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The laws for the management and use of National Land, Lakes (Lake Burley Griffin) and Memorials in Canberra have been updated to ensure they are modern and fit for purpose.

Since self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1988, the Commonwealth has continued to manage areas of the ACT, known as National Land, under the National Land Ordinance 1989 (the NLO).

The NLO was scheduled to sunset (cease to have effect) from today (1 April 2022). The National Memorials Ordinance 1928 was also due to sunset on 1 April 2022.

Phase 2 of the National Heavy Vehicle Charging Pilot is testing a manual recording option for road user charging using Hubodometers and a digital ‘pre-paid’ mock permit system for the purchase of km’s.

This infographic explains how to read your mock permit