September 1903
Grassy King Island 24 November 1993
Hadspen Meander Valley 27 April 1976
Hagley Meander Valley 3 July 1866
Hamilton Central Highlands 3 July 1866
Hamilton-on-Forth Central Coast 4 May 1880
Howrah Clarence City 14 January 1953
Huonville Huon Valley 22 December 1987
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Name of Town Municipal Area Proclamation Date
Invermay Launceston City 17 September 1895
Kempton Southern Midlands 3 July 1866
Kettering Kingborough 5 June 1957
Kingston Kingborough 3 July 1866
Lachlan Derwent Valley 3 July 1866
Lady Barron Flinders 6 March 1940
Latrobe Latrobe 20 October 1903
Lauderdale Clarence City 21 October 1959
Lefroy George Town 5 April 1881
Legana West Tamar 2 September 1987
Legerwood Dorset 14 February 1940
Leith Central Coast 29 March 1961
Leonardsburgh West Tamar 3 December 1872
Leven Central Coast 9 April 1867
Liena Meander Valley 17 June 1879
Lilydale Launceston City 4 August 1914
Lindisfarne Clarence City 12 March 1975
Lisle Launceston City 29 January 1869
Longford Northern Midlands 9 April 1867
Lottah Break O'Day 9 April 1901
Luina Waratah-Wynyard 5 December 1972
Lymington Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Lynchford West Coast 29 April 1902
Magnet Waratah-Wynyard 3 September 1907
Mangana Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Margate Kingborough 3 July 1866
Marshall Sorell 20 July 1880
Mathinna Break O'Day 18 October 1904
Maydena Derwent Valley 22 November 1950
Middleton Kingborough 30 January 1980
Mole Creek Meander Valley 4 June 1986
Molesworth Derwent Valley 22 October 1878
Moorina Dorset 10 April 1883
Napier West Coast 9 April 1901
New Norfolk Derwent Valley 30 August 1967
New Town Hobart City 9 January 1912
Newnham Launceston City 10 December 1980
Oatlands Southern Midlands 3 July 1866
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Name of Town Municipal Area Proclamation Date
Orford Glamorgan-Spring Bay 15 October 1941
Ouse Central Highlands 27 September 1939
Paramatta Latrobe 19 February 1867
Parattah Southern Midlands 20 August 1889
Penguin Central Coast 8 October 1985
Perth Northern Midlands 5 December 1956
Pillinger West Coast 4 April 1901
Pioneer Dorset 9 April 1901
Poimena Break O'Day 9 April 1901
Pontville Brighton 14 May 1975
Port Arthur Tasman 2 May 1899
Port Sorell Latrobe 9 May 1951
Prospect Vale Meander Valley 18 August 1982
Queenborough Hobart City 16 July 1912
Queenstown West Coast 1 Sep 1903
Railton Kentish 20 May 1924
Ranelagh Huon Valley 22 December 1987
Renison Bell West Coast 16 June 1976
Richmond Clarence City 13 December 1878
Ridgley Burnie City 25 December 1957
Ringarooma Dorset 14 February 1940
Ringville West Coast 9 April 1901
Riverside West Tamar 16 November 1949
Rokeby Clarence City 27 January 1971
Rosebery West Coast 9 September 1930
Ross Northern Midlands 3 July 1866
Rossarden Northern Midlands 3 November 1954
Savage River Waratah-Wynyard 9 May 1971
Scamander Break O'Day 26 June 1992
Scottsdale Dorset 22 March 1887
Seven Mile Beach Clarence City 14 January 1953
Seymour Break O'Day 3 July 1866
Sheffield Kentish 7 May 1929
Sidmouth West Tamar 29 April 1902
Smithton Circular Head 8 February 1984
Snug Kingborough 14 February1985
Somerset Waratah-Wynyard 21 July 1976
Sorell Sorell 25 March 1970
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Name of Town Municipal Area Proclamation Date
Southport Huon Valley 12 January1989
Squeaking Point Latrobe 25 August 1943
St Helens Break O'Day 20 August 1889
St Leonards Launceston City 28 January 1959
St Marys Break O'Day 15 January 1924
Stanley Circular Head 8 February 1984
Strahan West Coast 23 October 1900
Swansea Glamorgan-Spring Bay 7 December 1920
Swanston Southern Midlands 3 July 1866
Tarleton Latrobe 3 July 1866
Taroona Kingborough 25 June 1941
Thirlstane Latrobe 22 September 1891
Tomahawk Dorset 11 September 1985
Trevallyn Launceston City 26 May 1896
Triabunna Glamorgan-Spring Bay 3 July 1866
Trial Harbour West Coast 27 August 1889
Tullah West Coast 9 April 1901
Tunbridge Southern Midlands 3 July 1866
Tunnack Southern Midlands 20 June 1871
Turners Beach Central Coast 16 November 1977
Ugbrook Meander Valley 17 June 1879
Ulverstone Central Coast 24 June 1981
Waratah Waratah-Wynyard 21 December 1880
Warrane Clarence City 12 March 1975
Weldborough Break O'Day 3 November 1903
Westbury Meander Valley 5 November 1975
Whitemark Flinders 4 October 1961
Williamsford West Coast 23 December 1913
Wilmot Kentish 22 December 1903
Winnaleah Dorset 14 February 1940
Woodbridge Kingborough 3 July 1866
Wynyard Waratah-Wynyard 13 December 1972
Yolla Waratah-Wynyard 4 October 1961
Zeehan West Coast 11 October 1898
Note: Where a town is within a municipal area that is a city, the standing of the city prevails over the town.
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Schedule 7 – Cities
Name of City Plan
Burnie City CPR 2049
Clarence City CPS 2976
Devonport City CPR 3658
Glenorchy City CPR 2977
Hobart City CPR 2475
Launceston City CPR 3004
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