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Western Lands Act 1901 No 70
Current version for 1 January 2013 to date (accessed 20 May 2013 at 02:52).
Formerly known as:Western Lands Act of
1901Does not include amendments by:Western Lands Amendment Act
2009 No 9, Sch 2 [24] (not
2A Application of Crown
Lands Act 1989
2B Savings, transitional and other provisions
3A Minister may approve forms
3B (Repealed)
4 Western Lands Commissioner and Assistant
5 Disqualification from office
6–8 (Repealed)
8A Delegation by Commissioner
8B Western Lands Advisory Council
8C Functions of Western Lands Advisory Council
9 Power to establish administrative districts
9A–10B (Repealed)
10C Minister may deal with matters by agreement
11 Appointment of staff
12 Right to enter on Crown lands
12A Delegation by Minister
Parts 3, 4 13–17D(Repealed)Part 5 Conditions of leases
18 General conditions of lease
18A Condition of fencing
18B Recovery of contributions from adjoining
18C (Repealed)
18CC Recovery of debts
18D Provisions governing leases
18DA Cultivation of certain land
18DB Condition relating to clearing native vegetation and
18E Subsisting leases: extension
18F (Repealed)
18FA Subdivision of leases
18G Dealings in leased land
18GA–18I (Repealed)
18J Conditions attaching to leases: alteration by
18JJ Minimum ages
18K Creation of folio of Register not to affect conditions
18L Removal of conditions etc
Part 6 Rent payable under leases
Division 2 Rural holdings
20 Annual rent
21 Calculation of base rent
22 Calculation of cultivation charge
23 Calculation of intensive agriculture charge
24 Calculation of rehabilitation rebate
25 Assessment of annual rent
26 Review of assessment by local land board
27 Appeal to Land and Environment Court
27A Ministerial guidelines
Division 3 Urban leases
27B Annual rent
27C Assessment of annual rent
27D Classification or leases as rural or urban
27E Concessional rent
Part 7 Disposal of Crown lands available for lease
28 (Repealed)
28A Granting of leases
28B Extension of term of lease
28BA Forfeiture of lease
28BB Purchase of land held under certain leases
28C, 28D (Repealed)
Part 8 29–31A (Repealed)Part 9 Surrender of lease
33A Surrender
34, 35 (Repealed)
Part 9A General
35A Permission to enclose roads
35B (Repealed)
35C Forfeited or surrendered lands may be added
35D–35J (Repealed)
35K Transfers under legal process etc
35L, 35M (Repealed)
35MA Notices
Part 9B Productivity schemes
35N Agreements relating to betterment schemes
35O Advances and payments
35P Remedy for default
Part 9C Public roads, rights of way and easements
Division 1 Public roads
35Q Minister may dedicate public roads
35QA Public roads over freehold land
Division 2 Rights of way
35R Definitions
35S Minister may create easements for right of way
35T Minister may extinguish special easements
35U Mediation of disputes as to easements
Division 3 Easements to maintain Border Fences
35UA Definitions
35UB Fencing easements to be created
35UC Compensation
35UD Fencing easements may be extinguished
35UE Notice to be given of creation or extinguishment of
fencing easements
35UF Fencing easements not dutiable
35UG Division not to apply to national parks etc
Part 9D Carbon sequestration and related forestry
35V Definitions
35W Application of Part
35X Granting and creation of forestry rights in respect of
land held under lease
Part 9E Development districts and special purpose
35XA Definitions
35XB Development districts
35XC Minister may grant special purpose leases
35XD Provisions applicable to general purpose lease over land
subject to special purpose lease
35XE Provisions applicable to special purpose lease over land
subject to general purpose lease
36A Alteration of due dates for recurring payments
36B Interest on arrears
36C (Repealed)
36D Liability of incoming holder to pay arrears
36E Certificate as to amount due
37–43A (Repealed)
43B Power to withdraw for public purposes
44 Power to withdraw for settlement
44A–45 (Repealed)
Part 11 Enforcement provisions
46 Application of Part
47 Notice to rectify contravention
48 Commissioner may rectify contravention and recover
49 Offences
50 Appeal to Land and Environment Court against forfeiture of
51 Different proceedings may be taken for same
52 Proceedings for offences
Schedule 1 General lease conditions
Schedule 2 Applicable provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989
Schedule 4 Provisions relating to purchases of certain leased
Schedule 5 Provisions with respect to constitution and
procedure of Western Lands Advisory Council
An Act to vest the management and control of that portion of New
South Wales known as the Western Division in a Western Lands Commissioner; to
grant extension of leases in the said division and tenant-right in certain
improvements; and for all purposes necessary and incidental
thereto.Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of ActThis Act is the Western Lands
Act 1901.2 Objects of ActThe objects of this Act are as follows:(a) to establish an appropriate system of land tenure for the Western
Division, and to facilitate new land uses and development opportunities for
land in the Western Division,
(b) to regulate the manner in which land in the Western Division may
be dealt with,
(c) to provide for the establishment of a formal access network, by
means of roads and rights of way, in the Western Division,
(d) to establish the rights and responsibilities of lessees and other
persons with respect to the use of land in the Western
(e) to ensure that land in the Western Division is used in accordance
section 6 (2) of the Protection of the
Environment Administration Act 1991,
(f) to promote the social, economic and environmental interests of the
Western Division, having regard to both the indigenous and non-indigenous
cultural heritage of the Western Division,
(g) to make other provision for the effective integration of land
administration and natural resource management in the Western
Lands Act 1989(1) The provisions of the Crown Lands
Act 1989 specified in Schedule 2 (and any regulations under
that Act having effect for the purposes of those provisions) apply to and in
respect of land in the Western Division in the same way as they apply to and
in respect of land in the Eastern and Central
Division.(2) Those provisions so apply with the modifications, and subject to
the restrictions, specified in Schedule 2.(3) In the application of any such provision to and in respect of land
in the Western Division, if the expression “Crown Lands Acts” or
“this Act” occurs in the provision it is to be read as including
the expression “and the Western Lands
Act 1901”.(4) Except as provided by this Act or the Crown Lands Acts, the
Crown Lands Act 1989 does not
apply to land in the Western Division.(5) This section is subject to section 35XC (6).Note. That subsection provides that a lease granted under section 35XC
(a special
purpose lease) is subject to the provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989 and is not
subject to any provision of this Act (other than Part
9E).2B Savings, transitional and other provisionsSchedule 3 has effect.3 Definitions(1) In this Act, unless the context necessarily requires a different
meaning, the expression:Approved
form means a form approved by the Minister under section 3A for the
purposes of the provision of this Act in relation to which the expression is
used.Assistant
Commissioner means an Assistant Western Lands Commissioner holding
office as such under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act
2002.Commissioner means the
Western Lands Commissioner holding office as such under Chapter 1A of the
2002.Crown land
has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands
Act 1989.Crown Lands
Acts has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1989.Department means the Land and
Property Management Authority.Eastern and Central
Division has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1989.Holding has
the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act
1989.Leased
land means land held under a lease granted or issued under this
Act.Lessee
includes a purchaser who has paid the purchase money but has not registered a
transfer.Local Land
Board means a local land board constituted under the Crown Lands Act 1989.Mineral means
any mineral within the meaning of the Mining
Act 1992.Pastoral
holding means pastoral holding as defined by the Crown Lands Acts,
and the terms occupation
licence, preferential
occupation licence, scrub lease, improvement lease,
homestead lease,
settlement lease,
special lease,
lease, residential lease, and
lease of inferior
lands, homestead selections,
and homestead
grants, shall in this Act have the same meanings as they have in
such Acts.Western
1989.(2) Crown land shall not cease to be Crown land by reason only of the
creation in respect of it of a folio of the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900 in the name
of “The State of New South Wales”.(3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this
Act.3A Minister may approve formsThe Minister may approve forms for the purposes of this
Act.3B (Repealed)Part 2 Administration4 Western Lands Commissioner and Assistant
Commissioners(1) (Repealed)(2) The Commissioner shall, subject to the direction and control of
the Minister, be charged with the administration of this Act, and shall
exercise and perform the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred
and imposed upon the Commissioner by this Act.(3) An Assistant Commissioner is to exercise and perform such of the
powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Commissioner as the
Commissioner directs, either generally or in any special
case.(4)–(6) (Repealed)5 Disqualification from officeNeither the Commissioner nor an Assistant Commissioner shall,
directly or indirectly, be interested in any land (other than freehold land)
in the Western Division or in any matter which may arise in connection
therewith under this Act, and any contravention of this enactment shall render
void as well the office of the Commissioner or of the Assistant Commissioner,
as the case may be, as any adjudication or determination in which such
Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner takes part and in which either is
personally interested.6–8 (Repealed)8A Delegation by CommissionerThe Commissioner may delegate to:(a) any officer of the Department, or
(b) any public or local authority,
the exercise or performance of any of the Commissioner’s powers,
authorities, duties or functions, other than this power of
delegation.8B Western Lands Advisory Council(1) There is to be a Western Lands Advisory
Council.(2) The Western Lands Advisory Council is to have 15 members appointed
by the Minister, and of whom:(a) four are to be appointed to represent lessees in the Western
Division:(i) 2 being nominees of the Western Division Council of the NSW
Farmers’ Association, and
(ii) one being the nominee of The Pastoralists’ Association of
West Darling, and
(iii) one being a person who is independent of each of the associations
referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), and
(b) two are is to be appointed to represent the interests of local
councils, each being a nominee of the Western Division Group of the Shires
Association of NSW, and
(c) two are to be appointed to represent the interests of Aboriginal
people, of whom one is to be appointed on the nomination of the New South
Wales Aboriginal Land Council, and
(d) one is to be appointed on the nomination of the Nature
Conservation Council of New South Wales to represent the interests of
environment protection groups, and
(e) one is to be appointed to represent the interests of catchment
management boards, and
(f) one is to be appointed to represent the interests of the Minister
for Climate Change and the Environment, and
(g) one is to be appointed to represent the interests of the Minister
for Primary Industries, and
(g1) one is to be appointed to represent the interests of the Minister
for Mineral Resources, and
(h) one is to be the Commissioner, and
(i) one is to be appointed as an independent chairperson for the
(3) Each of the members referred to in subsection (2) (a)–(e)
must be a person who, in the Minister’s opinion, has a current or recent
connection with, or has a relevant interest in, the Western
Division.(4) If a candidate to represent the interests of any person or body is
not duly nominated as referred to in subsection (2), the Minister may appoint
any person to represent those interests without the need for
nomination.(5) The regulations may make provision with respect to qualifications
for appointment as a member of the Western Lands Advisory
Council.(6) Schedule 5 has effect with respect to the constitution and
procedure of the Western Lands Advisory Council.8C Functions of Western Lands Advisory Council(1) The principal functions of the Western Lands Advisory Council are
as follows:(a) to advise the Minister on matters relevant to the objects of this
(b) to advise the Minister on matters affecting the administration of
the Western Division,
(c) to consult with persons and bodies having an interest in any
matter affecting the administration of the Western
(2) The Western Lands Advisory Council has such other functions as are
conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act or
law.(3) For the purpose of exercising its functions, the Western Lands
Advisory Council may consult with, and receive submissions from, other persons
and bodies.9 Power to establish administrative districts(1) The Minister may within the Western Division by notification in
the Gazette establish and define the boundaries of administrative districts,
and may, in like manner, alter, modify, or cancel the
same.(2)–(7) (Repealed)9A–10B (Repealed)10C Minister may deal with matters by agreement(1) In this section, determine includes
redetermine, assess, inquire into, report upon, recommend and any other
prescribed act or proceeding.(2) Where:(a) by or under this Act, it is provided that a local land board shall
determine any matter, and
(b) the applicant or lessee who would be affected by the
determination, if made, agrees in writing to the Minister’s dispensing
with that determination or determining that matter in a specified
the Minister may, without the holding of a hearing, dispense with that
determination or determine that matter in the specified manner, as the case
may be.(3) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, any person other than an
applicant or a lessee would be directly affected by a determination by a local
land board of any matter, if made, the Minister shall not take any action
under subsection (2) in relation to the determination unless that person
agrees in writing to that action being taken.(4) Where the Minister dispenses with a determination as referred to
in subsection (2) in relation to a matter:(a) the local land board shall be deemed to have no jurisdiction in
the matter, and
(b) any requirement to refer matters to the local land board shall, in
so far as it would, but for this subsection, apply to the matter, be deemed to
(5) Where the Minister determines a matter under subsection (2), the
local land board shall be deemed to have no jurisdiction in the matter and the
Minister’s determination shall have the same effect as if it were a
determination of the local land board.(6) Where the Minister:(a) dispenses with a determination as referred to in subsection (2) in
relation to a matter, or
(b) determines a matter under subsection
and the Minister would, but for this subsection, be prohibited from doing
a thing in relation to the matter, except after receiving a recommendation or
report from a local land board, the Minister may do the thing notwithstanding
that no such report or recommendation is received.(7) Where the Minister has determined a matter under subsection (2)
with the agreement of a person or persons whose agreement is necessary to
enable the Minister to make the determination, the Minister may, if that
person agrees or those persons agree in writing to the Minister’s
reversing the determination or to the Minister’s altering or amending
the determination in a specified manner, reverse, alter or amend in accordance
with the agreement the determination so made and, thereupon, the provisions of
subsections (5) and (6) cease to apply to the determination so made but apply
to the determination as reversed, altered or amended in accordance with this
subsection.(8) This section does not apply to matters arising under Part
6.11 Appointment of staffSuch staff as may be necessary to enable the Commissioner to
exercise the Commissioner’s functions shall be employed under the
2002.12 Right to enter on Crown landsThe Minister, the Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner, or
any person authorised by the Minister, the Commissioner or an Assistant
Commissioner, may at any time enter upon any Crown lands within the Western
Division for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act or the
Crown Lands Acts.12A Delegation by MinisterThe Minister may delegate to:(a) any officer of the Department, or
the exercise or performance of any of the Minister’s powers,
delegation.Parts 3, 4 13–17D(Repealed)Part 5 Conditions of leases18 General conditions of leaseEach lease must contain:(a) the covenants, reservations and exemptions set out in Schedule 1,
(b) such of those covenants, reservations and exemptions as the
Minister considers applicable to the lease.
18A Condition of fencing(1) The Commissioner may from time to time, by order in writing,
direct that:(a) the boundaries of any leased land, or any specified part of those
boundaries, or
(b) any specified part or parts of leased
be fenced within such period, and with such kind of fencing, as is
specified in the order.(2) An order under subsection (1) (a) may apportion the costs of
complying with the order between the lessee of the leased land concerned and
the owner or lessee of any adjoining land along the boundaries of that
land.(3) The order is to be served on the lessee of the leased land and, in
the case of an order that apportions costs as referred to in subsection (2),
on the owner or lessee of the adjoining land.(4) Each lease is subject to a condition that the lessee will comply
with the requirements of any order in force under this section in relation to
the fencing of the leased land.(5) An order under this section may authorise the erection or use as a
boundary fence of any fence that, although not on a boundary, will in the
Commissioner’s opinion serve the purposes of a boundary
fence.(6) An appeal lies to a local land board against any order under this
section.Note. Pursuant to section 26 of the Crown Lands Act 1989, a party to
proceedings on an appeal under this section may appeal to the Land and
Environment Court against the local land board’s decision on the
appeal.18B Recovery of contributions from adjoining
landowners(1) This section applies in circumstances in which an order under
section 18A (1) (a) apportions the costs of complying with the order between
two or more persons, as referred to in section 18A
(2).(2) If, in complying with the order, a person incurs costs in excess
of his or her due proportion under the order, the person may recover the
excess, as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction, from any other person
or persons to whom the order apportions the costs.(3) In any proceedings for recovery of such a debt, the certificate of
the Commissioner as to the making and contents of the order is evidence of the
matters set out in the certificate.18C (Repealed)18CC Recovery of debtsMoney due to the Crown under this Act may be recovered, as a debt,
in any court of competent jurisdiction.18D Provisions governing leases(1) The following provisions shall govern all leases and the holders
of such leases, namely:(a) No lease other than a special lease for that purpose shall confer
any right to remove material from the leased land or to prevent the entry and
removal of material by authorised persons.
(b) A lessee may take from land under the lease such timber and other
material for building and other purposes on the land or on any contiguous land
held in the same interest as may reasonably be required by the
(c) No lessee shall prevent any persons duly authorised in that behalf
from cutting or removing timber or material or from searching for any mineral
within the land under lease.
(d) A lessee shall take such measures as the Commissioner may direct
to protect the land under lease and, without affecting the generality of the
foregoing, the Commissioner may direct the lessee:(i) to prevent the use by stock of any part of the land for such
periods as the Commissioner considers necessary and to erect fencing for that
(ii) to prevent the overstocking of the land,
(iii) to prevent any part of the land being used for such agricultural
practices of such types and for such periods as the Commissioner considers
(iv) to foster and cultivate edible shrubs and plants on the
(v) to preserve trees, scrub and vegetative cover on the land,
(vi) to take such measures to protect the land (including measures to
prevent soil erosion or other damage to the land) as the Commissioner of the
Soil Conservation Service may recommend.
(e) A lessee shall not overstock or permit or allow to be overstocked
the said land, and the decision of the Commissioner as to what constitutes
overstocking shall be final.
(f) A lessee shall not erect a building on the land under lease (not
being land in an area within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993) except
with the prior approval of the Commissioner and in accordance with any
condition to which the approval is subject.
(g) A lessee shall, if the Commissioner so directs, erect gates on
public roads on the land under lease.
(h) A lessee shall carry out such repairs to improvements on the land
under lease as the Commissioner may direct.
(i) A lessee shall furnish such returns and statements as the
Commissioner may from time to time require on any matter connected with the
land under lease or any other land (whether within or outside the Western
Division) in which the lessee has an interest.
(2) To the extent that the provisions of this section are inconsistent
with those of a conservation agreement entered into under the National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974, this section does not apply to a lease relating to land
subject to that agreement.18DA Cultivation of certain land(1) This section applies to:(a) a lease expressed to be granted or issued for the purpose of
grazing, and
(b) any other lease not being a lease expressed to be granted or
issued for the purpose of agriculture, grazing and agriculture combined or
mixed farming or for any similar purpose or
(1A) This section also applies to any other class of land in the
Western Division prescribed for the purposes of this
section.(2) In this section:cultivate, in relation to
land:(a) includes the preparation of the land for cultivation and the
further cultivation of the land if it has previously been cultivated,
(b) does not include any clearing of native vegetation, or clearing of
State protected land, to which the condition referred to in section 18DB (3)
means the person who, under the Crown Lands Acts, the Commons Management Act 1989 or the
Rural Lands Protection Act
1998:(a) is the holder of a permissive occupancy, a licence, a conditional
lease or any other prescribed tenure, or
(b) has the care, control and management of land prescribed for the
purposes of this section as referred to in subsection
(3) Except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, the lessee of
land the subject of a lease to which this section applies, or the occupier of
any other land to which this section applies, shall not cultivate any part of
the leased or occupied land unless:(a) the Commissioner has consented in writing to the cultivation of
(b) the consent is in force, and
(c) any condition to which the consent is subject under subsection (6)
is complied with.
(4) Application for consent under this section shall be made to the
Commissioner in a form approved by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied
by the prescribed fee.(5) The Commissioner shall not give consent under this section without
having first referred the application for consent to the Commissioner of the
Soil Conservation Service appointed under the Soil Conservation Act 1938, for
consideration and advice.(6) The Commissioner may give consent under this section
unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Commissioner may specify
in the instrument of consent or may refuse consent.(7) (Repealed)(8) Without limiting the generality of subsection (6), the conditions
referred to in that subsection may include a condition for the payment of an
annual fee, being a fee determined having regard to the value of the lessee or
occupier of the use, for the purpose of cultivation, of the land to which the
consent relates.(8A) The Commissioner may, on the ground that any condition to which a
consent under this section is subject has been contravened or on any other
ground:(a) suspend the consent, or
(b) after affording the lessee or occupier an opportunity to be
heard—revoke the consent.
(8B) The Commissioner may terminate the suspension of a consent under
this section.(9) A consent under this section remains in force for such period as
the Commissioner may specify in the instrument of consent unless it is sooner
revoked or surrendered.(10) A person may appeal to the Land and Environment Court
against:(a) the refusal of the Commissioner to give a consent under this
section to the person,
(b) any condition to which a consent given to the person under this
section is subject, or
(c) the suspension or revocation of a consent given under this section
to the person or the person’s predecessor in
(11) For the purpose only of enabling an appeal to be made under
subsection (10), a failure by the Commissioner to determine an application for
a consent under this section within 6 months after the application is received
by the Commissioner constitutes a refusal by the Commissioner to give the
consent.(12) A lease to which this section applies shall be liable to
forfeiture if any part of the land the subject of the lease is cultivated in
contravention of this section or any conditions imposed under this
section.(13) No act, matter or thing which a lessee, under or in conformity
with a consent under this section, does upon or in relation to the land the
subject of the lease shall render the lease liable to forfeiture under this
Act merely by reason of the fact that the doing of the act, matter or thing
constitutes a breach or non-performance of any covenant, condition or
provision applicable to the lease.18DB Condition relating to clearing native vegetation and
protected land(1) This section applies to any lease granted or issued for any
purpose under this Act (whether before or after the commencement of this
section) unless the land leased has an area of 0.5 hectares or
less.(2) In this section, clearing and native vegetation have
the same meanings as they have in the Native Vegetation Act 2003, and
land has the same meaning as it has in clause 4 of Schedule 3 to
that Act.(3) It is a condition of any lease to which this Act applies that any
native vegetation on the land the subject of the lease, and any part of that
land that is State protected land, must not be cleared except in accordance
with the Native Vegetation Act
2003 (including the Native
Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 as applied by that Act and
the regulations under that Act).(4) However, such a condition does not apply in relation to any
clearing that is carried out for the purpose of obtaining timber for use on
the leased land for building, fencing or firewood.18E Subsisting leases: extension(1) The holder of a lease may apply in the approved form and
prescribed manner to have such lease extended to a lease in
perpetuity.The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed
fee.If a certificate of title has issued in respect of the lease it
shall be forwarded with the application.(1A) The Minister may, in the Minister’s absolute discretion,
refuse to grant any such application.No other provision of this Act shall be construed so as to
prejudice or affect the generality of this
subsection.(2) The Minister on the recommendation of the local land board may
grant the application as to the whole or part of the land in the
lease.The following provisions shall apply in respect of every such
application:(a) an application under this section shall not be entertained where
the granting of the same appears to be contrary to the public interest or to
be otherwise undesirable,
(c) an application shall not be granted in respect of such part of the
land comprised in the lease as is:(i) reserved from sale, lease or licence under any Act—unless
the Minister so approves,
(ii) within a State forest or timber or forest reserve—unless the
Forestry Corporation so approves,
(iii) within an area over which, by virtue of the provisions of the
Mining Act 1992 or any
instrument under that Act, an authority or claim, or a particular authority or
claim, under that Act cannot be granted or registered—unless the
Director-General of the Department of Industry and Investment so
(f) an application may be withdrawn with the consent of the Minister
and upon payment of the costs incurred in dealing with the
(3) (Repealed)(4) Where an application under subsection (1) has been granted as to
part only of the land comprised in the lease:(a) separate leases shall be created under section 28A for such part
and for the residue of the land comprised in the lease, and any person having
an interest in the original lease shall be deemed to have an equivalent
interest whether by way of mortgage or otherwise in the new
(b) the new leases shall commence on the date upon which the
application under subsection (1) is granted and the term of the lease for such
residue shall be the balance of the term of the lease subsisting at that
(c) the lease for the residue of the land shall, subject to this
section, be held subject to the conditions appertaining to the lease at the
date of the said application,
(d) the cost of any necessary survey shall be paid by the holder in
the manner and at the time prescribed and upon default of payment the leases
shall become liable to forfeiture.
(4A), (4B) (Repealed)(5) A lease in perpetuity granted in pursuance of this section shall,
in addition to the conditions appertaining to the lease at the date of the
application under subsection (1), be subject to such terms and conditions of
improvement and maintenance thereof including water supply and the destruction
of rabbits, wild dogs and other noxious animals as the Minister after report
by the local land board may consider necessary to reasonably increase the
carrying capacity of the land, and may impose when granting the
application.(6) All leases held in the same interest shall be included in one
application.(7)–(13) (Repealed)18F (Repealed)18FA Subdivision of leases(1) The holder of a lease under this Act may, with the
Minister’s approval, subdivide land comprised in the
lease.(2) An application for approval is to be made in the form approved by
the Minister.(3) The applicant is required to meet all reasonable costs incurred in
dealing with the application.(4) The Minister may, in the Minister’s absolute discretion,
refuse the application or approve the subdivision either conditionally or
unconditionally.(5) A condition of approval also has effect as a condition attaching
to any lease resulting from the subdivision that is a lease to which the
condition relates.(6) The Minister may make such consequential alterations to the
conditions or purpose of the lease for a subdivided portion as the Minister
considers necessary as a result of the subdivision.(7) The Minister may exclude from a subdivision any areas required for
roads of access to the subdivided portions.(8) Excluded areas are, on approval being given to the subdivision,
surrendered to the Crown free from any right to
compensation.(9) The Minister may apportion rent or other money due to the Crown to
the subdivided portions in such manner as the Minister considers
appropriate.(10) The approval of the Minister for a subdivision does not affect the
requirements of any other written law that apply to the
subdivision.(11) This section applies to leases whether granted or issued before or
after the commencement of this section.18G Dealings in leased land(1) Land held under a lease:(a) in the case of land under the Real Property Act 1900, may not be
transferred, and
(b) in the case of any other land, may not be
except with the consent of the Minister.(2) A conveyance effected in contravention of subsection (1) (b) is
void for all purposes.(3) In the case of land:(a) that has an area of not more than 4,050 square metres,
(b) that is the subject of a lease for residential, business, motel,
community or other such purposes,
the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that
consent to the transfer or conveyance of the land is not required under this
section.(4) If any land to which such a notice relates is land under the
Real Property Act 1900, the
Registrar-General must make an appropriate recording in respect of that land
in the Register kept under that Act.(5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to:(a) any transfer of a sublease or mortgage, or
(b) any conveyance effected for the purpose of creating, assigning or
extinguishing a sublease, mortgage or easement, or
(c) any land the subject of a notice referred to in subsection
(6) The following provisions apply to the subleasing of land held
under a lease (the head
lease):(a) the sublease must specify the purpose for which the land may be
used under the sublease, being a purpose that is consistent with the purpose
for which the land may be used under the head lease,
(b) the head lessee must notify the Commissioner of the granting of
the sublease within 28 days after it is granted,
(c) the head lessee must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the
sublessee complies with the requirements of this Act and the conditions of the
head lease with respect to the land.
(6A) Subsection (6) does not prevent the sublease of land held under a
head lease, with the consent of the Minister, for the purposes of enabling the
carrying out of a filming project, and such a sublease may be granted, despite
any provision of the head lease or this Act relating to the purposes for which
the land may be used.(6B) The head lessee under subsection (6A) may grant a licence over
land that is held under the head lease to enable the carrying out of a filming
project (within the meaning of the Local
Government Act 1993), but only with the consent of the
Minister and on such terms and conditions as the Minister
determines.(6C) Subsection (6B) does not require the consent of the Minister if
the use of the land for the purpose of a filming project is authorised by the
head lease or is generally consistent with the purposes for which the land may
be used under the head lease.(6D) The head lessee must notify the Commissioner of the granting of a
licence without the consent of the Minister as referred to in subsection (6C)
within 28 days after it is granted.(6E) A head lessee who grants a licence under subsection (6B) or as
referred to in subsection (6C) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that
the licensee complies with the requirements of this Act and the conditions of
the head lease with respect to the land.(6F) Consent may be given to the grant of a licence under subsection
(6B) that will enable the carrying out of a filming project (within the
1993), and the licence may be granted, despite any provision
to the contrary in the head lease.(7) Land held under a lease under this Act may not be transferred or
conveyed for the purpose of creating a forestry right (within the meaning of
section 87A of the Conveyancing Act
1919) that consists in whole or in part of a carbon
sequestration right otherwise than in accordance with Part 9D of this
Act.18GA–18I (Repealed)18J Conditions attaching to leases: alteration by
consentAny covenant, condition, purpose or provision of a lease granted
or brought under this Act may with the consent of the lessee be varied
modified or revoked or added to by the Minister to such extent and on such
terms (including terms relating to the rent or other money payable under the
lease or relating to the use of land for the purposes of carbon sequestration
within the meaning of section 87A of the Conveyancing Act 1919) as the
Minister may deem desirable.18JJ Minimum ages(1) Any person who is under the age of 18 years shall not be competent
to apply for, or acquire from the Crown, any lease or conditional purchase
under this Act.(2) Any person who is under the age of 18 years shall not be competent
to hold a lease or conditional purchase under this
Act.(3) Nothing in this section shall be taken to prevent the devolution
or holding of a lease or conditional purchase under this Act devolving under
the will or intestacy of a deceased holder.18K Creation of folio of Register not to affect conditions
etc(1) Except in so far as a contrary intention appears:(a) any covenants, conditions, terms, reservations, exceptions,
exemptions or provisions attaching or applying to land by virtue of this Act
or an instrument made under this Act, and
(b) any provisions of this Act or an instrument made under this Act
applying to land,
shall:(c) not cease to attach or apply to the land by reason only of the
creation of a folio of the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900 in respect of
the land, and
(d) to the extent that they are applicable, attach or apply not only
to the land as a whole, but also to each and every part of the
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) apply in addition to and not in
derogation of any other provisions of this Act.18L Removal of conditions etc(1) The Minister may:(a) before the creation of a folio of the Register kept under the
Real Property Act 1900 in
respect of a lease under this Act, direct in writing that any covenant,
condition, term, reservation, exception, exemption or provision attaching or
applying to the lease shall cease to attach to apply to the lease upon the
creation of the folio, and
(b) after the creation of a folio of the Register kept under the
applying to the lease shall cease to attach or apply to the lease as from the
date of the direction.
(2) The Registrar-General shall give effect to a direction given under
subsection (1).Part 6 Rent payable under leasesDivision 1 Preliminary19 DefinitionsIn this Part:financial
year means the year commencing 1 July.intensive
agriculture includes irrigated farming, feedlot farming,
aquaculture, pisciculture and any other activity declared by the regulations
to be intensive agriculture.rehabilitation means any
activity that results in an improvement in the condition and functioning of
the natural environment.rural
holding means the aggregate of all lands:(a) that are held by the same person under one or more rural leases,
(b) that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, comprise a single
regardless of whether or not the lands are contiguous with each
other.rural
lease means any lease of a kind declared under section 27D to be a
rural lease for the purposes of this Part.scaling
factor, for any financial year, means the scaling factor determined
by the regulations for that year or, if no such factor is determined, the
scaling factor determined by the regulations for the previous financial
year.urban
lease means any lease of a kind declared under section 27D to be an
urban lease for the purposes of this Part, and includes any lease that is not
declared under that section to be either a rural lease or an urban
lease.Division 2 Rural holdings20 Annual rent(1) Annual rent is to be calculated for a rural holding as
follows:(2) If the regulations prescribe a minimum annual rent that is greater
than the rent so calculated, the annual rent is to be the minimum rent so
prescribed.21 Calculation of base rentBase rent referred to in section 20 (1) is to be calculated for a
rural holding as follows:where:S represents the
scaling factor for the financial year to which the rent
relates.A1
represents 1,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 1,000 hectares)
the number of hectares in the holding, and k1 represents an amount of
money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the first 1,000 hectares
of a rural holding.A2
represents 4,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 5,000 hectares)
the number of hectares in the holding in excess of 1,000, and k2 represents an amount of
money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the second to the fifth
1,000 hectares (inclusive) of a rural holding.A3
represents 5,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 10,000
hectares) the number of hectares in the holding in excess of 5,000, and
k3 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the sixth to the
tenth 1,000 hectares (inclusive) of a rural holding.A4
represents 10,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 20,000
hectares) the number of hectares in the holding in excess of 10,000, and
k4 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the eleventh to
the twentieth 1,000 hectares (inclusive) of a rural holding.A5
represents 10,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 30,000
hectares) the number of hectares in the holding in excess of 20,000, and
k5 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the twenty-first
to the thirtieth 1,000 hectares (inclusive) of a rural holding.A6
represents 20,000 hectares or (for a rural holding of less than 50,000
hectares) the number of hectares in the holding in excess of 30,000, and
k6 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for the thirty-first
to the fiftieth 1,000 hectares (inclusive) of a rural holding.A7
represents the number of hectares in a rural holding in excess of 50,000, and
k7 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for each hectare in
the holding after the fifty-thousandth.22 Calculation of cultivation chargeThe cultivation charge referred to in section 20 (1) is to be
calculated for a rural holding as follows:where:S represents the
relates.TC represents the
number of hectares in the holding on which cultivation is permitted under this
Act for a limited period of time pursuant to a consent under section 18DA, and
k8 represents an
amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for such
land.PC represents the
Act indefinitely:(a) pursuant to a lease for the purpose of agriculture, grazing and
agriculture combined or mixed farming or any similar purpose or purposes,
(b) pursuant to a consent under section
18DA,
represents an amount of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for
such land.23 Calculation of intensive agriculture chargeThe intensive agriculture charge referred to in section 20 (1) is
to be calculated for a rural holding as follows:where:S represents the
relates.IA represents the
number of hectares in the holding which are, in the opinion of the
Commissioner, being used for or in connection with intensive agriculture, and
k10 represents an
land.24 Calculation of rehabilitation rebateThe rehabilitation rebate referred to in section 20 (1) is to be
relates.TR represents the
number of hectares in the holding on which, in the opinion of the
Commissioner, managed rehabilitation is being carried out on a temporary basis
(that is, for a period of 10 years or less), and k11 represents an amount
of money per hectare prescribed by the regulations for such
land.PR represents the
Commissioner, managed rehabilitation is being carried out on a permanent basis
(that is, for a period of more than 10 years), and k12 represents an amount
land.25 Assessment of annual rent(1) As soon as practicable after 1 April in each year, the
Commissioner must cause an assessment to be made of the annual rent payable
for each rural holding for the financial year commencing next 1
July.(2) In making such an assessment, the Commissioner is to have regard
to the circumstances of each rural holding as at 1 April in that
year.(3) The Commissioner must cause written notice of the assessment for
each rural holding to be served on the owner of the holding as soon as
practicable after the assessment is made.(4) For the purposes of section 36C, the due date for payment of the
annual rent for a rural holding is 1 July of the financial year for which the
rent is payable.26 Review of assessment by local land board(1) If the owner of a rural holding is dissatisfied with any of the
following decisions of the Commissioner with respect to an assessment of
annual rent for specified land:(a) a decision that the land is or is not a single
(b) a decision that cultivation is or is not permitted under this Act
on the whole or any part of the land,
(c) a decision that the whole or any part of the land is or is not
being used for or in connection with intensive
(d) a decision that managed rehabilitation is or is not being carried
out on the whole or any part of the land,
the owner may apply to the local land board for a review of the
decision.(2) The making of an application for such a review does not stay the
owner’s obligation to pay the annual rent to which the application
relates.(3) Subject to section 27, the decision of the local land board has
effect as if it were the decision of the
Commissioner.27 Appeal to Land and Environment Court(1) Either the owner of a rural holding or the Commissioner may appeal
to the Land and Environment Court against a decision of the local land board
under section 26.(2) The making of an appeal does not stay the owner’s obligation
to pay the annual rent to which the appeal relates.27A Ministerial guidelines(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, establish
guidelines with respect to the assessment of annual rents for rural
holdings.(2) Before establishing any such guidelines, the Minister must consult
with the Western Lands Advisory Council.(3) In determining for the purposes of this Part:(a) whether land is or is not a single rural holding,
(b) whether cultivation is or is not permitted under this Act on the
whole or any part of a rural holding, or
(c) whether the whole or any part of a rural holding is or is not
being used for or in connection with intensive agriculture,
(d) whether managed rehabilitation is or is not being carried out on
the whole or any part of a rural holding, or
(e) any other matter relevant to the assessment of annual rent for a
rural holding,
regard must be had to any guidelines in force under this
section.Division 3 Urban leases27B Annual rent(1) Annual rent is to be calculated for an urban lease as
follows:where:LV
represents the land value (within the meaning of the Valuation of Land Act 1916) of the
land comprised in the urban lease.p
represents a percentage prescribed by the regulations with respect to the
class of land to which the urban lease belongs.(2) If the regulations prescribe a minimum annual rent that is greater
than the rent so calculated, the annual rent is the minimum rent so
prescribed.(3) The regulations may prescribe different classes of urban lease for
the purposes of this section and different percentages in relation to each
class of urban lease so prescribed.27C Assessment of annual rent(1) As soon as practicable after 1 April in each year, the
for each urban lease for the financial year commencing next 1
to the land value of each urban lease as at 1 April in that
each urban lease to be served on the holder of the lease as soon as
annual rent for an urban lease is 1 July of the financial year for which the
rent is payable.Division 4 Miscellaneous27D Classification or leases as rural or urban
leasesThe Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare that
a lease of a specified kind is either a rural lease or an urban lease for the
purposes of this Part.27E Concessional rent(1) The Minister:(a) may waive, reduce or remit the whole or any part of the annual
rent that would otherwise be payable by a lessee under this Part,
(b) may postpone payment, for up to 10 years, of the whole or any part
of the annual rent payable by a lessee under this
in respect of such classes of lessees or classes of lands as are
prescribed by the regulations.(2) The total amount of rent waived or remitted by the Minister in
each rental year (but not rent reduced or postponed in relation to debt
management) are to be published:(a) in the Department’s annual report under the Annual Reports (Departments) Act
1985 for the financial year concerned, and
(b) in the Treasurer’s budget papers for the following financial
Part 7 Disposal of Crown lands available for lease28 (Repealed)28A Granting of leases(1) The Minister may, in such manner as the Minister determines,
dispose of Crown land by way of a lease for:(a) grazing, or
(b) agriculture, or
(c) agriculture and grazing combined, or
(d) mixed farming, or
(e) a purpose similar to a purpose referred to in paragraphs
(a)–(d), or
(e1) the use of land for the purposes of carbon sequestration within
the meaning of section 87A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (including for
plantation purposes), or for any such purpose combined with any one or more of
the other purposes referred to in this subsection, or
(f) any other purpose declared by the Minister, by order published in
the Gazette and for the time being in force, to be a purpose for which a lease
may be granted under this section.
(1A) If the Minister makes an order under subsection (1) (f) with
respect to a particular lease purpose, the Minister must also make an order
under section 27D declaring that a lease for that purpose is either a rural
lease or an urban lease for the purposes of Part 6.(1B) The purposes listed in subsection (1) (a)–(e1) do not limit
the purposes for which a declaration may be made under subsection (1)
(f).(2) A disposal of Crown land under this section may be effected on
such terms and conditions determined by the Minister as are not inconsistent
with this section or with section 18E.(3) A lease granted under this section may be:(a) a lease in perpetuity, or
(b) a lease for a term not exceeding 40
(4) The rent of a lease to be granted under this section may not be
determined at auction or by tender if it is a lease for a purpose referred to
in subsection (1) (a)–(e).(5) Any money consideration (other than rent) for a lease disposed of
under this section at auction or by tender is payable on such terms and
conditions as are determined by the Minister.(6) If tenders are invited for a lease under this section, they shall
be considered by a tender board consisting of the Commissioner as Chairperson
and 2 persons nominated by the Minister.(7) The tender board shall report to the Minister on the tenders
considered by it and the Minister may, but need not, accept any tender,
whether or not it is the highest tender.(8) An application for a lease made before the commencement of this
section and not finally dealt with before that commencement shall be dealt
with as an application made under this section for the granting of the
lease.(9) In this section:commencement, in relation
to this section, means the insertion of this section by the
Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1989.28B Extension of term of lease(1) This section applies to a lease, other than a lease in perpetuity,
granted under section 28A.(2) The term of a lease to which this section applies may be extended
from time to time:(a) for a term not exceeding 40 years, and
(b) on such terms and conditions (not affecting the amount of rent) as
the Minister thinks fit.
(3) An extension under subsection (2) may be for the whole, or a
specified part, of the land leased.(4) (Repealed)(5) If application is made for extension of the term of a lease for
which a certificate of title has issued, the certificate of title must be
lodged with the application.28BA Forfeiture of lease(1) If, in relation to a lease granted under section 28A before or
after the insertion of this section by the Western Lands
(Amendment) Act 1989, the Minister determines:(a) that the land comprised in the lease is not used or occupied in
good faith for the purpose for which the lease is in force,
(b) that a condition of the lease has not been complied
the lease is liable to be forfeited.(2) Except to the extent, if any, that the Minister otherwise directs,
forfeiture of a lease to which this section applies includes forfeiture of any
improvements made and rent paid.28BB Purchase of land held under certain leases(1) This section applies to any of the following leases (other than a
lease that has become liable to forfeiture):(a) a lease for residential, business, motel, community or other such
purposes, but not for grazing or pastoral purposes (either alone or in
combination with other purposes),
(b) a lease for agricultural or mixed farming purposes, being a lease
that was originally granted for those purposes, where:(i) the lease was granted before 23 December 1996,
(ii) the lease was granted on or after 23 December 1996, and the
granting of the lease is a past act, or
(iii) the lease was granted on or after 23 December 1996 in respect of
land in respect of which an earlier lease for grazing or pastoral purposes had
previously been granted, where the granting of the earlier lease is a past
(iv) the lease was granted on or after 23 December 1996 in respect of
land that had been the subject of a previous exclusive possession
(c) a lease for agricultural or mixed farming purposes, being a lease
that was originally granted for grazing or pastoral purposes, but was
subsequently altered, pursuant to section 18J, to a lease for agricultural or
mixed farming purposes, where:(i) the alteration occurred before 23 December 1996,
(ii) the alteration occurred on or after 23 December 1996, and is a
past act, or
(iii) the alteration occurred on or after 23 December 1996, and the land
the subject of the lease had previously been the subject of an earlier lease
for grazing or pastoral purposes, where the granting of the earlier lease is a
(iv) the alteration occurred on or after 23 December 1996, and the land
the subject of the lease had been the subject of a previous exclusive
possession act,
where previous exclusive
possession act and past act have the meanings
given to them by sections 23B and 228, respectively, of the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth.(2) The holder of a lease may apply to purchase:(a) the whole or a part of the land comprised in the lease,
(b) as 1 purchase, the whole or a part of the land comprised in 2 or
more adjoining leases,
and Schedule 4 then applies.28C, 28D (Repealed)Part 8 29–31A (Repealed)Part 9 Surrender of lease32, 33 (Repealed)33A Surrender(1) The Minister may:(a) accept a surrender of the whole or any part of a lease under this
(b) under section 18FA or 28A, grant a new lease, or new leases, of
the surrendered land on such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks
(1A) If only part of a lease is surrendered, the Minister may, with the
consent of the lessee, adjust the rent of the part of the lease not
surrendered.(2) A person who holds land under a lease as trustee, executor or
administrator may surrender the lease under this section as if a power to that
effect were included in the Act or instrument pursuant to which he or she so
acts.(2A)–(3) (Repealed)34, 35 (Repealed)Part 9A General35A Permission to enclose roadsPermission to enclose any road may be granted by the local land
board upon such terms and conditions including payment of rent, as it may
determine. Where such road forms part of an occupation licence or annual
lease, the granting of such permission shall have the effect of withdrawing
the area of land comprised in such road from such licence or
lease.35B (Repealed)35C Forfeited or surrendered lands may be added(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, add any forfeited
homestead grant, conditional purchase, or any lease or lands surrendered under
the provisions of the Crown Lands Acts or Western Lands Acts, or any land
comprised in a reserve from lease or licence which has been revoked or any
other vacant Crown lands, to any adjoining or adjacent lease, licence,
purchase, homestead grant, upon such conditions and at such rent, licence fee,
or purchase money, as may be determined by the Minister; or such forfeited or
surrendered lands or such revoked reserves may be leased under the provisions
of this Act.(2) Any such forfeited or surrendered lands or any such revoked
reserves shall not be added to a lease, licence, purchase or homestead grant
except:(a) with the consent of the holder of the lease, licence, purchase or
homestead grant, and
(b) on the payment by that holder of such costs as may be
35D–35J (Repealed)35K Transfers under legal process etc(1) (Repealed)(2) Any mortgagee who has under the powers of the mortgage submitted a
lease under this Act, in respect of which the condition of residence remains
unfulfilled, for sale by public auction, and any execution creditor who has
seized under process of any court any such lease, if the mortgagor’s or
debtor’s interest in the land is not then sold to a bona fide purchaser,
may, in the prescribed manner, go into possession of the land and the
condition of residence shall for a period of twelve months after the
commencement of such possession or for such further period as may be approved
by the Minister be deemed to be performed, if a deputy of such mortgagee or
execution creditor, to be approved by the Commissioner, resides upon the
land.The mortgagee or execution creditor shall, within such period or
further period as aforesaid, sell the mortgagor’s or debtor’s
interest in the land to a bona fide purchaser, who thereafter shall be subject
to all conditions which affected the original holder, and in default of such
sale the lease shall be liable to be forfeited:Provided however that:(a) any mortgagee or execution creditor before proceeding under this
subsection shall register at the office of the Commissioner the total amount
of the mortgagee’s mortgage or the creditor’s judgment debt and
other particulars as prescribed, and thereafter any person may before such
forfeiture as aforesaid apply to the Commissioner to purchase the said lease
for the amount of such debt; and the Commissioner may grant such application,
and upon payment to the mortgagee or execution creditor of the amount then due
the applicant shall become the holder of the lease of such land free of such
debt, but subject to all conditions attaching to such land which remain to be
(b) any mortgagee or execution creditor shall not take proceedings
under this subsection unless the mortgagor has been in default for one year,
or in the case of such creditor until one year after judgment has been
35L, 35M (Repealed)35MA Notices(1) If by or under this Act a notice, order or other document is
required to be given to or served on any person, the notice, order or other
document may be given or served:(a) in the case of a person other than a corporation:(i) by delivering it to the person, or
(ii) by posting it to the address, if any, specified by the person for
the giving of notices or service of documents under this Act, or if no such
address is specified, to the person’s usual or last known place of
residence or last known place of business, or
(b) in the case of a corporation:(i) by leaving it at the registered office of the corporation with a
person apparently not less than 16 years of age and apparently in the service
of the corporation, or
(ii) by posting it to the address, if any, specified by the corporation
for the giving of notices or service of documents under this Act or, if no
such address is specified, to the last known place of business of the
(2) A notice, order or other document sent by post in accordance with
subsection (1) shall be taken to have been given or served at the time at
which it would be delivered in the ordinary course of
post.Part 9B Productivity schemes35N Agreements relating to betterment schemes(1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with the owner or lessee
of land in the Western Division for the purpose of carrying into effect any
scheme with respect to the productivity, conservation, environmental
protection or monitoring of land in the Western
Division.(2) The covenants, conditions and provisions of any agreement referred
to in subsection (1) may include covenants, conditions and provisions relating
to any one or more of the following:(a) the total number of livestock or the number of livestock of
specified classes which may, from time to time, be carried on the land the
subject of the agreement,
(b) the methods and practices of land utilisation to be adopted on
(c) the assistance to be provided by the Minister towards the
execution of any works or measures required to be undertaken upon that
(3) An agreement referred to in subsection (1) may be executed on
behalf of the Minister by the Commissioner.(4) No act, matter or thing which a lessee, under or in conformity
with an agreement referred to in subsection (1), does upon or in relation to
the land the subject of the lease shall render the lease liable to forfeiture
under this Act merely by reason of the fact that the doing of the act, matter
or thing constitutes a breach or non-performance of any covenant, condition or
provision applicable to the lease.35O Advances and paymentsThe Minister may, out of moneys provided by Parliament:(a) pay any costs or expenses incurred:(i) in carrying into effect any scheme with respect to the
productivity of land in the Western Division, or
(ii) in carrying out any works pursuant to such a scheme,
(b) make a loan, upon such security and at such rate of interest and
subject to such covenants, conditions and provisions as the Minister may think
fit, to any owner or lessee of land who has entered into an agreement referred
to in section 35N (1), for the purpose of enabling the owner or lessee to give
effect to the agreement.
35P Remedy for defaultWhere any person with whom the Minister has entered into an
agreement referred to in section 35N (1) and who has received money from the
Minister pursuant to the agreement:(a) uses the money or permits the money to be used for any purpose
other than the purpose for which the money was paid to the person,
(b) at any time while any money is owed to the Minister pursuant to
the agreement, without the consent of the Minister, removes, sells or
otherwise disposes of any machinery, plant or other thing purchased pursuant
to the agreement or forming part of any works for the carrying out of which
the agreement was entered into,
all money paid (other than by way of loan) pursuant to the agreement,
whether the money was paid to the person or any other person on the
person’s behalf, and all money lent pursuant to the agreement and not
repaid (together with interest on the money so lent at the rate determined by
the agreement until the date of payment to or recovery by the Minister) shall,
notwithstanding any term of the agreement to the contrary, immediately become
due and payable by the person to the Minister and may be recovered by the
Minister from the person as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction and,
where the land to which the agreement relates is the subject of a lease under
this Act, the lease shall be liable to forfeiture under this
Act.Part 9C Public roads, rights of way and easementsDivision 1 Public roads35Q Minister may dedicate public roads(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, withdraw
from lease, for the purpose of its being dedicated as a public road, any land
that, in the Minister’s opinion, is being used by the public as a
road.(2) Having withdrawn land from lease by means of a notice referred to
in subsection (1), the Minister may, pursuant to section 12 of the Roads Act 1993, dedicate that land
as a public road.(3) No compensation is payable to any person with respect to any loss
or damage arising from the operation of this
section.(4) This section applies to land comprised in a lease granted or
issued before the commencement of this section, but does not apply to a lease
granted or issued after that commencement.35QA Public roads over freehold landThe Minister may create public roads over freehold land by
acquiring the land under Part 12 of the Roads Act 1993 and dedicating the
land so acquired as a public road under Part 2 of that
Act.Division 2 Rights of way35R DefinitionsIn this Division:beneficiary, in relation to
a special easement, means:(a) any lessee of land benefited by the easement,
(b) any other person or body in whose favour the easement has been
created as referred to in section 88A of the Conveyancing Act
easement means an easement created under section
35S.35S Minister may create easements for right of way(1) The Minister may, by instrument lodged with the Registrar-General,
create the following easements over land within the Western Division that, in
the Minister’s opinion, is being used as a road or track:(a) an easement in the nature of a right of way,
(b) such other easements as are appropriate to the construction and
maintenance of a right of way.
(2) Such an instrument:(a) may not be lodged with respect to freehold land,
(b) may only be made with respect to land held under a lease on the
application of the lessee or lessees of the land, and
(c) must specify the beneficiary of the easement or the land to which
the benefit of the easement is appurtenant.
(3) An instrument lodged under subsection (1) is to be made by
reference to a plan that is registered or recorded under Division 3 of Part 23
of the Conveyancing Act
1919.(4) On receiving an instrument lodged under subsection (1), the
Registrar-General may record such particulars of the creation of the special
easement as the Registrar-General considers necessary in any folio of the
Register relating to land which, in the Registrar-General’s opinion, is
affected by the creation of the easement.(5) No duty is payable under the Duties Act 1997 in respect of an
instrument lodged under subsection (1).(6) Sections 88A and 181A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 apply to an
instrument lodged under subsection (1).(7) An easement referred to in section 88A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 may be created
not only in favour of a public authority referred to in that section but also
in favour of such other persons or bodies as may be specified in that regard
by the plan referred to in subsection (3), in which case any reference in that
section to a public authority extends to any person or body so
specified.(8) As soon as practicable after a special easement is created, the
Minister must cause notice of that fact to be given to:(a) each beneficiary of the easement, and
(b) each lessee of land over which the easement is in
(9) Section 89 of the Conveyancing
Act 1919 does not apply to a special
easement.(10) Neither the creation of a special easement in respect of any land
held under a lease, nor a lessee’s request for the creation of a special
easement in respect of any such land, is to be regarded:(a) as a breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting
or regulating the lessee’s right to deal with the land,
(b) as giving rise to any remedy by a party to any legal instrument,
or as causing or permitting the termination of any legal instrument, because
of the creation of the easement or the making of the
(11) This section applies to land held under a lease granted or issued
before the commencement of this section, but does not apply to land held under
a lease granted or issued after that commencement.(12) In this section and in section 35T, the Register means
the Register kept under the Real Property
Act 1900.35T Minister may extinguish special easements(1) On the application of:(a) each beneficiary of a special easement, and
(b) in the case of a special easement over land held under a lease,
each lessee of the land,
the Minister may, by instrument lodged with the Registrar-General,
release the easement.(2) On receiving an instrument lodged under subsection (1), the
Registrar-General may record such particulars of the release of the special
affected by the release of the easement.(3) No duty is payable under the Duties Act 1997 in respect of an
instrument lodged under subsection (1).(4) As soon as practicable after a special easement is released under
this section, the Minister must cause notice of that fact to be given
to:(a) each former beneficiary of the easement, and
(b) each lessee of land over which the easement was formerly in
35U Mediation of disputes as to easements(1) If there is a dispute between two or more lessees of land over a
proposal to create or release a special easement, either of them may apply to
a local land board for mediation of the dispute.(2) Attendance at, and participation in, proceedings on the
application are voluntary.(3) The local land board is to use its best endeavours to bring the
parties to the proceedings to a resolution of the
dispute.(4) Each party to the proceedings is to bear his or her own costs with
respect to the proceedings.(5) Testimony given, and documents tendered, in the proceedings are
not admissible as evidence in any other proceedings before any court or
tribunal.(6) A local land board, and parties to proceedings before a local land
board, have the same protections and immunities in relation to proceedings
brought before the local land board under this section as the Local Court, and
parties to proceedings before the Local Court, have in relation to civil
proceedings brought before the Local Court.Division 3 Easements to maintain Border Fences35UA DefinitionsIn this Division:Border
Fence means the Queensland Border Fence, or the South Australian
Border Fence, within the meaning of the Wild
Dog Destruction Act 1921.fenced portion
of the State boundary means:(a) so much of the boundary between New South Wales and Queensland as
extends west from a point at latitude 29° 0′ 0″ South,
longitude 144° 34′ 1.6″ East, for a distance of approximately
349 kilometres to the intersection of the New South Wales, Queensland and
South Australia State boundaries, and
(b) so much of the boundary between New South Wales and South
Australia as extends north from a point at latitude 31° 1′
37.4″ South, longitude 141° 0′ 0″ East, for a distance
of approximately 257 kilometres to the intersection of the New South Wales,
Queensland and South Australia State boundaries.
35UB.Wild Dog Destruction
Board means the Wild Dog Destruction Board constituted under the
Wild Dog Destruction Act
1921.35UB Fencing easements to be created(1) This section applies to land situated within the prescribed
distance of the fenced portion of the State
boundary.(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that
the following easements are vested in the Wild Dog Destruction Board over land
to which this section applies:(a) an easement for repairs in relation to the Border
(b) a right of access in relation to the Border
(c) such other easements as are appropriate to the maintenance of
those fences and that right of access.
(3) The power conferred on the Minister by subsection (2) may only be
exercised in relation to freehold land with the consent of each person having
an estate or interest in that land.(4) On publication of the notice, each easement specified in the
notice is vested in the Wild Dog Destruction Board to the extent to which it
was not so vested immediately before publication.(5) If, by the operation of subsection (4), an easement over land
under the provisions of the Real Property
Act 1900 becomes vested in the Wild Dog Destruction Board, the
Board must forthwith make a request to the Registrar-General under section 46C
of the Real Property Act
1900 in relation to the easement.(6) On receipt of a request under section 46C of the Real Property Act 1900 in relation
to any such easement, the Registrar-General may record, in any folio of the
Register kept under that Act for land affected by the creation of the
easement, such particulars as the Registrar-General considers
appropriate.(7) Section 89 of the Conveyancing
Act 1919 does not apply to an easement created under this
section.(8) In this section, prescribed
distance means 100 metres or such greater distance (not exceeding
200 metres) as the regulations may specify in relation to the whole or any
part of the fenced portion of the State boundary.35UC Compensation(1) A person who has an estate or interest in any freehold land over
which a fencing easement is created, or who, but for this Act, would have had
such an estate or interest, is entitled to receive compensation from the Crown
in respect of the creation of the easement.(2) The Land Acquisition (Just Terms
Compensation) Act 1991 applies (with such modifications as may
be prescribed by the regulations) to the payment of any such compensation as
if the creation of the fencing easement were effected by an acquisition notice
under that Act.(3) If there is any disagreement between the Crown and any person
claiming compensation under this section as to the amount of compensation, the
claim may be heard and disposed of in accordance with section 24 of the
Land and Environment Court Act
1979.(4) No compensation is payable to any person in relation to any loss
or damage arising from the creation of a fencing easement over land other than
freehold land.35UD Fencing easements may be extinguished(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that
any fencing easement that is vested in the Wild Dog Destruction Board is
extinguished.(2) On publication of the notice, each fencing easement specified in
the notice is extinguished to the extent to which it subsisted immediately
before publication.(3) On receipt of a request under section 46C of the Real Property Act 1900 in relation
to any fencing easement extinguished under this section, the Registrar-General
may record, in any folio of the Register kept under that Act for land affected
by the extinguishment of the easement, such particulars as the
Registrar-General considers appropriate.Note. For example, it may be necessary to extinguish one easement in
order to replace it with another with different terms.35UE Notice to be given of creation or extinguishment of
fencing easementsAs soon as practicable after a fencing easement is created or
extinguished under this Division, the Minister must cause notice of that fact
to be given to each owner (in relation to freehold land) or lessee or licensee
(in relation to land other than freehold land) of land affected by the
creation or extinguishment of the easement.35UF Fencing easements not dutiableNo duty is payable under the Duties Act 1997 in respect of the
creation or extinguishment of a fencing easement under this
Division.35UG Division not to apply to national parks etcThis Division does not apply to or in respect of land reserved
1974.Part 9D Carbon sequestration and related forestry
rights35V DefinitionsIn this Part:carbon
sequestration right and forestry right have the same
meanings as in section 87A of the Conveyancing Act 1919.Note. A forestry right is defined in section 87A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 to include a
carbon sequestration right in relation to land (carbon sequestration being the
process by which a tree or forest absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere).
This Part applies to a forestry right only to the extent that it consists in
whole or in part of a carbon sequestration right.A forestry right is, for all purposes, taken to be a profit
à prendre (see section 88AB of the Conveyancing Act
1919).35W Application of PartThis Part applies only in relation to the granting or creation of
a forestry right to the extent that it consists in whole or in part of a
carbon sequestration right.35X Granting and creation of forestry rights in respect of
land held under lease(1) The Minister may:(a) on application made in the approved form, and
(b) on such terms and conditions as the Minister
grant a forestry right in respect of land held under a lease, but only
with the consent of the lessee of that land.(2) In the case of land that is the subject of a lease in perpetuity,
the Minister may, on such terms and conditions as the Minister determines,
consent to the lessee granting a forestry right in respect of the land the
subject of the lease.(3) The lessee of any land that is the subject of a lease in
perpetuity may, with the consent of the Minister under subsection (2), grant a
forestry right in respect of the land on such terms and conditions as the
Minister determines.(4) A forestry right referred to in this section:(a) is, in the case of land that is subject to the provisions of the
Real Property Act 1900,
created in the way provided in that Act or in section 88B of the Conveyancing Act 1919,
(b) is, in the case of land that is not subject to the provisions of
the Real Property Act 1900,
created:(i) in the way provided in section 88B of the Conveyancing Act 1919,
(ii) if the Minister so consents, by instrument registered in the
General Register of Deeds, or
(iii) by notification in the Gazette (except in the case of a forestry
right granted by a perpetual lessee).
(5) Without limiting the terms and conditions that may be determined
by the Minister under this section, any such terms and conditions may restrict
any dealings in the forestry right.(6) Before granting a forestry right in respect of land that is
Crown-timber land within the meaning of the Forestry Act 2012 (or before
consenting to the granting of any such forestry right), the Minister must
consult the Minister administering the Forestry Act 2012.Note. In the case of Crown-timber land that is a State forest or timber
reserve, it is the Forestry Corporation that may grant a forestry right in
respect of the land.(7) Without limiting the operation of Division 4 of Part 6 of the
Conveyancing Act 1919,
restrictions on the use of land and covenants may, in accordance with that
Division, be imposed on land that is the subject of a forestry right granted
under this section.Part 9E Development districts and special purpose
leases35XA DefinitionsIn this Part:designated
purpose, in relation to a development district, means a purpose
designated for the district under section 35XB as a purpose for which a
special purpose lease may be granted over land in that
district.development has the same meaning
as in the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act 1979.development
district means land the subject of a declaration under section
35XB.general
purpose lease means any lease, other than a special purpose lease,
to which the provisions of this Act apply.significant
improvement means any substantial building, dam, reservoir, contour
bank, graded bank, levee, water disposal area, tree plantation, soil
conservation work or other valuable work or structure.special
purpose lease means a lease granted under section
35XC.35XB Development districts(1) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare any land
to be a development district for the purposes of this
Part.(2) Such a declaration must designate the purposes for which a special
purpose lease may be granted over land in the development district established
by the declaration.(3) A purpose may not be designated under subsection (2) unless it is
an approved purpose.(4) The following purposes are approved for the purposes of subsection
(3):(a) the construction and operation of facilities for the harnessing of
energy from any source (including the sun or wind) and its conversion into
(b) such other purposes as may be approved by a proclamation under
section 44B (4) (b) of the Crown Lands Act
(5) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, alter the
boundaries of, or abolish, any development district or, subject to subsections
(3) and (4), vary the designated purposes for the
district.(6) A special purpose lease is not affected merely because the whole
or any part of the land over which it is granted ceases to be in a development
district as a result of a notification referred to in subsection
(5).35XC Minister may grant special purpose leases(1) The Minister may, in accordance with section 34 or 34A of the
Crown Lands Act 1989, lease
any Crown land within a development district for the purpose of enabling
development for a designated purpose to be carried out on that
land.(2) Despite subsection (1), a lease may not be granted under this
section in respect of any land the subject of:(a) a mining lease under the Mining
Act 1992, or
(b) a production lease under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act
except with the consent of the Minister administering the Act
concerned.(3) The maximum term for which a lease may be granted under this
section (including the period of any option to renew) is 100
years.(4) Crown land that is the subject of a general purpose lease may be
leased under this section, but only with the written consent of the lessee
under the general purpose lease.(5) A written consent given for the purposes of subsection (4) by the
lessee under a general purpose lease is irrevocable and binds each successor
in title to the land the subject of that lease.(6) A lease granted under this section is subject to the provisions of
the Crown Lands Act 1989 and
is not subject to any provision of this Act (other than this
Part).35XD Provisions applicable to general purpose lease over land
subject to special purpose lease(1) The following provisions apply to a general purpose lease over
land the subject of a special purpose lease, regardless of the order in which
those leases were granted:(a) the general purpose lease is (or remains) a lease even though it
does not confer (or no longer confers) exclusive possession on the lessee
under that lease,
(b) the general purpose lease is taken to include a condition
prohibiting the lessee under that lease from doing anything that has the
effect of restricting or impeding the lessee under the special purpose lease
from exercising the rights conferred by that lease,
(c) the general purpose lease is taken to include a further condition
prohibiting the lessee under that lease from carrying out development for the
purposes of any dwelling-house, garden or significant improvement on any land
to which both leases apply except with the written consent of the lessee under
the special purpose lease.
(2) Any sublease of a general purpose lease is taken to include the
conditions that, pursuant to this section, are taken to be included in the
general purpose lease.(3) This section applies to a general purpose lease, and any sublease
of that lease, only for so long as the land over which it is granted remains
subject to a special purpose lease.35XE Provisions applicable to special purpose lease over land
subject to general purpose lease(1) The following provisions apply to a special purpose lease over
land the subject of a general purpose lease, regardless of the order in which
those leases were granted:(a) the special purpose lease is (or remains) a lease even though it
(b) the special purpose lease is taken to include a condition
prohibiting the lessee under that lease from exercising any of the rights
conferred by that lease over any part of the land held under the general
purpose lease:(i) on which, or within 200 metres of which, is situated any
dwelling-house, or
(ii) on which, or within 50 metres of which, is situated any garden,
(iii) on which is situated any significant
except with the written consent of the lessee under the general purpose
(c) the special purpose lease is taken to include a further condition
prohibiting the lessee under that lease from unreasonably withholding any
consent referred to in section 35XD (1) (c).
(2) A written consent given for the purposes of subsection (1) (b) by
the lessee under a general purpose lease is irrevocable and binds each
successor in title to the land the subject of that
lease.(3) The provisions of subsection (1) (b) (i) and (ii) do not prevent
the lessee under the special purpose lease from travelling along any road or
track that is within 200 metres or 50 metres, respectively, of a
dwelling-house or garden referred to in those
subparagraphs.(4) A special purpose lease over land the subject of a general purpose
lease may include conditions agreed to between each of the lessees under those
leases.(5) Any sublease of a special purpose lease is taken to include the
conditions that, pursuant to this section, are included, or taken to be
included, in the special purpose lease.(6) Any condition of the kind referred to in subsection (4):(a) that is included in a special purpose lease over land the subject
of a general purpose lease, or
(b) that, pursuant to subsection (5), is taken to be included in a
sublease of a special purpose lease over land the subject of a general purpose
is enforceable, as between the lessees and sublessees for the time being
under those leases, as if it were contained in a deed entered into between
them.(7) This section applies to a special purpose lease, and any sublease
subject to a general purpose lease.Part 10 Miscellaneous36 Regulations(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act,
out or giving effect to this Act and, in particular, for or with respect to
the following:(a) the functions of officers employed or acting in the administration
or execution of this Act,
(b) the procedure to be followed in or in connection with an inquiry
held or to be held under this Act,
(c) the circumstances in which fees, costs or deposits may be charged
or required and the amount of any such fees, costs or
(d) authorising the waiver or refund of the whole or any part of any
fee, cost, deposit, interest or rent paid or payable under this
(e) determining the person to whom a refund of any fee, cost, deposit,
interest or rent is payable,
(f) prescribing the periods within which, and the manner in which,
notices may be given and objections and appeals may be
(g) the keeping of records and books of account, the furnishing of
returns and records and the inspection of, and the taking of extracts from,
records or books,
(h) the making of searches in connection with holdings, the issue of
certificates relating to holdings and the effect of those
(i) proceedings before local land boards, sittings of local land
boards and the members and Chairpersons of local land
(j) the establishment, definition, alteration, modification and
cancellation of administrative districts,
(k) applications for land and procedures in respect of conflicting
(l) the manner of, and the places and times for, the payment of rent,
purchase money or other money,
(m) the payment, by an incoming holder, of the value of any
improvements on Crown land to the owner of those
(n) the form and lodgment of, and manner of dealing with,
applications, dealings, instruments or documents relating to
(o) the execution of applications, dealings, instruments or documents
relating to land,
(p) the powers and functions of the Registrar-General in respect of
(2) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a maximum penalty
not exceeding 5 penalty units.(3) The regulations may confer or impose on the Commissioner, with any
necessary modifications, any power, authority, duty or function relating to
the health of the public that is, or but for being modified would be, the same
as a power, authority, duty or function conferred or imposed on a council by
or under the Local Government Act
1993 in relation to the health of the public in its
area.36A Alteration of due dates for recurring payments(1) Where, under this Act or the regulations thereunder or under any
instrument under this Act, any sums are made payable at recurring times, the
Minister may, if of the opinion that it is expedient for administrative
purposes to do so, in writing direct that those sums or any of them, whether
or not they have, or any of them has, then become due and payable, shall be
payable at such altered times recurring at the same intervals as the Minister
may specify in the direction.(2) The Minister may determine that, by reason of the alteration of
the recurring times, a proportionate part of any such sum shall be payable at
such time as the Minister may determine and may, in the direction, direct that
that proportionate part shall be due and payable at that
time.(3) The Minister may extend the time for payment of any such
proportionate part.(4) A direction under this section:(a) may be given in respect of all holdings, any class of holdings
specified in the direction or any particular holding so
(b) may be given from time to time as the Minister thinks fit,
(c) shall, upon notice in writing of the direction being given in
accordance with subsection (5), have effect according to its tenor
notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the regulations thereunder or the
instrument under which the sums are made payable or any previous direction
(5) Notice of a direction under this section may be given by sending
it by post to the person by whom the sum next payable under the direction
would, if that sum were due and payable at the time the notice is so sent, be
payable and by addressing it to that person’s last known
address.36B Interest on arrears(1) Any amount payable under a lease, or under this Act in relation to
a lease, bears interest at the rate prescribed by the
regulations.(2) No interest is payable if the amount is paid within 3 months after
the date on which payment falls due.(3) The Minister may waive, postpone or remit payment of interest
under this section.36C (Repealed)36D Liability of incoming holder to pay arrears(1) For the purposes of this section:(a) holding means a holding of
a prescribed class, and
(b) the amount due for payment in respect of a holding includes any
amount that would, but for a deferment, postponement or funding granted or
directed under this Act or the Crown Lands Acts, be due for payment in respect
of the holding.
(2) A person who is the holder of a holding is liable to pay in
respect of that holding any amount:(a) due for payment under this Act, the Crown Lands Acts, the
regulations under those Acts or any condition attaching to the holding,
(b) unpaid when the person became the
(3) If a person who is a holder pays, in respect of a holding, an
amount (other than an amount that is attributable to rent or to interest
charged under section 36C or to penalty interest for late payment charged
under a condition attached to the holding) that, before the person became the
holder of the holding, was due and unpaid under:(a) this Act,
(b) the Crown Lands Acts,
(c) the regulations under this Act or the Crown Lands Acts,
(d) any condition attached to the holding,
the person may recover the amount as a debt owed by the person who was
the holder of the holding when the amount became
due.(4) If a person who is a holder pays, in respect of a holding, any
amount:(a) that is attributable to rent or to interest charged under section
36C or to penalty interest for late payment charged under a condition attached
to that holding, and
(b) that, before the person became the holder of the holding, was due
and unpaid under this Act, the Crown Lands Acts, the regulations under those
Acts or any condition attached to the holding,
the person may recover an amount calculated under subsection (5) as a
debt owed by the person who was the holder of that holding during the period
in respect of which the amount paid was due.(5) The amount recoverable from a person under subsection (4) is the
remainder after deducting from the amount paid any part of it that, calculated
on a daily basis, would be attributable to a period when the person was not
the holder.(6) For the purposes of, but without limiting, subsections (3), (4)
and (5), a person:(a) is a holder during a period determined under subsection (7),
(b) is not a holder during a period determined under subsection
(7) The period determined under this subsection:(a) begins when the person acquires a right to be registered or
recorded as the holder of an estate or interest in the holding,
(b) ends when the person is registered or recorded as the holder of
the estate or interest.
(8) The period determined under this subsection:(a) begins when another person acquires a right to be registered or
(b) ends when the other person is registered or recorded as the holder
of the estate or interest.
(9) Nothing in this section affects any agreement or any rule of law
or equity with respect to the ultimate liability for payment of any amount due
in respect of a holding.(10) This section does not apply to a holding to which section 144 of
the Crown Lands Act 1989
applies.36E Certificate as to amount due(1) The Minister or a prescribed authority or person may, in respect
of any holding of a prescribed class, issue a certificate as to the amounts
payable to the Crown under this Act, the Crown Lands Acts, the regulations
under those Acts or any condition attaching to the
holding.(2) A certificate under this section is evidence of the matter that it
contains.(3) This section does not apply to a holding to which section 145 of
applies.37–43A (Repealed)43B Power to withdraw for public purposes(1) The Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette,
withdraw from lease (whether the lease was granted or issued before or after
the commencement of this section) any land required for any purpose for the
time being declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to be a
public purpose within the meaning of this section.(2) Upon withdrawal of land from a lease under this section, the rent
of the lease shall be reduced in proportion to the area
withdrawn.(3) Land withdrawn from a lease under this section may be dealt with
in accordance with this Act or the Crown Lands
Acts.(4) Compensation is payable for land withdrawn from a lease under this
section, subject to the conditions attaching to the lease or the provisions
applying to the lease.(5) The provisions of the Land
Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 relating to the
payment of compensation for land acquired by compulsory process apply, with
such modifications as may be prescribed, to the payment of compensation under
this section.44 Power to withdraw for settlement(1) The Governor may withdraw the whole or any part of the land
comprised in any lease under this Act in any case in which in the
Governor’s opinion such land is required for the purpose of settlement,
and in connection with such withdrawal shall acquire any freehold portions
owned by the lessee and situated within and used in conjunction with such
lease or part.On publication in the Gazette of such withdrawal or acquisition,
the land is taken to be Crown lands.Unless otherwise agreed to, the lessee shall be allowed not less
than six months from the date of the publication in the Gazette of the
withdrawal within which to remove the lessee’s stock and plant from the
land so withdrawn or acquired, and shall pay rent at the same rate per hectare
as under the lease.(1A) Compensation is payable for land withdrawn or acquired under this
section, subject to (in the case of a lease) the conditions attaching to the
lease or the provisions applying to the lease.(1B) The provisions of the Land
this section.(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, but subject to the
provisions of subsection (3), the total amount paid by the Minister as
compensation for the withdrawal or acquisition of any land in pursuance of
this section shall be charged upon any lease of such land thereafter granted
under this Act, or, where more than one such lease is so granted, upon such
leases in such proportions as the Minister may determine.
(b) In determining any such proportions, the Minister shall have
regard to the qualities and capabilities of the land and to the improvements
existing thereon.
(3) Upon the expiration, forfeiture, surrender or other determination
of any such lease, the charge under subsection (2), if not previously vacated,
shall be deemed to have been extinguished: Provided that upon any redisposal
of the land the Minister shall determine the amount, if any, which shall be
charged upon any lease granted in respect of the land, and thereupon such
amount shall be charged accordingly.The amount so determined shall not include the value of any
improvements.(4) (a) Payment of the amount charged upon any lease pursuant to this
section shall be made to the Treasurer within such period, by such instalments
and with interest at such rate as the Minister may
(b) The Treasurer may credit the whole or any part of any moneys so
paid, to the Consolidated Fund or to such other fund or account as the
Treasurer may elect.
(c) If any such instalment or interest remains unpaid for a period of
six months after the date for payment thereof the lease shall become liable to
(5) Any such charge shall have priority over any other charge,
mortgage or encumbrance.44A–45 (Repealed)Part 11 Enforcement provisions46 Application of Part(1) In this Part, a reference to a condition of a lease includes
a reference to any covenant, term, reservation, exception, exemption,
provision or prohibition attaching or applying to the lease, whether by the
terms of the lease or the provisions of this Act or
otherwise.(2) This Part (except section 49) applies to and in respect of a
contravention of a condition of a lease notwithstanding that the contravention
occurred before the commencement of this Part.47 Notice to rectify contravention(1) Where a lessee contravenes, whether by act or omission, any
condition of a lease under this Act, the Commissioner may serve on the lessee
a notice in writing requiring the lessee:(a) to comply with the condition, and
(b) to take such measures to rectify the contravention as the
Commissioner considers appropriate and as are specified in the
(1A) If an occupier within the meaning of section 18DA contravenes that
section whether by act or omission, the Commissioner may serve on the occupier
a notice in writing requiring the occupier:(a) to comply with that section, and
Commissioner considers appropriate and specifies in the
(2) A notice under this section:(a) shall specify the period within which any measures referred to in
subsection (1) (b) are to be taken,
(b) may be served either personally or by post,
(c) may be varied or revoked by a further
(3) The Commissioner may, in any case in which the Commissioner
considers that it is appropriate to do so, serve a copy of a notice under this
section on a mortgagee of the lease to which the notice
relates.48 Commissioner may rectify contravention and recover
costs(1) Where the lessee or occupier does not take any of the measures
specified in a notice under section 47 within the period required by the
notice, the Commissioner may, by the Commissioner’s agents or
contractors, enter the leased or occupied land and take those
measures.(2) Any costs incurred by the Commissioner in taking any such
measures:(a) may be recovered by the Commissioner from the lessee or occupier
as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction, and
(b) shall be a charge on the leased or occupied land until the costs
are paid to or recovered by the Commissioner.
49 Offences(1) A lessee who contravenes, whether by act or omission, any of the
following conditions of a lease is guilty of an offence and liable to a
maximum penalty not exceeding the amount of maximum penalty specified opposite
the condition:(a) (Repealed)
(a1) The prohibition in section 18DA (3) (cultivating land without
consent of Commissioner or contrary to a condition to which consent is
subject)—maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(b) The condition in section 18D (1) (d) (directions of Commissioner
for protection of land)—maximum penalty: 100 penalty
(c) The condition in section 18D (1) (h) (repairs to
improvements)—maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(d) The condition in section 18A (fencing)—maximum penalty: 100
(e) The condition in section 18D (1) (f) (erection of building without
approval)—maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(g) The condition in section 18D (1) (i) (returns etc to be furnished
to Commissioner)—maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(h) The condition in section 18D (1) (g) (gates to be erected on
public roads)—maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(i) A condition of the lease that is prescribed by the regulations
made under this Act for the purpose of this section—maximum penalty: 5
(2) A lessee who fails to comply with a notice under section 47 in
connection with a contravention of any of the following conditions of the
lease is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 100
penalty units:(a) The prohibition in section 18DA (3) (cultivating land without
(c) The use of the land under lease for a purpose that is not a
purpose for which the lease was granted or issued.
(2A) An occupier within the meaning of section 18DA (cultivation of
certain land) who:(a) contravenes, whether by act or omission, the prohibition in
section 18DA (3) (cultivating land without consent of Commissioner or contrary
to a condition to which consent is subject), or
(b) fails to comply with a notice under section 47 in connection with
such a contravention,
is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty: 100 penalty
units.(2B) (Repealed)(3) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of
an offence against this section shall be deemed to have committed that offence
and is punishable accordingly.(4) Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under separate
provisions of this section or under this section and any other Act, the
offender is not liable to be punished twice in respect of the
offence.50 Appeal to Land and Environment Court against forfeiture of
leases(1) A lessee may appeal to the Land and Environment Court against any
declaration of forfeiture made under section 129 of the Crown Lands Act 1989 (as adopted by
Schedule 2).(2) Subject to any order of the Land and Environment Court, the making
of the appeal does not stay the effect of the
declaration.51 Different proceedings may be taken for same
contraventionThe fact that proceedings have been taken under one of the
provisions of this Part for a contravention of a condition of a lease does not
preclude different proceedings being taken under this Part or otherwise for
the same contravention.52 Proceedings for offences(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations
made under this Act shall be dealt with summarily before the Local
Court.(2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations
made under this Act shall not be instituted without the written consent of the
Commissioner or a prescribed officer.(3) In any proceedings for an offence against this Act or the
regulations made under this Act, a consent to institute the proceedings,
purporting to have been signed by the Commissioner or a prescribed officer,
shall be evidence of that consent without proof of the signature of the
Commissioner or the prescribed officer, as the case may
be.(4) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations
made under this Act may be instituted within 12 months after the time when the
matter giving rise to the proceedings occurred.SchedulesSchedule 1 General lease conditions(Section 18)COVENANTS, reservations, and exceptions referred to in section
18:(a) To pay rent annually in advance. To pay any moneys owing to the
Crown under the provisions of the Crown Lands Acts.
(b) To take, within a specified time, such steps and measures to
destroy rabbits, dogs, and other vermin as the Commissioner shall from time to
time direct, and to keep the lease free of vermin during the currency of the
lease to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
(c) To carry out the control of noxious weeds (within the meaning of
the Noxious Weeds Act 1993)
as directed by the Director-General of the Department of Industry and
Investment, by the Minister administering that Act or by an authorised officer
(e) Not to obstruct or interfere with any reserves, roads, or tracks,
or the use thereof by any person.
(f)–(h) (Repealed)
(i) To permit the Commissioner and all persons authorised by the
Minister or the Commissioner to enter and view the whole or any part of the
lease or buildings or other improvements thereon.
(j) To keep in reasonable repair all improvements on the
(k) Reservations in favour of the Crown of all minerals, metals, gems,
precious stones, coal, and mineral oils, together with all rights necessary
for ingress, egress, search, prosecution, and removal and all incidental
(l) The unrestricted right to proclaim travelling stock, camping or
other reserves. The unrestricted right to withdraw any land for the purposes
of roads or travelling stock, camping or other reserve.
(m) The unrestricted right for the Minister, the Commissioner, or any
persons duly authorised in that behalf to enter upon and examine such land and
the improvements thereon.
(n) (Repealed)
(o) A proviso that if rent shall be in arrear for more than three
months after due date, or if there has been a breach or non-performance of any
of the lessee’s covenants or conditions the Minister may cancel the
(p) Provisions for resumption of lands for mining purposes, townships,
or any public purpose under the provisions of the Crown Lands Acts; and for
compensation for resumption.
(q) Reservations in favour of the Crown necessary or proper for giving
effect to any Act or regulation for the time being in
Schedule 2 Applicable provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989(Section 2A)Part 1 PreliminarySection 6 (Crown land to be dealt with subject to Act)—but
not so as to affect the power to grant leases under the Western Lands Act
1901.Section 9 (cities, towns and villages).Part 2 AdministrationDivision 1 (Minister)—the whole Division.Division 2 (Local land boards)—the whole
Division.Part 4 Sale, lease etc of Crown LandDivision 1 (general)—only section 34 and only so as to
authorise the sale of land for residential, business, motel, community or
similar purposes, the disposal of land by way of exchange and the granting of
licences and easements, and section 34A except in relation to land that is the
subject of a lease granted under the Western
Lands Act 1901 or the Wentworth Irrigation Act
1890.The references in sections 34 (7) and 34A (9) to a special purpose
lease are taken to extend to a special purpose lease within the meaning of
Part 9E of the Western Lands Act
1901.Division 2 (sales of Crown Land)—the whole Division, except
that it is to be read as including the following provision: 40A Land use to be consistent with ecologically sustainable
developmentThe Minister is not to sell land within the Western Division
unless satisfied that the use of the land for the purposes for which the
purchaser proposes to purchase the land is ecologically
sustainable.Division 4 (licences)—the whole Division, except that
section 49 (3) (licences for removal of certain minerals) is to be read as
including a reference to a lease granted under the Western Lands Act 1901 and the
Division is taken to include the following provision: 50A Licences may be granted over land subject to Western
Lands lease(1) The Minister may grant a licence for any purpose over land the
Lands Act 1901, but only with the consent of the lessee of
that land.(2) Despite subsection (1), the consent of the lessee is not required
in respect of a licence to remove gravel, sand or any other material that is
not a mineral within the meaning of the Mining Act
1992.Division 5 (Easements)—the whole Division, except paragraphs
(a) and (b) of the definition of prescribed land in section
51.Division 5A (Carbon sequestration and related forestry
rights)—the whole Division except in relation to land that is the
subject of a lease under the Western Lands
Act 1901.Division 7 (vesting of land in councils)—the whole Division
except the words “Subject to section 35” in section 76
(1).Part 4A Restrictions and covenants imposed on landThe whole Part is to apply except in relation to land that is the
1890.Part 5 Dedication and reservation of landDivision 1 (preliminary)—the whole Division.Division 2 (dedications)—the whole Division, except section
85 (requirement for assessment).Division 3 (reservations)—the whole Division, except section
91 (requirement for assessment).Division 4 (formation of reserve trusts)—the whole
Division.Division 5 (trust property)—the whole Division, but a
temporary licence shall not be granted under section 108 (1) for grazing or
agriculture except with the consent of the Western Lands
Commissioner.Division 6 (plans of management)—the whole
Division.Division 7 (administrator of trust)—the whole
Division.Division 8 (miscellaneous)—the whole Division, but it shall
be read as including the following provision: 128A Consent of Western Lands Commissioner to certain
operationsA reserve trust shall not cultivate land in the Western Division,
or authorise any other person to do so, except with the written consent of the
Western Lands Commissioner.Part 6 Forfeiture of holdingsThe whole Part is to apply but only in respect of leases granted
under the Western Lands Act
1901 and licences granted under the Crown Lands Act
1989.Part 7 MiscellaneousDivision 1 (acquisition etc of land)—the whole
Division.Division 1A (transfer or vesting of certain land to or in
Crown)—the whole Division.Division 2 (alteration of conditions etc)—the whole
Division, but only in respect of licences granted under the Crown Lands Act 1989.Division 2A (minimum rents)—the whole Division, but only in
respect of licences and enclosure permits granted under the Crown Lands Act 1989 and only to the
extent (if any) that the regulations under that Division apply that Division
in respect of those licences and enclosure permits.Division 2B (minimum rent—Western Division)—the whole
Division, but only in respect of licences and enclosure permits granted under
subject to any regulations under Division 2A of Part 7 of that
Act.Division 3 (determination of rent) and Division 4
(payments)—the whole of both Divisions, but only in respect of licences
and enclosure permits granted under the Crown
Lands Act 1989.Division 3A (redetermination and adjustment of rents for licences
and enclosure permits)—the whole Division, but only in respect of
licences and enclosure permits granted under the Crown Lands Act 1989 and only to the
in respect of those licences and enclosure permits.Division 5 (protection of public land)—the whole
Division.Division 5A (powers to enter and inspect land and to obtain
information)—the whole Division except in relation to land that is the
1890.Division 6 (legal and evidentiary provisions)—the whole
Division, with the following modifications:(aa) section 171 (exclusion of minerals, other reservations, exceptions
etc) is to apply to the sale, lease or other disposal of land by the Crown
(a) section 174 (ownership of improvements on forfeiture etc) is to
apply but without affecting any tenant right accrued to the holder of a lease
(b) in section 177 (certificate as to status of land etc) a reference
to a holding is to be read as including a reference to a lease under the
Western Lands Act
Division 7 (general provisions)—the whole Division, except
sections 184, 185 and 186 and with the following modifications:(a) the references in section 180 (delegation) to the Secretary are to
be read as references to the Western Lands Commissioner,
(b) the references in section 181 (notices) are to be read as
including a reference to the Western Lands
Act 1901 in addition to the other Acts referred
Schedules 1–6—the whole of the
Schedules.Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other
provisions(Section 2B)Part 1 Preliminary1AAA Savings and transitional regulations(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or
transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the following Acts:Western Lands Amendment Act
2002Western Lands Amendment Act
2009(2) Such a provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect
Part 1AA Effect of repeal of Act1AAB Repeal of Act does not affect operation of savings and
transitional provisions(1) Despite the repeal of the Western Lands (Amendment)
Act of 1905, sections 11, 13–16, 27–29 and
33–40 of that Act continue to have effect and are taken to have been
transferred to this Act.(2) Sections 11, 13–16, 27–29 and 33–40 of the
Western Lands (Amendment) Act of 1905 are
applies.1AAC Application of section 18DSection 18D extends to leases granted or issued before the
commencement of the Western Lands (Amendment) Act of
1905.Part 1A Provisions consequent on enactment of
Western Lands (Amendment) Act 19341AA DefinitionIn this Part, amending Act means the
1934.1AB Construction of certain references(1) A reference in any Act, rule, regulation, by-law, order,
proclamation, notification or instrument to the Western Land Board of New
South Wales, the Western Lands Commissioners or the Commissioners (when used
in reference to the Commissioners appointed under this Act) is taken to be a
reference to the Commissioner appointed under this Act as amended by the
amending Act.(2) This clause is taken to have commenced on 24 August 1934 (the date
of commencement of the amending Act).(3) Subclause (1) re-enacts (with minor modification) section 4 (4) of
the amending Act. Subclause (1) is a transferred provision to which section
1987 applies.1ABA Application of section 18JSection 18J extends to leases granted or brought under this Act
before the commencement of the amending Act.Part 1AAA Provisions consequent on enactment of
Western Lands (Leases and Productivity Schemes) Amendment Act
19791ABB Application of section 18DASection 18DA extends to leases granted or issued before the
commencement of that section.Part 1B Provisions consequent on enactment of
Western Lands (Amendment) Act 19801AC DefinitionIn this Part, amending Act means the
1980.1AD Construction of references to forms(1) A reference in any other Act, or in any by-law, regulation or
ordinance or in any other instrument or document, whether of the same or of a
different kind or nature, to a form prescribed under this Act, as in force
before 26 March 1980 (the date of commencement of the amending Act), is to be
construed as a reference to the corresponding form (if any) approved under
this Act, as amended by the amending Act.(2) This clause is taken to have commenced on 26 March
1980.(3) Subclause (1) re-enacts (with minor modification) section 4 (2) of
1987 applies.Part 1C Provisions consequent on enactment of
Western Lands (Amendment) Act 19891AE DefinitionIn this Part, amending Act means the
1989.1AF Redeterminations of rent(1) This clause applies to a lease if:(a) before 20 April 1989 (the date of assent to the amending Act), the
purpose of the lease was changed under section 18J of this Act and a
redetermination of the rent of the lease following the change had not been
finalised, or
(b) on or after 20 April 1989 and before the next succeeding date for
redetermination of the rent of the lease, the purpose of the lease is changed
under section 18J of this Act.
(2) If this clause applies to a lease, a redetermination resulting
from the change of purpose is to be made on the basis prescribed by this Act,
as in force at the time of the change, for land set apart or held for the new
purpose.(3) This clause is taken to have commenced on 20 April
1989.(4) Subclauses (1) and (2) re-enact (with minor modification) clause 3
of Schedule 7 to the amending Act. Subclauses (1) and (2) are transferred
applies.1AG Application of sections 28B and 28BASections 28B and 28BA extend to leases granted under section 28A
before the insertion of those sections by the amending
Act.Part 1D Provisions consequent on enactment of
19891 Membership of local land board(1) Except for the purposes of clause 2, on the commencement of the
Western Lands (Crown Lands) Amendment Act 1989,
a person who, immediately before that commencement, holds office as an
appointed member of a local land board ceases to hold
office.(2) A person who ceases to hold office because of the operation of
subclause (1):(a) is not entitled to be paid any remuneration or compensation
because of ceasing to hold the office, and
(b) is eligible (if qualified) for re-appointment as a member of a
2 Matters pending before a local land board(1) A matter pending before a local land board immediately before the
commencement of the Western Lands (Crown Lands) Amendment Act
1989 shall be completed (whether by being continued or
discontinued) by the local land board constituted as it would have been but
for the enactment of that Act.(2) Subclause (1) has effect even if different members have been
appointed under this Act as amended by the Western Lands (Crown
Lands) Amendment Act 1989.3 Conversion of leases—section 28BB(1) If an application under section 28BB is pending at the
1989, the Minister may direct that the application:(a) is to be dealt with under that section as substituted by that Act,
(b) is to be dealt with under that section as if that Act had not been
(2) The Minister’s direction has effect accordingly and may
relate to a particular application or to applications of a particular
class.Part 2 Provisions consequent on enactment of Western Lands Amendment Act
20024 DefinitionsIn this Part:the 2002
amending Act means the Western
Lands Amendment Act 2002.the amended
Schedule, followed by a number, means the corresponding Schedule to
this Act, as amended by the 2002 amending Act.5 Conditions under section 18The substitution of section 18 by the 2002 amending Act does not
limit or otherwise affect the conditions of any lease granted before the
substitution of that section.6 Transfers under section 18GNothing in the Crown Lands Act
1989 (as applied by the amended Schedule 2) affects any
dealing for which a consent had been given under section 18G before the
substitution of that section by the 2002 amending Act.7 Forfeitures under section 50If notice of the proposed forfeiture of a lease had been served on
a lessee under section 50 before the repeal of that section by the 2002
amending Act:(a) that section continues to apply, and
(b) the provisions of Part 6 of the Crown Lands Act 1989 (as applied by
the amended Schedule 2) do not apply,
to the forfeiture of the lease.8 Application of Schedule 1The amended Schedule 1 applies to leases granted before its
amendment by the 2002 amending Act in the same way as it applies to leases
granted after its amendment.9 Application of Schedule 2(1) The amended Schedule 2 applies to matters arising before its
amendment by the 2002 amending Act in the same way as it applies to matters
arising after its amendment.(2) However, in its application to a lease granted before the
commencement of the Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1989, the powers of forfeiture conferred by section 129 of the
Crown Lands Act 1989 (as
applied by the amended Schedule 2) are exercisable only in accordance with the
terms of the lease.10 Continuation of former rents(1) This clause applies to any lease for which a rental period had
begun, but not ended, on the commencement of Schedule 2 to the 2002 amending
Act.(2) If the annual rent payable for a rural holding or urban lease
under the new Part 6 (as inserted by Schedule 2 to the 2002 amending Act) is
greater than the sum of the rents payable for the relevant lease or leases
under the old Part 6 (as in force immediately before the commencement of that
Schedule), the annual rent for that lease or those leases for the remainder of
the current rental period is the sum of the rents payable under the old Part
6.(3) For the purposes of this clause, current rental
period means the rental period under section 19C (as in force
immediately before the commencement of Schedule 2 to the 2002 amending Act)
and, if that period expires after that commencement otherwise than on 30 June
in any year, includes the further period up to the end of the following 30
June.11 Application of section 28BB and Schedule 4The provisions of section 28BB and the amended Schedule 4 apply to
leases granted before the commencement of their amendment by the 2002 amending
Act in the same way as they apply to leases granted after their
amendment.Part 3 Provisions consequent on enactment of Western Lands Amendment Act
200912 DefinitionIn this Part, the 2009 amending Act
means the Western Lands Amendment Act
2009.13 Local land boards(1) Each local land board established under section 9, as in force
immediately before its amendment by the 2009 amending Act, is taken to be a
local land board constituted under section 20 of the Crown Lands Act
1989.(2) The person who, immediately before section 9 was amended by the
2009 amending Act, was the Chairperson of Local Land Boards under that section
is taken to have been appointed as a Chairperson of Local Land Boards under
section 19 (1) of the Crown Lands Act
1989.(3) A person who, immediately before section 9 was amended by the 2009
amending Act, was a member of a local land board under that section is taken
to have been appointed as a member of that board under section 20 of the
Crown Lands Act 1989 and,
unless he or she sooner vacates office, continues in office for the balance of
the term for which he or she was originally
appointed.(4) Subject to this Act, proceedings that were commenced before any
such local land board before section 9 was amended by the 2009 amending Act
are to be disposed of in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
1989.14 Term of appointment of members of Western Lands Advisory
CouncilThe amendment made by the 2009 amending Act to clause 2 of
Schedule 5 does not apply to the term of office of any member of the Western
Lands Advisory Council who was appointed before the commencement of that
amendment.15 Application of section 18A(1) Section 18A, as substituted by the 2009 amending Act, extends to
leases granted or issued, and to fences erected, before the commencement of
that section.(2) Any determination, exemption, allowance or authorisation that,
immediately before section 18A was substituted by the 2009 amending Act, was
in force under that section is taken to be an order to the same effect under
that section, as so substituted.Schedule 4 Provisions relating to purchases of certain leased
land(Section 28BB)1 Application of ScheduleThis Schedule applies to an application to purchase land under
section 28BB.2 Transfer and withdrawal of applications(1) A transferee of a lease may, with the approval of the Minister and
subject to such conditions as the Minister may determine, adopt an application
made by a previous holder.(2) An applicant may withdraw an application:(a) before it is granted, or
(b) if an appeal is lodged against the determination of the purchase
price by the Minister or the local land board—within 28 days after
determination of the appeal,
on payment of such costs as may be assessed by the
Minister.3 Granting of applications(1) The Minister may, at the Minister’s absolute discretion
(exercised subject to clause 4 of Schedule 1 to the Forestry Act 2012) grant or refuse
an application as to the whole or a part of the land to which it
relates.(2) The Minister may not grant an application if the land is reserved
from sale.(3) The Minister may not grant an application in relation to land the
subject of a lease for any purpose unless satisfied that the continued use of
the land for that purpose is ecologically
sustainable.4 Exclusion for roadways etc(1) When granting an application, the Minister may:(a) exclude from the land any areas required for roadways or other
(b) otherwise modify the boundaries of the land,
(c) create easements for public access over the
at the discretion of the Minister.(2) Any areas excluded from the land for roadways or other public
purposes or because of modification of boundaries is surrendered to the
Crown.(3) A public purpose is any purpose for the time being declared by the
Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to be a public purpose for the
purposes of this clause.(4) Sections 56–58 of the Crown
Lands Act 1989 (section 56 (3) excepted) apply to and in
respect of the creation of an easement under this clause in the same way as
they apply to and in respect of the creation of an easement under section 56
of that Act.(5) The holder may appeal to the local land board against a decision
under this clause to exclude land or create an easement for public access and
the local land board may, on hearing the appeal, make any order or decision it
considers to be appropriate.(6) On hearing:(a) an appeal under subclause (5)—the local land board,
(b) an appeal from a decision of the local land board—the Land
and Environment Court,
may include in its order or decision an order or redetermination referred
to in subclause (7), or both.(7) The local land board, or the Court, may:(a) make an order requiring the creation of an easement for public
access under subclause (1) (c) instead of the exclusion of land under
subclause (1) (a), or
(b) redetermine the purchase price (or require the Minister to
redetermine the purchase price) having regard to any variation in the area of
the land to be purchased.
5 Depth limitations(1) The Minister may limit the granting of an application to the
surface of the land or to the surface and a stated depth below the
surface.(2) Land excluded by such a limitation is surrendered to the
Crown.6 Title and conditions(1) Clause 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Act
1989 applies to and in respect of a purchase under this
Schedule.(2) A purchase under this Schedule of land comprised in a lease is
subject to such of the conditions applying to the lease as the Minister
specifies at the time of granting the application to
purchase.(3) The title to a purchase under this Schedule commences from a date
determined by the Minister.(4) The date determined by the Minister shall not be earlier
than:(a) if an appeal is lodged:(i) the withdrawal of the appeal, or
(ii) 28 days after determination of the appeal (unless the applicant
notifies the Minister in writing that the applicant does not wish to withdraw
the application), or
(b) if no appeal is lodged—the end of the period for lodgment of
the appeal or, if the applicant earlier notifies the Minister in writing that
the applicant has waived any right of appeal, the date of the
(5) In any folio of the Register created in respect of land purchased
or being purchased under this Schedule the Registrar-General shall, if the
land is affected by a profit à prendre reserved to the Crown under
clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the Forestry Act
2012, record a statement to the effect that the land is so
affected.(6) Such a recording has effect as if the reservation of the profit
à prendre had been included in an instrument of conveyance or transfer
from the Crown.7 SubdivisionSchedule 4 to the Crown Lands
(Continued Tenures) Act 1989 applies to and in respect of a
purchase under this Schedule.8 Removal of transfer restrictionsOn the granting of an application to purchase land comprised in a
lease, section 18G ceases to apply to the land.9 Payment of balance of purchase money etc on
transferClause 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Act
Schedule.10 Price(1) The purchase price for land comprised in a lease is the market
value of the land determined by the Minister as at the date of the application
to purchase the land.(2) Any improvements on the land which were made by the holder, or are
owned or in the course of being purchased from the Crown by the holder, shall
be disregarded in determining the market value.(3) If it appears to the Minister that the market value of the land
has been reduced by any act, default or neglect of the holder, the Minister
shall determine the market value as if the reduction in value had not taken
place.(4) If any areas are to be excluded for roadways or other public
purposes or because of modification of boundaries, the purchase price shall be
adjusted accordingly.11 Objections to, and appeals against,
determinations(1) The Minister shall, on determining a purchase price for land
comprised in a lease, give notice of the determination to the
lessee.(2) The notice shall include information to the effect that the lessee
may object to the purchase price determined by the
Minister.(3) The Minister shall consider any objection lodged and by notice
inform the objector:(a) whether the determination of the purchase price is to stand or be
varied, and
(b) that the objector, if dissatisfied with the Minister’s
decision, may appeal as provided by subclause (4).
(4) An appeal against the Minister’s decision lies:(a) to the local land board if the purchase price determined does not
exceed $150,000 or such greater amount as may be prescribed,
(b) in any other case, to the Land and Environment
(5) The local land board, or the Court, on hearing the appeal, may
affirm the Minister’s determination or substitute its
own.12 Adjustment of rent where part only of lease
purchased(1) If part only of a lease is purchased, the Minister shall
redetermine the annual rent of the remaining part of the lease for the
remainder of the current rent redetermination period applicable to the
lease.(2) Clauses 11 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Act
1989 apply to a redetermination of rent under this clause in
the same way as they apply to a redetermination of rent under that
Schedule.(3) The Minister may make such consequential alterations to the
purpose and conditions of a lease as the Minister considers to be necessary on
the purchase of part of the land comprised in the
lease.13 Cost of survey(1) An applicant to purchase land comprised in a lease is liable to
pay to the Crown:(a) if a survey fee has not been paid in respect of the
lease—the prescribed survey fee, and
(b) if a survey is necessary as a result of the purchase and the
survey is carried out by the Crown—the cost of survey as assessed by the
(2) The Minister may permit an applicant to have any necessary survey
carried out (at the applicant’s own expense) by a registered land
surveyor within the meaning of the Surveying
and Spatial Information Act 2002 in accordance with any
special requirements of the Minister.(3) If a survey is to be carried out by the Crown, the Minister may
require the applicant to pay the estimated cost before survey and refuse the
application if the estimated cost is not paid.14, 15 (Repealed)16 Retention of rights of mortgageesIf on the granting of an application to purchase land comprised in
a lease the lease is subject to a mortgage, the mortgagee:(a) retains the rights, powers and remedies which are expressly or
impliedly given to the mortgagee against the mortgagor by the mortgage,
(b) has, in respect of the land and to the extent that they are
relevant, the same rights, powers and remedies as the mortgagee had in respect
17 EasementsThe granting of an application to purchase or the purchase of land
comprised in a lease does not affect any easement which is appurtenant to or a
burden on the land.Schedule 5 Provisions with respect to constitution and
procedure of Western Lands Advisory Council(Section 8B)Part 1 Constitution1 Acting chairperson(1) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to act in
the office of chairperson during the illness or absence of a chairperson, and
the person, while so acting, has all the functions of the chairperson and is
taken to be the chairperson.(2) The Minister may, at any time, remove a person from an office to
which the person has been appointed under this
clause.(3) For the purposes of this clause, a vacancy in the office of
chairperson is taken to be an absence from office of the
chairperson.2 Term of officeSubject to this Schedule, a member of the Western Lands Advisory
Council holds office for such term (not exceeding 3 years) as is specified in
the member’s instrument of appointment, but is eligible (if otherwise
qualified) for re-appointment.3 RemunerationA member of the Western Lands Advisory Council is entitled to be
member.4 Vacancy in office of appointed member(1) The office of a member of the Western Lands Advisory Council
becomes vacant if the member:(a) dies, resigns or is removed from office, or
(b) is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Council of which
reasonable notice has been given to the member, unless:(i) the Council has granted the member leave to be absent from those
(ii) within 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is
excused by the Council for having been absent from those meetings,
(2) The Minister may remove a member of the Western Lands Advisory
Council from office at any time.5 Filling of vacancy in office of memberIf the office of a member of the Western Lands Advisory Council
becomes vacant, a person is, subject to this Act, to be appointed to fill the
vacancy.6 Disclosure of pecuniary interests(1) A member of the Western Lands Advisory Council who has a direct or
indirect pecuniary interest:(a) in a matter that is being considered, or is about to be
considered, at a meeting of the Council, or
(b) in a thing being done or about to be done by the
must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the
member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of
the Council.(2) A disclosure at such a meeting that the member:(a) is a member, or is in the employment, of a specified company or
or other body or a specified person,
is taken to be a sufficient disclosure of the nature of the interest in
any matter or thing relating to that company or other body or to that person
that may arise after the date of the disclosure.(3) The Western Lands Advisory Council must cause particulars of any
disclosure made under subclause (1) or (2) to be recorded in a book kept for
the purpose, and that book must be open at all reasonable hours to the
inspection, free of charge, of any person.(4) After a member has, or is deemed to have, disclosed the nature of
an interest in any matter or thing under subclause (1) or (2), the member must
not, unless the Minister otherwise determines:(a) be present during any deliberation, or take part in any decision,
of the Western Lands Advisory Council with respect to that matter,
(b) exercise any functions under this Act with respect to that
as the case requires.(5) A contravention of this clause does not invalidate any decision of
the Western Lands Advisory Council or the exercise of any function under this
Act.(6) A reference in this clause to a meeting of the Western Lands
Advisory Council includes a reference to a meeting of any of its
committees.7 Effect of certain other Acts(1) Chapter 2 of the Public Sector
respect of the appointment of a member of the Western Lands Advisory Council
and the office of such a member is not, for the purposes of any Act, an office
or place of profit under the Crown.(2) If by or under any other Act provision is made:(a) requiring a person who is the holder of a specified office to
that provision does not operate so as to disqualify the person from
holding that office and also the office of a member of the Western Lands
Advisory Council, or from accepting and retaining any remuneration payable to
the person under this Part as such a member.Part 2 Procedure8 General procedureExcept as otherwise provided by this Act or the
regulations:(a) meetings of the Western Lands Advisory Council are to be held at
such times and places as are fixed by the chairperson, and
(b) the procedure for the convening of meetings and for the conduct of
business at those meetings is to be as determined by the
9 QuorumA majority of the members of the Western Lands Advisory Council
constitutes a quorum.10 Presiding memberThe chairperson (or, in the absence of the chairperson, a member
appointed by the members then present) is to preside at a meeting of the
Western Lands Advisory Council.11 Decisions(1) At any meeting of the Western Lands Advisory Council, all members
present are to strive for consensus in reaching
decisions.(2) However, a decision by the Western Lands Advisory Council has
effect if it is supported by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting at
which a quorum is present.12 Record of proceedings(1) The presiding member at a meeting of the Western Lands Advisory
Council must cause a record of the proceedings at the meeting to be
made.(2) Records made for the purposes of this clause may be destroyed
after the expiry of the period prescribed by the
regulations.13 Authentication of documentsAny document requiring authentication by the Western Lands
Advisory Council is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by:(a) the member who presided at the meeting that dealt with the
proceedings with respect to which the document was prepared,
(b) in the absence of that member, any other member who was present at
14 First meetingThe first meeting of the Western Lands Advisory Council is to be
called by the Minister in such manner as the Minister considers
appropriate.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsWestern Lands Act 1901 No
70 (formerly Western Lands Act of
1901). Assented to 27.12.1901. Date of commencement, 1.1.1902,
sec 1. This Act has been amended as follows:
1905No 38Western Lands (Amendment) Act of
1905. Assented to 9.12.1905.Amended by Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1927 No
1913No 7Crown Lands Consolidation Act
1913. Assented to 8.10.1913.1918No 15Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1918.
Assented to 21.3.1918.Amended by Land and Valuation Court Act 1921 No
10 and Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1927 No
1919No 13Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1919. Assented to 27.11.1919.1921No 10Land and Valuation Court Act
1921. Assented to 10.12.1921.1927No 15Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1927. Assented to 17.2.1927.1930No 16Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1930. Assented to 29.5.1930.1931No 8Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1931.
Assented to 12.3.1931.Date of commencement of sec 2, 29.5.1930, sec 2
No 68Western Lands (Further Amendment) Act
1931. Assented to 29.12.1931.1932No 66Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1932. Assented to 30.12.1932.1934No 12Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1934.
Assented to 23.8.1934.Date of commencement, 24.8.1934, sec 2 and GG No 160 of 24.8.1934, p
1936No 8Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1936.
Assented to 8.4.1936.Date of commencement, 30.12.1932, sec 2.
1937No 19Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1937. Assented to 8.12.1937. No 35Statute Law Revision Act
1937. Assented to 23.12.1937.1942No 29Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1942. Assented to 23.12.1942.1943No 2Irrigation and Water (Amendment) Act
1943. Assented to 31.3.1943.1945No 23Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1945.
Assented to 5.4.1945.Date of commencement, 7.5.1945, sec 1 (2) and GG No 46 of 4.5.1945, p
1949No 45Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1949.
Assented to 18.11.1949.Date of commencement (except where otherwise provided), 16.1.1950, sec 1
(3) and GG No 8 of 13.1.1950, p 77; date of commencement of sec 3 (1) (a) (i),
1.1.1949, sec 3 (2) (a); date of commencement of sec 3 (1) (a) (ii), 1.7.1943,
sec 3 (2) (b).
1953No 15Statutory Salaries Adjustment Act
1953. Assented to 14.10.1953.Date of commencement of sec 6, 1.1.1953, sec 6
1955No 12Irrigation, Water and Rivers and
Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1955. Assented to
12.4.1955. No 15Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1955. Assented to 13.4.1955.1957No 30Crown Lands (Amendment) Act
1957. Assented to 4.5.1957.1963No 14Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1963. Assented to 2.4.1963.1964No 7Crown Lands (Amendment) Act
1964. Assented to 23.3.1964.1965No 33Decimal Currency Act
1967No 6Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1967.
Assented to 14.3.1967.Date of commencement, 17.4.1967, sec 1 (2) and GG No 39 of 14.4.1967, p
1968No 49Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1968. Assented to 5.12.1968. No 61Crown Lands and Closer Settlement (Amendment) Act
1968. Assented to 16.12.1968.Date of commencement of sec 6, 1.7.1969, sec 1 (4) and GG No 67 of
13.6.1969, p 2217; date of commencement of secs 7 and 10, 17.3.1969, sec 1 (4)
and GG No 28 of 7.3.1969, p 854.
1970No 28Crown Lands and Other Acts (Amendment) Act
1970. Assented to 8.4.1970.Date of commencement (secs 2 and 5 excepted), 4.5.1970, sec 1 (2) and GG
No 58 of 1.5.1970, p 1601.
No 60Minors (Property and Contracts)
Act 1970. Assented to 13.11.1970.Date of commencement, 1.7.1971, sec 1 (2) and GG No 60 of 4.6.1971, p
1972No 26Forestry, Soil Conservation and Other Acts
(Amendment) Act 1972. Assented to 11.4.1972.Date of commencement of sec 2, 1.6.1972, sec 1 (2) and GG No 56 of
26.5.1972, p 1984.
No 48Reprints Act
1972. Assented to 9.10.1972. No 55Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1972. Assented to 17.10.1972. No 61Forestry, Conservation Authority of New South Wales
and Other Acts (Amendment) Act 1972. Assented to
13.11.1972.Date of commencement of sec 11, 1.2.1973, sec 2 (1) and GG No 16 of
26.1.1973, p 269.
1973No 81Coal Mining Act 1973. Assented to
20.12.1973.Date of commencement of Fourth Sch, 29.3.1974, sec 1 (2) and GG No 36 of
29.3.1974, p 1118.
1974No 51Metric Conversion Act 1974. Assented
to 6.5.1974.Date of commencement of Sch, items 6–14, 1.7.1974, sec 4 (2) (b)
and GG No 79 of 28.6.1974, p 2456.
No 107Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1974.
Assented to 13.12.1974.Date of commencement of sec 3, 1.3.1975, sec 2 (2) and GG No 40 of
28.2.1975, p 755.
1975No 70Crown Lands and Other Acts (Amendment) Act
1975. Assented to 6.11.1975.Date of commencement of secs 5 (2) and 7 (2), 1.1.1976, sec 2 (2) and GG
No 168 of 19.12.1975, p 5456.
No 96Crown Lands and Other Acts (Rents and Interest
Rates) Amendment Act 1975. Assented to 17.12.1975.Date of commencement of sec 3 (6), 20.1.1976, sec 2 (2) and GG No 8 of
16.1.1976, p 249.
Remuneration Act 1975 (1976 No 4). Assented to
7.1.1976.Date of commencement of Sch 5, 2.2.1976, sec 2 (2) and GG No 15 of
No 9Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1976. Assented to 24.3.1976.1977No 87Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1977.
Assented to 20.10.1977.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.3.1978, sec 2 (2) (4) and GG No 20 of
17.2.1978, p 560. Sch 3, which was amended by the Western Lands
(Amendment) Act 1978 No 43, the Miscellaneous
Acts (Crown Land Titles) Amendment Act 1980 No 196 and the
Miscellaneous Acts (Crown Lands) Amendment Act 1989 No
9, was not commenced and the Act was repealed by the Crown Lands Act 1989 No
1979No 201Western Lands (Leases and Productivity Schemes)
Amendment Act 1979. Assented to 21.12.1979.Date of commencement of Sch 1 (1), 12.5.1980, sec 2 (3) and GG No 71 of
9.5.1980, p 2376; date of commencement of Sch 1 (4), 1.7.1978, sec 2
Repeal and Amendment Act 1979. Assented to 21.12.1979.Date of commencement of Sch 2, Pt 1, 1.9.1980, sec 2 (4) and GG No 91 of
1980No 8Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1980. Assented to 26.3.1980. No 187Miscellaneous Acts (Retirement of
17.12.1980. No 196Miscellaneous Acts (Crown Land Titles) Amendment Act
1980. Assented to 22.12.1980.Date of commencement of Sch 1 (except as provided in sec 2
(4)–(6)), 1.11.1981, sec 2 (3) and GG No 141 of 25.9.1981, p
1982No 11Western Lands (Delegations) Amendment
Act 1982. Assented to 13.4.1982.1985No 132Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1985.
Assented to 25.11.1985.Date of commencement of Schs 1–3, 11.4.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 60
of 11.4.1986, p 1622.
23.12.1986.1987No 25Western Lands (Amendment) Act
1987. Assented to 5.5.1987. No 48Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1)
1988No 34Miscellaneous Acts (Public Sector Management)
Amendment Act 1988. Assented to 6.7.1988.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.9.1988, sec 2 and GG No 140 of 2.9.1988,
p 4556.
1989No 8Western Lands (Crown Lands) Amendment Act
1989. Assented to 21.3.1989.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.5.1990, sec 2 and GG No 51 of 20.4.1990,
p 3197.
No 18Western Lands (Amendment) Act 1989.
Assented to 20.4.1989.Date of commencement of Schs 1–6, 1.9.1989, sec 2 (1) and GG No 90
of 25.8.1989, p 5924.
Employment) Amendment Act 1989. Assented to 15.8.1989.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, 1.10.1989,
sec 2 and GG No 98 of 29.9.1989, p 7742.
No 226Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3)
1989. Assented to 21.12.1989.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, assent, sec
No 236Soil Conservation (Amendment) Act
1989. Assented to 21.12.1989.Date of commencement, 9.2.1990, sec 2 and GG No 18 of 2.2.1990, p
1990. Assented to 22.6.1990.Date of commencement of item (1) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to
the Western Lands Act 1901,
1.9.1989, sec 2; date of commencement of item (2) of the provisions of Sch 1
relating to the Western Lands Act
1901, assent, sec 2.
1990. Assented to 13.12.1990.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, assent, sec
No 123Miscellaneous Acts (Public Health) Repeal and
Amendment Act 1990. Assented to 20.12.1990.Date of commencement, 18.11.1991, sec 2 and GG No 159 of 15.11.1991, p
1991. Assented to 17.12.1991.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, assent, Sch
1992No 29Mining Act 1992.
Assented to 18.5.1992.Date of commencement, 21.8.1992, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 20.8.1992, p
1992. Assented to 18.5.1992.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, 19.6.1992,
Sch 1 and GG No 72 of 19.6.1992, p 4067.
1993No 11Noxious Weeds Act
1993. Assented to 4.5.1993.Date of commencement, 1.7.1993, sec 2 and GG No 65 of 25.6.1993, p
1994No 73State Bank (Privatisation) Act
1994. Assented to 23.11.1994.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Western Lands Act 1901, 31.12.1994,
sec 21 and GG No 179 of 30.12.1994, p 7847.
1995. Assented to 9.6.1995.Date of commencement of Sch 1.143 [1] [2], 23.7.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No
77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.
1996. Assented to 21.6.1996.Date of commencement of Sch 4.3, assent, sec 2
1997No 133Native Vegetation Conservation
Act 1997. Assented to 16.12.1997.Date of commencement, 1.1.1998, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 19.12.1997, p
1998No 88Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act
1998. Assented to 24.9.1998.Date of commencement of Sch 10, 30.9.1998, sec 2 and GG No 142 of
Provisions) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999.Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2
2002No 68Western Lands Amendment Act
2002. Assented to 10.7.2002.Date of commencement, Sch 1 [2], Sch 2 and Sch 4 [14] excepted,
1.12.2002, sec 2 and GG No 225 of 22.11.2002, p 9794; Sch 1 [2] was not
commenced and the Act was repealed by the Western Lands Amendment Act 2009 No
9; date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.6.2004, sec 2 and GG No 91 of
28.5.2004, p 3224; Sch 4 [14] was not commenced and was repealed by the
2003 No 40.
No 83Surveying Act
2002. Assented to 29.10.2002.Date of commencement, 25.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 103 of 25.6.2003, p
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.Date of commencement of Sch 2.25, 1.6.2004, Sch 2.25 and GG No 91 of
28.5.2004, p 3224.
Provisions) Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004.Date of commencement of Sch 1.45, assent, sec 2
No 63Crown Lands Legislation
Amendment (Budget) Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004.Date of commencement, 1.7.2004, sec 2.
2005No 58Crown Lands Legislation
Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005.Date of commencement, 15.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 90 of 15.7.2005, p
2006No 85Crown Lands Legislation
Amendment (Carbon Sequestration) Act 2006. Assented to
2.11.2006.Date of commencement, 9.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 31 of 9.2.2007, p
2007No 82Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of
Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2008No 34Western and Crown Lands
Amendment (Special Purpose Leases) Act 2008. Assented to
25.6.2008.Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 39Filming Related Legislation
Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 25.6.2008.Date of commencement, 30.3.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (103) LW
2009. Assented to 7.4.2009.Date of commencement, Sch 2 [24] excepted, assent, sec 2 (1); date of
commencement of Sch 2 [24]: not in force.
Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.Date of commencement of Sch 2.107, 9.7.2010, sec 2
2012. Assented to 21.11.2012.Date of commencement of Sch 4.53, 1.1.2013, sec 2 and 2012 (680) LW
Act 1972 No 48 (formerly Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Assented to
9.10.1972. Order dated 5.7.1976, and published in GG No 90 of 9.7.1976, p
2197, declaring that:(a) the Western Lands
Act 1901 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) of the Acts Reprinting Act
1972 applies, and
(b) the Western Lands
Act 1901, the words “of this section” in sec 17C
(4) (c) excepted, is an enactment to which sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act
1972 applies.
(amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Long titleAm 1972 No 55, sec 2 (a).Part 1, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (1).Sec 1Am 1972 No 26, sec 2 (3) (a). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch
5 [1].Sec 2Am 1905 No 38, sec 2; 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (1). Subst
2002 No 68, Sch 4 [1]. Am 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [1] [2].Sec 2AIns 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (2). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [2];
2008 No 34, Sch 1 [1].Sec 2BIns 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (2). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[3].Sec 3Am 1905 No 38, sec 3; 1934 No 12, secs 3 (2), 8
(b); 1937 No 35, Second Sch; 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (a); 1949 No 45, sec 7 (a);
1973 No 81, Fourth Sch; 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Pt 1; 1980 No 8, Sch 1 (1); 1980
No 196, Sch 1; 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (3); 1989 No 18, Schs 1 (1), 6 (1); 1992 No
29, Sch 5; 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [4]; 2008 No 34, Sch 1 [2]
[3]; 2009 No 9, Schs 1 [3], 2 [1]–[4]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.107
[1].Sec 3AIns 1980 No 8, Sch 1 (2).Sec 3BIns 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [2]. Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 2
[5].Part 2, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (2).Sec 4, short headingRep 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1).Sec 4Am 1905 No 38, sec 4. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1).
Am 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (b); 1953 No 15, sec 6 (1); 1955 No 15, sec 2; 1976
No 4, Sch 5; 1980 No 187, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (3); 1988 No 34, Sch 1;
1989 No 105, Sch 1; 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1992 No 34, Sch 1.Sec 5Am 1931 No 68, sec 2. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1).
Am 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (c); 2006 No 120, Sch 1.33 [1].Sec 6Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1). Am 1942 No 29, sec 4
(a); 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (d); 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (4). Rep 1989 No 105, Sch
1.Sec 7Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1). Am 1945 No 23, sec 3
(1) (e). Rep 1989 No 105, Sch 1.Sec 7AIns 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 1992 No 34, Sch
1.Sec 8Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1). Am 1942 No 29, sec 4
(b); 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (f); 1963 No 14, sec 2 (a). Rep 1992 No 34, Sch
1.Sec 8AIns 1986 No 218, Sch 44 (1). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch
4 [3].Sec 8BIns 2002 No 68, Sch 3 [1]. Am 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[4]–[6].Sec 8CIns 2002 No 68, Sch 3 [1].Sec 9Am 1905 No 38, sec 5. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1).
Am 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (g); 1949 No 45, sec 7 (b); 1967 No 6, sec 2 (1);
1975 No 70, sec 5 (2); 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Pt 1; 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (4); 1989 No
18, Schs 1 (2), 6 (2); 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch
1; 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [7].Sec 9AIns 2007 No 82, Sch 1.24. Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[8].Sec 10Am 1905 No 38, sec 6. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1).
Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [8].Sec 10AIns 1934 No 12, sec 3 (1). Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[8].Sec 10BIns 1942 No 29, sec 4 (c). Am 1979 No 205, Sch 2,
Pt 1. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (1).Sec 10CIns 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (1). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[1].Sec 11Subst 1905 No 38, sec 7 (am 1927 No 57, sec 5 (1)
(a)); 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (5). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [5]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2
[6].Sec 12Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (a); 1937 No 19, sec 2 (a);
1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (h).Sec 12AIns 1934 No 12, sec 12 (b). Subst 1968 No 61, sec 7
(3). Am 1982 No 11, Sch 1. Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [4].Part 3, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (6). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[6].Part 3Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [6].Sec 13Am 1905 No 38, sec 8; 1930 No 16, sec 5 (a); 1934
No 12, sec 12 (c). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [6].Part 4, headingRep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (7).Sec 14Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (d). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 15Am 1905 No 38, sec 9. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 16Am 1932 No 66, sec 4 (a). Rep 1934 No 12, sec 12
(e).Sec 17Am 1905 No 38, sec 10; 1919 No 13, sec 2; 1930 No
16, sec 5 (b). Subst 1932 No 66, sec 2. Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (f); 1974 No 51,
Sch. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (8).Sec 17AIns 1905 No 38, sec 11 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(b)). Am 1932 No 66, sec 4 (b); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (g); 1937 No 19, sec 2 (b);
1974 No 51, Sch. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (2).Sec 17BIns 1930 No 16, sec 2 (a). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(a).Sec 17CIns 1934 No 12, sec 5 (a). Am 1942 No 29, sec 2
(c). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (8).Sec 17CCIns 1942 No 29, sec 2 (a). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 17CCCIns 1949 No 45, sec 2. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 17DIns 1934 No 12, sec 5 (a). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Part 5, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (a).Sec 18Am 1905 No 38, sec 12; 1930 No 16, secs 2 (b), 5
(c); 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1) (b); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (c); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (h);
1937 No 19, sec 2 (c); 1963 No 14, sec 2 (b); 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985 No 132,
Schs 3 (3), 4 (10). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [5].Sec 18AIns 1905 No 38, sec 13 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(c)). Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (i); 1980 No 196, Sch 1. Subst 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[9].Sec 18BIns 1905 No 38, sec 14 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(d)). Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (j). Subst 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[9].Sec 18CIns 1905 No 38, sec 15 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(e)). Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (k); 1937 No 19, sec 2 (d); 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Pt
1. Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [10].Sec 18CCIns 1963 No 14, sec 2 (c). Am 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(11); 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [7]. Subst 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [7].Sec 18DIns 1905 No 38, sec 16 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(f)). Am 1943 No 23, sec 2 (a); 1949 No 45, sec 6; 1972 No 61, sec 11; 1985 No
132, Sch 2 (2); 1987 No 159, Sch 1; 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1.143
[1]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [8] [9].Sec 18DAIns 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (1). Am 1985 No 132, Sch 1
(1); 1989 No 18, Sch 2 (1); 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1997 No 133, Sch 5.4 [1]; 2002
No 68, Sch 5 [8]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [10] [11].Sec 18DBIns 1985 No 132, Sch 1 (2). Am 1986 No 218, Sch 44
(2); 1989 No 18, Sch 2 (2); 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1989 No 236, Sch 3. Subst 1997
No 133, Sch 5.4 [2]. Am 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [12].Sec 18EIns 1932 No 66, sec 3. Am 1934 No 12, sec 10; 1936
No 8, sec 3; 1949 No 45, secs 3 (1) (a), 4 (a), 7 (c); 1973 No 81, Fourth Sch;
1974 No 107, sec 3 (a); 1976 No 9, Sch 1 (1); 1980 No 8, Sch 1 (3); 1980 No
196, Sch 1; 1981 No 90, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Schs 3 (4), 4 (12); 1989 No 8, Sch
1 (5); 1989 No 18, Schs 1 (3), 2 (3), 3 (1); 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 1994 No 73,
Sch 2; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [13]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.107 [2]; 2012 No 96, Sch 4.53
[1].Sec 18FIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985
No 132, Sch 4 (13). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 2 (4).Sec 18FAIns 1998 No 88, Sch 10.Sec 18GIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1937 No 19, sec 2 (e);
1945 No 23, sec 2 (b); 1949 No 45, secs 4 (b), 7 (d); 1972 No 55, sec 2 (b);
1976 No 9, Sch 1 (2); 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (2); 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Pt 1; 1980
No 8, Sch 1 (3)–(5); 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Schs 2 (3), 4
(14); 1987 No 25, Sch 1; 1989 No 18, Sch 2 (5). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [6].
Am 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [1]; 2008 No 39, Sch 1.6.Sec 18GAIns 1970 No 28, sec 12 (3). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[9].Sec 18HIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1945 No 23, sec 2 (c);
1949 No 45, sec 7 (e); 1976 No 9, Sch 1 (3); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (5). Rep 2002
No 68, Sch 5 [10].Sec 18IIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (6);
1989 No 8, Sch 1 (6). Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [14].Sec 18JIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1949 No 45, sec 7 (f);
1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (7); 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [2]; 2009 No 9,
Sch 2 [15].Sec 18JJIns 1949 No 45, sec 7 (g). Am 1970 No 60, First
Sch; 1972 No 55, sec 2 (c). Subst 1977 No 87, Sch 1 (1).Sec 18KIns 1934 No 12, sec 11. Am 1964 No 7, sec 5 (4);
1970 No 60, First Sch; 1972 No 55, sec 2 (d). Rep 1977 No 87, Sch 1 (2). Ins
1980 No 196, Sch 1.Sec 18LIns 1980 No 196, Sch 1.Part 6, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (15). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Part 6Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Part 6, Div 1, headingIns 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 19Am 1905 No 38, sec 17 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(g)); 1930 No 16, sec 3 (b); 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1) (d); 1934 No 12, secs 6 (b),
12 (1). Rep 1949 No 45, sec 3 (1) (b). Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 19AIns 1930 No 16, sec 3 (a). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(e).Sec 19BIns 1934 No 12, sec 6 (a). Am 1949 No 45, sec 3 (1)
(c); 1974 No 107, sec 3 (b); 1985 No 132, Schs 3 (8), 4 (16). Subst 1989 No
18, Sch 3 (2). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 19CIns 1934 No 12, sec 6 (a). Am 1949 No 45, sec 3 (1)
(d); 1976 No 9, Sch 1 (4); 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (3). Subst 1989 No 18, Sch 3
(2). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 19DIns 1968 No 49, sec 2 (a). Am 1974 No 107, sec 3
(c); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (9). Subst 1989 No 18, Sch 3 (2). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch
2 [2].Sec 19EIns 1989 No 18, Sch 3 (2). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Part 6, Div 2, headingIns 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 20Am 1905 No 38, sec 18; 1934 No 12, sec 12 (m); 1975
No 70, sec 7 (2); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (10). Subst 1989 No 18, Sch 3 (3); 2002
No 68, Sch 2 [2]. Am 2002 No 112, Sch 2.25.Sec 21Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (d); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (d);
1934 No 12, sec 12 (n); 1972 No 55, sec 2 (e). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 22Am 1905 No 38, sec 19; 1934 No 12, sec 12 (o). Rep
1972 No 55, sec 2 (f). Ins 1989 No 18, Sch 3 (4). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 23Am 1905 No 38, sec 20. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 8 (a).
Am 1949 No 45, sec 7 (h); 1963 No 14, sec 2 (d); 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (a);
1989 No 18, Schs 1 (4), 4 (1). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 24Am 1905 No 38, sec 21. Subst 1934 No 12, sec 8 (a).
Am 1942 No 29, sec 4 (d); 1973 No 81, Fourth Sch; 1976 No 9, Sch 1 (5); 1985
No 132, Sch 4 (18). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (2). Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 24AIns 1927 No 15, sec 2. Rep 1934 No 12, sec 8
(a).Sec 25Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (e). Subst 1934 No 12, sec 8
(a). Am 1980 No 8, Sch 1 (3). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (3). Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 2
[2].Sec 26Am 1905 No 38, sec 22; 1919 No 13, sec 2; 1930 No
16, sec 5 (f). Subst 1934 No 12, sec 8 (a). Am 1972 No 55, sec 2 (g); 1979 No
205, Sch 2, Pt 1; 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (11); 1989 No 18, Schs 1 (4), 4 (4).
Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 27Am 1905 No 38, sec 23; 1949 No 13, sec 2. Subst
1934 No 12, sec 8 (a). Am 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Pt 1. Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (5).
Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Sec 27AIns 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Part 6, Divs 3, 4 (secs
27B–27E)Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [2].Part 7, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (17).Sec 28Am 1905 No 38, sec 24; 1919 No 13, sec 2. Rep 1934
No 12, sec 8 (a).Sec 28AIns 1905 No 38, sec 25 (am 1972 No 12, sec 5 (1)
(h)). Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (g); 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1) (f); 1932 No 66, sec 4
(e); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (p); 1949 No 45, sec 7 (i); 1963 No 14, sec 2 (e);
1972 No 55, sec 2 (h); 1974 No 107, sec 3 (d); 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985 No
132, Sch 3 (5) (12). Subst 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (6). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 2 [3];
2006 No 85, Sch 2 [3]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [16].Sec 28BIns 1927 No 15, sec 3 (a). Am 1930 No 16, sec 5
(h); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (f); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (q); 1937 No 19, sec 2 (f);
1942 No 29, sec 4 (e); 1949 No 45, sec 5 (a); 1964 No 7, sec 18 (a); 1968 No
61, secs 6 (8) (b), 10 (4); 1974 No 51, Sch; 1980 No 8, Sch 1 (6) (7); 1980 No
196, Sch 1. Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (8). Ins 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (6). Am 2002 No
68, Sch 2 [4]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [17].Sec 28BAIns 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (6). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4
[7].Sec 28BBIns 1949 No 45, sec 5 (b). Am 1964 No 7, sec 18
(b); 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (c); 1970 No 28, secs 8 (2), 9 (4); 1972 No 26, sec
2 (3) (b); 1972 No 55, sec 2 (i); 1976 No 9, Sch 1 (6); 1977 No 87, Sch 2;
1980 No 8, Sch 1 (6); 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Schs 3 (13), 4 (19).
Subst 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (7). Am 2002 No 68, Schs 4 [8], 5
[11].Secs 28C, 28DIns 1942 No 29, sec 4 (f). Rep 1980 No 196, Sch
1.Part 8, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (20). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[12].Part 8Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [12].Sec 29Am 1905 No 38, sec 26; 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1) (i);
1930 No 16, sec 5 (i); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (g). Subst 1934 No 12, sec 9. Am 1985
No 132, Sch 3 (5). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [12].Sec 29AIns 1905 No 38, sec 27 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(j)). Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (j); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (h). Rep 1934 No 12, sec
9.Sec 29BIns 1905 No 38, sec 28 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(k)). Rep 1934 No 12, sec 9.Sec 30Subst 1934 No 12, sec 9. Am 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(21); 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (8). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [12].Sec 31Subst 1934 No 12, sec 9. Am 1943 No 2, sec 16; 1955
No 12, sec 18; 1957 No 30, sec 6; 1968 No 49, sec 2 (b); 1972 No 55, sec 2
(j); 1974 No 51, Sch; 1981 No 90, Sch 1; 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (22); 1986 No 205,
Sch 2; 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (9); 1994 No 73, Sch 2. Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[12].Sec 31AIns 1905 No 38, sec 29 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (1)
(l)). Subst 1934 No 12, sec 9. Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[12].Part 9, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (23).Sec 32Am 1905 No 38, sec 30; 1930 No 16, sec 5 (k). Rep
1934 No 12, sec 12 (r).Sec 33Am 1905 No 38, sec 31. Rep 1934 No 12, sec 12
(s).Sec 33AIns 1927 No 15, sec 3 (b). Am 1930 No 16, sec 5
(1); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (t); 1949 No 45, sec 7 (j); 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1985
No 132, Sch 3 (14); 1989 No 18, Schs 1 (6), 4 (7); 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [13]
[14].Sec 34Am 1927 No 15, sec 3 (c). Rep 1930 No 16, sec 5
(m).Sec 35Rep 1913 No 7, First Sch.Part 9A, headingIns 1905 No 38, secs 32–40 (am 1927 No 15,
sec 5 (2)). Am 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (24).Sec 35AIns 1905 No 38, sec 32 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (u).Sec 35BIns 1905 No 38, sec 33 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (v); 1949 No 45, sec 7 (k). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[15].Sec 35CIns 1905 No 38, sec 34 (am 1918 No 15, sec 11 and
1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)). Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (n); 1932 No 66, sec 4 (i); 1934
No 12, sec 12 (w); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (15).Sec 35DIns 1905 No 38, sec 35 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Rep 1930 No 16, sec 5 (o).Sec 35EIns 1905 No 38, sec 36 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Am 1932 No 66, sec 4 (j). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (8).Sec 35FIns 1905 No 38, sec 37 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Rep 1930 No 16, sec 5 (p).Sec 35GIns 1905 No 38, sec 38 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Rep 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (10).Sec 35HIns 1905 No 38, sec 39 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Rep 1930 No 16, sec 5 (q).Sec 35IIns 1905 No 38, sec 40 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (2)).
Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (r). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (8).Sec 35JIns 1934 No 12, sec 12 (x). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 35KIns 1934 No 12, sec 12 (x). Am 1980 No 196, Sch 1;
1985 No 132, Sch 4 (25); 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [16].Sec 35LIns 1934 No 12, sec 12 (x). Am 1937 No 35, Second
Sch; 1945 No 23, sec 3 (1) (i). Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 2
[18].Sec 35MIns 1937 No 19, sec 2 (g). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5
[17].Sec 35MAIns 1989 No 18, Sch 6 (3).Part 9B, headingIns 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (4). Am 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(26).Sec 35NIns 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (4). Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4
[9].Secs 35O, 35PIns 1979 No 201, Sch 1 (4).Part 9C, headingIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2009 No 9, Sch 1
[11].Part 9CIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1].Part 9C, Div 1Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1].Sec 35QIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1].Sec 35QAIns 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [12].Part 9C, Div 2Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1].Sec 35RIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1].Sec 35SIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2006 No 120, Sch 1.33
[2]–[6].Sec 35TIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2006 No 120, Sch 1.33
[7] [8].Sec 35UIns 2002 No 68, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch
2.Part 9C, Div 3 (secs
35UA–35UG)Ins 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [13].Part 9DIns 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [4].Secs 35V, 35WIns 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [4].Sec 35XIns 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [4]. Am 2012 No 96, Sch 4.53
[2].Part 9E (secs 35XA–35XE)Ins 2008 No 34, Sch 1 [4].Part 10, headingAm 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (27).Sec 36Am 1937 No 19, sec 2 (h); 1937 No 35, Second Sch;
1965 No 33, sec 4 (2); 1985 No 132, Schs 2 (4), 4 (28); 1987 No 48, Sch 32.
Subst 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (11). Am 1990 No 123, Sch 2; 1995 No 11, Sch 1.143
[2].Sec 36A, short headingIns 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (d). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch
4 (29).Sec 36AIns 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (d).Sec 36BIns 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (d). Am 1975 No 96, sec 3
(6) (a). Subst 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [19].Sec 36CIns 1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (d). Am 1975 No 96, sec 3
(6) (b). Rep 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [19].Secs 36D, 36EIns 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (12).Sec 37, short headingRep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (29).Sec 37Ins 1918 No 15, sec 2 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1930 No 16, sec 5 (s); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (y); 1937 No 19, sec 2 (i); 1980
No 8, Sch 1 (3). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (8).Sec 38Ins 1918 No 15, sec 3 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (z); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (16). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4
(8).Sec 39Ins 1918 No 15, sec 4 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1932 No 66, sec 4 (k); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (aa); 1963 No 14, sec 2 (f); 1985
No 132, Sch 4 (30). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (8).Sec 40Ins 1918 No 15, sec 5 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (bb). Subst 1972 No 55, sec 2 (k). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4
(8).Sec 41Ins 1918 No 15, sec 6 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1932 No 66, sec 4 (1); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (cc); 1942 No 29, sec 4 (g); 1974
No 51, Sch; 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (17). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4
(8).Sec 42Ins 1918 No 15, sec 7 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (8).Sec 43Ins 1918 No 15, sec 8 (am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)).
Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (dd); 1972 No 55, sec 2 (1); 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (18).
Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4 (8).Sec 43AIns 1934 No 12, sec 12 (ee). Rep 1989 No 18, Sch 4
(8).Sec 43BIns 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (19). Am 1991 No 22, Sch 1;
2002 No 68, Sch 4 [10].Sec 44, short headingRep 1985 No 132, Sch 4 (29).Sec 44Ins 1918 No 15, sec 9 (subst 1927 No 15, sec 4 and
am 1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)). Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (ff); 1942 No 29, sec 3 (a);
1972 No 55, sec 2 (m); 1974 No 51, Sch; 1985 No 132, Schs 3 (20), 4 (3); 1991
No 22, Sch 1; 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [18] [19].Sec 44AIns 1930 No 16, sec 4 (a). Am 1932 No 66, sec 4
(m); 1934 No 12, sec 12 (gg); 1942 No 29, sec 3 (b). Rep 1991 No 22, Sch
1.Sec 44BIns 1930 No 16, sec 4 (a). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(g).Sec 44CIns 1934 No 12, sec 7 (a). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(8).Sec 45Ins 1918 No 15, sec 10 (am 1921 No 10, sec 26 and
1927 No 15, sec 5 (3)). Am 1934 No 12, sec 12 (hh). Rep 1942 No 29, sec 3 (c).
Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 3 (21). Rep 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [20].Part 11Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5).Sec 46Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Am 1997 No 133, Sch 5.4
[3]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [20].Sec 47Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Am 1989 No 18, Sch 5
(1); 1997 No 133, Sch 5.4 [4].Sec 48Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Am 1989 No 18, Sch 5
(2).Sec 49Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Am 1989 No 18, Sch 5
(3); 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 133, Sch 5.4 [5]; 2002 No
68, Sch 4 [11]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2 [21] [22].Sec 50Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Subst 2002 No 68, Sch 4
[12].Sec 51Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5).Sec 52Ins 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (5). Am 1989 No 18, Sch 5
(4); 2007 No 94, Sch 4.Sch 1, heading (previously Sch A,
heading)Renumbered 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [21]. Subst 2009 No 9,
Sch 2 [23].Sch 1 (previously Sch A)Am 1905 No 38, sec 41; 1934 No 12, sec 12 (ii);
1968 No 61, sec 6 (8) (e); 1985 No 132, Sch 2 (6); 1993 No 11, Sch 3.
Renumbered 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [21]. Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [13]; 2009 No 9, Sch 2
[23]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.107 [3].Sch 2 (previously Sch B)Rep 1934 No 12, sec 12 (jj). Ins 1989 No 8, Sch 1
(13). Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 1997 No 133, Sch 5.4 [6]. Renumbered 2002 No 68,
Sch 5 [22]. Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [15]–[18]; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.45; 2004
No 63, Sch 4.2; 2005 No 58, Sch 3.8 [1]–[6]; 2006 No 85, Sch 2 [5]; 2008
No 34, Sch 1 [5]; 2009 No 9, Sch 1 [14].Sch 3 (previously Sch C)Ins 1930 No 16, sec 2 (c). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(c). Ins 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (13). Am 1996 No 30, Sch 4.3; 1999 No 31, Sch 5.113.
Renumbered 2002 No 68, Sch 5 [23]. Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [19] [20]; 2007 No 82,
Sch 4.28; 2009 No 9, Schs 1 [15] [16], 2 [25]–[28].Sch 4 (previously Sch D)Ins 1930 No 16, sec 4 (b). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(c). Ins 1989 No 8, Sch 1 (13). Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1. Renumbered 2002 No 68,
Sch 5 [24]. Am 2002 No 68, Sch 4 [21] [22]; 2002 No 83, Sch 2.21; 2009 No 119,
Sch 2.30; 2012 No 96, Sch 4.53 [3] [4].Sch 5Ins 2002 No 68, Sch 3 [2]. Am 2009 No 9, Schs 1
[17], 2 [29].Sch EIns 1930 No 16, sec 4 (b). Rep 1931 No 8, sec 2 (1)
(c).Sch FIns 1934 No 12, sec 5 (b). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4
(31).Sch GIns 1934 No 12, sec 7 (b). Am 1974 No 51, Sch. Rep
1985 No 132, Sch 4 (31).Sch HIns 1942 No 29, sec 2 (b). Am 1974 No 51, Sch. Rep
1985 No 132, Sch 4 (31).Sch IIns 1949 No 45, sec 7 (l). Rep 1985 No 132, Sch 4