CROWN LANDS ACT 1992
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
CROWN LANDS ACT 1992
As in force at 25 May 2023
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
4 How Crown lands may be alienated ................................................ 3
5 Leases of land on which there are Territory buildings ..................... 4
Part 2 Administration
6 Power to enter on lands ................................................................... 5
7 Delegation ....................................................................................... 5
8 Fees ................................................................................................ 5
Part 3 Estates in fee simple and leases
Division 1 Alienation of Land
9 Power to alienate land ..................................................................... 5
10 Agreement to grant estate in fee simple or lease of Crown
land .................................................................................................. 6
11 Certain land to revert ....................................................................... 6
12 Methods of disposal of Crown lands ................................................ 6
13 Notice of lands available, &c............................................................ 8
14 Procedures at auctions, &c. ............................................................. 9
15 Applications for leases or freehold................................................. 10
16 Purchase price............................................................................... 10
17 Payment of deposit ........................................................................ 10
18 Costs of survey, &c. ....................................................................... 11
Division 2 Estates in fee simple
19 Reservations and restrictive covenants ......................................... 11
20 Reservations relating to Aboriginal community living areas ........... 11
21 Reservation of minerals ................................................................. 12
22 Water rights ................................................................................... 12
23 Maximum size of freehold grant..................................................... 12
24 Development agreements.............................................................. 12
25 Grant before payment .................................................................... 13
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Division 3 Leases
26 Classes of Crown leases ............................................................... 13
27 General conditions of leases ......................................................... 13
28 Fixing of rent .................................................................................. 14
29 Reduction of rent ........................................................................... 14
30 Lease grant charges ...................................................................... 14
31 Exemption from rates .................................................................... 15
32 Failure to accept offer of lease ...................................................... 15
33 Abandonment of right to lease ....................................................... 15
34 Variation of lease provisions .......................................................... 15
35 Minister may grant a moratorium ................................................... 15
36 Noting variation of lease ................................................................ 15
37 Reservations in leases .................................................................. 16
38 Breach of conditions ...................................................................... 17
39 Forfeiture of mortgaged lease........................................................ 18
40 Postponement of rent .................................................................... 19
41 Release of lessees in case of hardship ......................................... 19
41A Refund of rent ................................................................................ 19
42 Subdivision of lease, &c. ............................................................... 19
43 Surrender of leases and grant of consolidated lease..................... 21
44 Subdivision applications where Planning Act 1999 applies ........... 22
45 Surrender of land for reservation as a sanctuary ........................... 23
46 Transfer etc. of lease ..................................................................... 24
47 Consent to transfer etc. of leases .................................................. 24
48 Consent not to be given in certain cases ....................................... 24
49 Improvements on lands to be leased ............................................. 25
50 Re-appraisement of rent ................................................................ 27
51 Re-appraisement of rent based on unimproved value ................... 27
52 To whom lease may be granted .................................................... 27
53 Recovery of rent ............................................................................ 28
54 Valuation of improvements ............................................................ 28
55 Conversion to freehold, &c. ........................................................... 28
56 Term of lease................................................................................. 28
57 Leases for subdivisional work ........................................................ 28
58 Lessee's rights in improvements ................................................... 28
59 Valuation of improvements ............................................................ 29
Division 4 Easements, easements in gross, covenants
and covenants in gross
60 Definitions ...................................................................................... 29
61 Power to create easements, easements in gross, covenants
and covenants in gross .................................................................. 29
Part 4 Vesting of fee simple in roads
73 Vesting of fee simple in roads........................................................ 30
74 Indefeasibility of title ...................................................................... 31
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75 Title of and use by persons who have an interest in land .............. 31
Part 5 Reservations and resumptions
76 Resumption and reservation of Crown land ................................... 32
77 Resumption of part of land the subject of a lease .......................... 34
78 Control and management of reserved land ................................... 34
79 Trustees of reserved land .............................................................. 35
80 Notice of resumption ...................................................................... 37
81 Cancellation of lease as regards resumed land ............................. 38
82 Compensation for resumption........................................................ 38
Part 6 Objections and reviews
83 Objections...................................................................................... 39
84 Applications for review ................................................................... 40
85 Powers of Tribunal......................................................................... 40
86 Validity of re-appraisements, &c. ................................................... 41
87 Notice of forfeitures of leases ........................................................ 42
Part 7 Licences
88 Definition........................................................................................ 42
89 Application of Part ......................................................................... 43
90 Application for licence .................................................................... 43
91 Grant or refusal of licence.............................................................. 44
92 Conditions of licence ..................................................................... 44
93 Term of licence .............................................................................. 45
94 Licence fees .................................................................................. 45
94A Royalties ........................................................................................ 46
94B Cancellation or surrender of licence .............................................. 47
94C Amounts owing are debt to Territory.............................................. 47
Part 8 Miscellaneous
95 Constitution of counties, hundreds and town lands ....................... 48
96 Declaration of routes for travelling stock ........................................ 48
97 Persons authorised may conduct auction sales without licence .... 48
98 Power of Minister to summon witnesses, &c. ................................ 48
99 Unbranded wild cattle and buffaloes.............................................. 48
100 Power to impound cattle or buffaloes trespassing and to
destroy pigs ................................................................................... 49
101 Penalty for unlawfully depasturing ................................................. 49
102 Penalty for removing timber, &c., without a licence ....................... 50
103 Service of notices, &c. ................................................................... 50
104 Onus of proof ................................................................................. 50
105 Power to enforce covenant or forfeit lease not affected by
demand or acceptance of rent ....................................................... 51
106 Regulations.................................................................................... 51
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Part 9 Repeal and savings
107 Repeal ........................................................................................... 52
108 Savings .......................................................................................... 52
Part 10 Transitional matters
Division 1 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic
Reconstruction) Act 2021
109 Definitions ...................................................................................... 53
110 Transition of 10 year rent re-appraisement .................................... 53
Division 2 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic
Reconstruction) Act 2022
111 Licence in force before commencement ........................................ 53
Schedule 2 Acts Repealed
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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CROWN LANDS ACT 1992
An Act relating to Crown lands
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Crown Lands Act 1992.
2 Commencement
This Act shall come into operation on the commencement of the
Pastoral Land Act 1992.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
additional royalty, see section 94A(1)(b).
agricultural development, in relation to land, means the
development of the land for the purpose of cultivation or mixed
farming and grazing and the use of the land for cultivation or mixed
farming and grazing, and includes such other activities as are
incidental or ancillary to that development or use of the land.
appropriate form, for an instrument, has the same meaning as in
the Land Title Act 2000.
Commission means the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the
Northern Territory established by the Parks and Wildlife
Commission Act 1980.
condition, in relation to a lease, includes a covenant and a term.
covenant has the same meaning as in Division 4 of Part 9 of the
Law of Property Act 2000.
covenant in gross has the same meaning as in Division 4 of Part 9
of the Law of Property Act 2000.
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Crown lands means all lands of the Territory, including the bed of
the sea within the territorial limits of the Northern Territory, and
including an estate in fee simple that is registered in the name of
the Territory, but does not include reserved lands.
Darwin town area means the land described in the Schedule to the
Darwin Lands Acquisition Act 1945.
easement has the same meaning as in Division 2 of Part 9 of the
Law of Property Act 2000.
easement in gross has the same meaning as in Division 2 of
Part 9 of the Law of Property Act 2000.
improvements has the same meaning as in the Valuation of Land
Act 1963.
interest, in relation to Crown land, does not include a pastoral
lease.
land, for Part 7, see section 88.
Land and Valuation Review Tribunal or The Tribunal means the
Land and Valuation Review Tribunal established by the Valuation of
Land Act 1963.
land register has the same meaning as in the Land Title Act 2000.
lease does not include a pastoral lease.
lease grant charges means the charges payable under section 30.
lessee includes the person to whom a lease passes, whether by
transfer or devolution.
licence means a licence granted under Part 7.
pastoral lease has the same meaning as in the Pastoral Land
Act 1992.
rent means annual rental.
reserve price, in relation to the sale of, or an interest in, land,
means the minimum amount payable, whether in one sum or by
instalments, for the land or interest.
rights in relation to the supply of services, in relation to a
licence, means:
(a) the licensee is permitted to go onto the land and carry out
work on the land; and
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(b) the work on the land is for the purpose of supplying or
conveying through, under, on, across or above the land a
sewerage, water supply, drainage, electricity or other energy
supply or communications service by electronic means.
site for a town means an area surveyed as a town but not
constituted and defined as a town.
Surveyor-General has the same meaning as in the Licensed
Surveyors Act 1983.
this Act includes the regulations made thereunder.
town means a town constituted and defined in accordance with this
Act or in accordance with a law in force in the Territory before the
commencement of this Act.
town lands means lands set apart as town lands under this Act or
of a law in force in the Territory before the commencement of this
Act.
unimproved value means unimproved capital value as defined in
the Valuation of Land Act 1963.
Valuer-General has the same meaning as in the Valuation of Land
Act 1963.
4 How Crown lands may be alienated
(1) Subject to subsection (2), Crown lands shall not be alienated from
the Crown otherwise than in pursuance of this Act.
(2) This section does not affect:
(a) the granting of a lease in pursuance of an agreement or right
in existence at the commencement of this Act;
(b) the granting of an estate in fee simple in pursuance of an Act;
(c) the granting of a lease in pursuance of an Act; or
(d) the granting of an estate in fee simple under the Aboriginal
Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the
Commonwealth.
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5 Leases of land on which there are Territory buildings
(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Minister may, without
inviting applications, by agreement in writing, grant a lease of
Crown land on which there is a building the property of the
Territory.
(2) A lease may be granted under this section for business or
residential purposes or for both business and residential purposes.
(3) A lease may be granted under this section on a weekly, fortnightly,
monthly or quarterly tenancy.
(4) A lease under this section:
(a) shall contain the prescribed reservations, conditions and
provisions and such additional reservations, conditions and
provisions as the Minister thinks fit and specifies in the
agreement; and
(b) shall take effect according to its tenor.
(5) This Act, other than this section, does not apply to or in relation to a
lease granted under this section, but the law that would apply to
and in relation to a lease of land held for an estate in fee simple
shall apply to and in relation to a lease granted under this section
as if the land leased were held by the Minister for an estate in fee
simple.
(6) The Land Title Act 2000 does not apply to leases granted under this
section.
(7) Where:
(a) there is on Crown land a building the property of the Territory;
and
(b) a person is in occupation of that Crown land after having
acknowledged in writing that he or she will occupy the Crown
land as a tenant of the Territory from week to week, from
fortnight to fortnight, from month to month or from quarter to
quarter,
that Crown land shall be deemed to be leased to the person under
this section and the document containing the acknowledgement
shall operate and have effect according to its tenor as if it were the
grant of a lease of that Crown land under subsection (1).
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Part 2 Administration
6 Power to enter on lands
The Minister or a person authorised in writing by the Minister may,
at any time, enter on any Crown lands including reserved lands for
the purpose of giving effect to this Act.
7 Delegation
(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person any
of the Minister's powers and functions under this Act, other than this
power of delegation.
(2) A power or function delegated under this section, when exercised
or performed by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be
deemed to have been exercised or performed by the Minister.
(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a
power or the performance of a function by the Minister.
8 Fees
(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe the fees to be
charged in connection with matters under this Act.
(2) The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate, do any of
the following in relation to a fee prescribed under subsection (1):
(a) exempt a person from payment of the fee;
(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the fee;
(c) refund (wholly or partly) the fee.
Part 3 Estates in fee simple and leases
Division 1 Alienation of Land
9 Power to alienate land
(1) Subject to this Act, the Minister may, in the name of the Territory by
instrument in the appropriate form under the Land Title Act 2000,
grant an estate in fee simple in or a lease of Crown land.
(2) A power to grant under subsection (1) an estate in fee simple
includes a power to grant an estate in fee simple to the Territory
and, subject to section 11, an estate in fee simple so granted or
otherwise obtained by the Territory shall not merge with the radical
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title to the land.
(3) A reference in this Act to the grant of an estate in fee simple in land
shall include, where the Territory is the registered proprietor of an
estate in fee simple in land, a reference to the transferring of the
estate in fee simple in that land under the Land Title Act 2000.
10 Agreement to grant estate in fee simple or lease of Crown land
(1) If a person has a right to be granted:
(a) an estate in fee simple in Crown land; or
(b) a lease of Crown land,
the Minister may, by instrument in the appropriate form, lodge with
the Registrar-General details of the means by which the right arose,
the nature of the interest to be granted and the particulars of the
land.
(2) On the lodgement of the details referred to in subsection (1), the
Registrar-General must create an entry in the land register in
relation to the land and record the particulars in accordance with
the Land Title Act 2000.
(3) Despite that a lease of Crown land has not been signed by the
lessee or the lessor, the recording of the particulars in the land
register takes effect as a lease.
11 Certain land to revert
(1) Where the Territory is the owner of land in which no person other
than the Crown has a registered interest, the Minister may, by
instrument in the appropriate form, direct the Registrar-General to
cancel the entry in the land register in respect of the land and the
Registrar shall comply with the direction.
(2) Where an entry in the land register is cancelled in accordance with
subsection (1), the land to which it relates is, on that cancellation,
unalienated Crown land.
12 Methods of disposal of Crown lands
(1) In this section Crown land does not include land held for an estate
in fee simple that is registered under the Land Title Act 2000 in the
name of the Territory.
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(2) Subject to this Act, the Minister shall not grant an estate in fee
simple in, or a lease of, Crown land unless the Minister has first:
(a) invited applications for that estate in, or lease of, the land; or
(b) offered the estate in, or lease of, the land for sale by auction,
tender or ballot.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where the Minister, by instrument in
writing, so determines, the Minister may grant an estate in fee
simple in, or a lease of, Crown land without complying with
subsection (2) in relation to the land.
(4) The Minister may grant an estate in fee simple in, or a lease of,
land without complying with subsection (2) where the Minister does
so:
(a) in pursuance of a provision of a lease to which the land is
subject; or
(b) for the purpose only of exercising a power to add an area of
adjoining or nearby land to an area of land that is the subject
of an existing estate in fee simple or lease.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Minister may grant a lease of
land without complying with subsection (2) where the Minister does
so for the purpose only of consolidating existing leases or of
subdividing or renewing an existing lease.
(6) The Minister shall cause notice of each determination made for the
purposes of subsection (3) to be published in the Gazette within
60 days after the date on which the determination was made.
(7) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2) or (3):
(a) a ballot conducted for the purposes of subsection (2) may be a
ballot to determine eligibility:
(i) to bid at an auction; or
(ii) to tender; or
(b) a ballot may be conducted for the purposes of determining the
right of a person to purchase land or an interest in land at a
fixed price.
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13 Notice of lands available, &c.
(1) Where the Minister proposes:
(a) to invite applications for a lease or for the grant of an estate in
fee simple; or
(b) to sell an estate in fee simple in or a lease of Crown land by
auction, ballot or tender,
he or she shall give notice in the Gazette of:
(c) in the case of an inviting of applications – the closing date for
receipt of applications and the place where applications must
be lodged;
(d) in the case of a sale by auction or ballot – the date, time and
place at which the auction or ballot will be conducted;
(e) in the case of a sale by tender – the closing date for the
submission of tenders, and the place where they must be
submitted;
(f) a general description of the lands and the nature of the
interests that will be sold; and
(g) the place at which a member of the public may obtain details
of the lands and the interests that will be sold.
(2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be published in the
Gazette not earlier than 3 months or later than 28 days before the
applications are to close or the sale is to take place.
(3) Where the Minister proposes to include in a lease a provision by
virtue of which the lessee may acquire or claim a right to an estate
in fee simple or another lease, the description, referred to in
subsection (1)(f), of the nature of the interests that will be sold shall
include a reference to that right.
(4) Where a notice referred to in subsection (1) relating to the sale of
land by tender specifies a date as the closing date for the
submission of tenders, the Minister may before that closing date, by
notice in the Gazette, specify a later date as the closing date for the
submission of those tenders and that later date so specified shall
be the closing date accordingly.
(5) The Minister may include in a proposal for the sale by tender of an
estate in fee simple in or a lease of Crown land an invitation for
tenderers to submit proposals to the Minister in relation to the use
of the land, the terms and conditions to which the sale should be
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subject and the covenants, if any, that should apply.
(6) A tender for the purchase of an estate in fee simple in or a lease of
Crown land may indicate the date until which the offer to purchase
remains open but, notwithstanding that such a date is indicated, the
offer may be withdrawn at any time before it is accepted.
(7) Where the Minister proposes to sell an estate in fee simple in or a
lease of Crown land by tender, the Minister may, before accepting
an offer by tender, negotiate with a tenderer the terms and
conditions to which the sale will be subject and the covenants, if
any, that will apply.
(8) The Minister is not bound to accept the highest, or any, tender for
the purchase of an estate in fee simple in or a lease of Crown land
offered for sale in pursuance of this section.
(9) The Minister may withdraw land from sale at any time before a
person obtains, or obtains a right to, an estate in fee simple in or a
lease of that land, notwithstanding that the Minister has given notice
under subsection (1) in relation to the land.
14 Procedures at auctions, &c.
(1) The Minister shall determine:
(a) the procedures to be followed in conducting an auction or
ballot or in calling for tenders in relation to the sale of an
interest in Crown land; and
(b) the persons who will be eligible to bid at such an auction, to
participate in such a ballot or to submit tenders for such a
purpose.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the Minister may:
(a) compile waiting lists of persons who want land; and
(b) determine factors to be considered in determining a person's
position on such a waiting list and the weight to be given to
each of those factors.
(3) The conduct of an auction or ballot in relation to the sale of an
interest in Crown land shall be open to the public.
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15 Applications for leases or freehold
Where the Minister invites applications for a lease or an estate in
fee simple:
(a) an application:
(i) shall be in a form approved by the Minister; and
(ii) shall be accompanied by a deposit of such amount as
the Minister, in the notice under section 13 in relation to
the estate in fee simple or lease, specifies;
(b) notice of the names of the successful applicants together with
particulars of the lands to be granted or leased to them and
the rentals and such other particulars, if any, as the Minister
thinks necessary shall be published in the Gazette and in a
newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated;
and
(c) all moneys deposited by an unsuccessful applicant shall be
repaid to the applicant within 21 days after the application is
rejected.
16 Purchase price
(1) The Minister may determine that a purchase price is payable in
respect of an estate in fee simple or a lease, with or without
improvements, and, where the Minister does so, the Minister shall
fix the purchase price or the reserve price, or determine the manner
in which the purchase price shall be fixed, and may determine the
amount or the percentage of the purchase price or reserve price
that shall be paid by a successful purchaser on entering into a
contract for the purchase of the estate in fee simple or the lease.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may require the
Valuer-General to make a valuation of an area of land or of a
proposed lease.
17 Payment of deposit
Where the Minister has determined under section 16 that a deposit
is payable in respect of the grant of an estate in fee simple or a
lease, a person shall, on entering into a contract for the purchase of
the land or the lease, as the case may be, pay the deposit to the
Territory and, if the person does not complete the purchase as
required by the contract, the deposit shall be forfeited to the
Territory.
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18 Costs of survey, &c.
The Minister may determine that the person to whom an estate in
fee simple or a lease is granted shall pay an amount towards the
costs of:
(a) surveying the land the subject of the grant; and
(b) preparation and registration of the grant,
and, where the Minister does so, the Minister may fix that amount
or determine the manner in which the amount shall be fixed.
Division 2 Estates in fee simple
19 Reservations and restrictive covenants
(1) The power of the Minister to grant an estate in fee simple includes
power to grant it subject to such reservations (including the
reservation of easements), covenants and covenants in gross, if
any, as the Minister thinks fit.
(2) At any time while the Territory is the registered proprietor of an
estate in fee simple in land, the Minister may, by instrument lodged
with the Registrar-General, declare that the land is or shall cease to
be subject to a reservation, easement, covenant or covenant in
gross and, on the instrument being so lodged, the land shall be or
cease to be, as the case may be, subject accordingly.
(3) A reservation, covenant or covenant in gross in favour of the Crown
or the Territory is not and does not become ineffective by reason
only that the Territory is or becomes the registered proprietor of the
land that is the subject of the reservation, easement or covenant.
20 Reservations relating to Aboriginal community living areas
(1) There is reserved to the Territory in every grant effected by
section 46(1A) of the Lands Acquisition Act 1978 of an estate in fee
simple to an association for the purposes of an Aboriginal
community living area such interests (including the reservation of
easements and easements in gross) as are reasonably necessary
for the provision of essential services and facilities, being power
(including gas), water, sewerage, road or communication services
and facilities, to or across the land comprising the grant or access
to any of them.
(2) There is reserved to the Territory in every grant referred to in
subsection (1) such interests (including the reservation of
easements and easements in gross) as are necessary to provide
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such services (including the provision of health, education and
police services) as are agreed on between the association to which
the grant is made, at any time after it is made, and the Minister.
21 Reservation of minerals
(1) An estate in fee simple, however acquired, is subject to a
reservation to the Crown of all minerals, mineral substances and
ores in or on the land including gems, stones, sands, valuable
earths and fossil fuels, together with the right to authorise any
person to enter upon the land to explore for and to mine or
otherwise recover and remove them and to do all things necessary
or convenient for those purposes.
(2) The entry in the land register and the certificate as to title in relation
to an estate in fee simple, however acquired, shall be construed as
containing the reservation referred to in subsection (1).
22 Water rights
The ownership of an estate in fee simple, whether acquired under
this or any other Act, does not of itself confer on the owner any
property in, or the right to the use or flow or to the control of, the
water at any time in a lake, spring or watercourse on, in or under
the land comprised in the estate or contained by, or forming part of,
the boundaries of the land.
23 Maximum size of freehold grant
The Minister shall not grant an estate in fee simple in an area of
land greater than 150 square kilometres.
24 Development agreements
(1) The power of the Minister to sell land includes power to enter into
an agreement relating to the development of the land or of land that
includes that land.
(2) An agreement entered into under subsection (1) shall include a
provision that the party undertaking the development shall lodge
with the Minister a bond, in a form and in an amount satisfactory to
the Minister, as security that he or she will complete the
development.
(3) Where the Minister enters into an agreement under subsection (1),
the Minister may thereupon:
(a) grant the estate in fee simple in the land; or
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(b) grant permission to go onto the land and carry out the
development, and bind himself or herself to grant the estate in
fee simple on completion of the development, or progressively
on completion of the various stages of development, or
otherwise, including the grant, at the direction of the
developer, to a person or persons other than the developer.
(4) Where the Minister enters into an agreement under subsection (1)
binding the proprietor of an estate in fee simple in land to subdivide
the land, the land that is so required to be subdivided is, while it is
not so subdivided, exempt from payment of rates under the Local
Government Act 2019.
25 Grant before payment
Where the Minister grants an estate in fee simple to a person who
is required to pay, but has not paid in full, in relation to the grant a
purchase price or an amount under section 18, the Minister shall
secure the outstanding balance, together with interest at such rate
as is agreed between the parties, owing by mortgage.
Division 3 Leases
26 Classes of Crown leases
Subject to this Act, a Crown lease that is granted under this Act
shall be:
(a) a lease for a term of years; or
(b) a lease in perpetuity (being a lease that continues indefinitely).
27 General conditions of leases
Subject to section 28, leases under this Act (other than leases
under section 5) shall contain reservations, conditions and
provisions as follows:
(a) a reservation of a right of entry and inspection;
(b) a reservation of all minerals, mineral substances and ores in
or on the land, including gems, stones, sands, valuable earths
and fossil fuels;
(c) a reservation of a power of resumption;
(d) a covenant to pay the rent annually in advance;
(e) a covenant by the lessee that the lessee will, subject to this
Act, use the land only for the purposes for which it is leased;
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(f) a provision that the lessee, having paid all rent due by the
lessee at any time, in the manner prescribed, surrender the
lease;
(g) a provision that the lease shall be liable to forfeiture if the rent
is unpaid for 6 months or more;
(h) a provision that the lease shall, subject to this Act, be liable to
forfeiture for non-compliance on the part of the lessee with a
condition of the lease; and
(j) any other reservations, conditions and provisions which are
prescribed, or which are considered by the Minister to be
necessary under the circumstances.
28 Fixing of rent
(1) The Minister may determine that rent is not payable in respect of a
lease.
(2) Subject to this Act the Minister shall, before any land is offered for
leasing, unless rent is not payable in respect of the lease, fix the
rent payable in respect of the first period of the lease.
(3) Where rent is payable in respect of a lease, the rent is subject to
re-appraisement in accordance with this Act.
29 Reduction of rent
A lease may contain a provision for or in relation to reduction of
rent.
30 Lease grant charges
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister shall not grant a lease to a
person until the person has paid in full as lease grant charges:
(a) if a purchase price is payable in respect of the lease – the
purchase price;
(b) if an amount is payable under section 18 in respect of the
lease – that amount; and
(c) if rent is payable in respect of the lease – the first year's rent.
(2) The Minister may grant a lease to a person who is required to pay,
but has not paid in full, in relation to the lease a purchase price or
an amount under section 18 but, where the Minister does so, he or
she shall secure the outstanding balance owing, together with
interest at such rate as is agreed between the parties, by lease
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covenant or by mortgage.
31 Exemption from rates
Where, in pursuance of a covenant contained in a lease, the lessee
is required to subdivide land that is the subject of a lease, the land
is, while it is not so subdivided, exempt from payment of rates
under the Local Government Act 2019.
32 Failure to accept offer of lease
(1) Where a person is offered a lease and he or she fails, within such
time as the Minister allows, to accept the offer or to pay an amount
that is due and payable in respect of the lease, the Minister may, by
notice in writing to the person, revoke the offer for the lease and
retain all or such part as the Minister thinks fit of the money that the
person has already paid in respect of the lease.
(2) Where the Minister retains money in respect of a lease in
pursuance of subsection (1) in circumstances where all or part of
the money would be payable to an outgoing lessee, the Minister
may pay all or part of the money to the outgoing lessee.
33 Abandonment of right to lease
A person who has a right to be granted a lease may, at any time
before the lease is granted, by notice in writing to the Minister, and
after paying all money, if any, due and payable in respect of the
right, abandon the right.
34 Variation of lease provisions
The Minister may, in the Minister's discretion, on application in
writing by the lessee, vary a reservation in or a condition or
provision of a lease.
35 Minister may grant a moratorium
The power to vary a provision of a lease includes power to vary a
provision for the purpose of allowing a moratorium.
36 Noting variation of lease
(1) A variation of a reservation in or a term, condition or provision of a
lease (including a variation referred to in section 56) does not have
effect until notice in writing of the variation, in a form approved and
signed by the Minister, is lodged with the Registrar-General.
(2) On receipt of a notice referred to in subsection (1), the Registrar-
General shall record the details in the land register.
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37 Reservations in leases
(1) In a lease under this Act:
(a) a reservation of a right of entry and inspection shall be read as
a reservation of a right in favour of the Minister, or a person
authorised in writing by the Minister, at all reasonable times
and in a reasonable manner, to enter on the leased land or a
part of it and to inspect the leased lands and any
improvements, stock, and crops on it;
(b) a reservation of minerals shall be read as a reservation to the
Crown of all minerals and extractive minerals within the
meaning of the Mineral Titles Act 2010, and all petroleum,
within the meaning of the Petroleum Act 1984, together with
the right to authorise a person to enter on the land to mine,
work for, win, recover and remove them or any of them, and to
do all things necessary or convenient for those purposes;
(c) a reservation of a power of resumption shall be read as a
power to resume the land in accordance with this Act; and
(d) a reservation of all timber shall be read as including all timber
trees and all trees producing bark, resin or valuable
substances together with the right to authorise a person to
enter on the land and to cut or fell any timber or timber trees
or trees producing bark, resin, or valuable substances, and to
take away any timber, wood, bark, resin, or any such valuable
substances and to do all things necessary or convenient for
those purposes.
(2) In a lease under this Act, a reservation in favour of the Aboriginal
inhabitants of the Territory shall be read as a reservation permitting
those Aboriginals:
(a) who ordinarily reside on; or
(b) who, by Aboriginal tradition, are entitled to use or occupy,
the leased land:
(c) to enter and be on the leased land;
(d) notwithstanding any other law of the Territory, to take and use
the water from the natural waters and springs on the leased
land; and
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(e) subject to any other law in force in the Territory:
(i) to take or kill for food or for ceremonial purposes animals
ferae naturae; and
(ii) to take for food or for ceremonial purposes vegetable
matter growing naturally,
on the leased land,
but not permitting:
(f) the Aboriginals referred to in paragraph (a) to erect or use a
structure on the leased land that would serve as a permanent
shelter for human occupation, other than at the place on the
leased land where they ordinarily reside; or
(g) the Aboriginals referred to in paragraph (b) to erect or use
such a structure on the leased land.
(3) Where a lease under this Act contains a reservation in favour of the
Aboriginal inhabitants of the Territory a person shall not, without
just cause, interfere with the full and free exercise, by the persons
thereby entitled, of the rights reserved to them.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) just cause includes reasonable
acts taken by or on behalf of a lessee or another person having an
interest in a lease to ensure the proper management of the lease
for the purposes for which it was granted.
38 Breach of conditions
(1) If the Minister is satisfied that a lessee has failed to comply with a
condition of a lease, the Minister may give written notice of the
breach to the lessee and require the lessee to furnish to the
Minister, within the time specified in the notice, an explanation of
why the lessee has not complied with the condition.
(2) If the Minister, after considering an explanation furnished as
required under subsection (1), is satisfied with the explanation, the
Minister may waive the breach and may direct that the condition be
complied with within such time as the Minister specifies in writing to
the lessee.
(3) If:
(a) an explanation is not furnished as required under
subsection (1);
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(b) the Minister is not satisfied with the explanation furnished; or
(c) the lessee fails to comply with the condition within the time
specified under subsection (2),
the Minister may, in the Minister's discretion:
(d) by notice in writing to the lessee, direct that the condition be
complied with within such time as the Minister specifies in the
notice; or
(e) if the Minister is satisfied that the non-compliance has been
wilful and that the lessee has made no real effort to comply
with the conditions, by notice in writing to the lessee, forfeit the
lease.
(4) If a lessee fails to comply with a notice under subsection (3)(d)
within the time specified in the notice, the Minister shall forfeit the
lease.
39 Forfeiture of mortgaged lease
(1) Where a lease is subject to a mortgage given for valuable
consideration and registered under the Land Title Act 2000, the
Minister shall not cause notice of the forfeiture of the lease to be
published in the Gazette in pursuance of section 87(1) until after the
expiration of a period of 28 days after the Minister has caused
notice of his or her intention to do so to be given to the mortgagee.
(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of the notice under subsection (1)
to be given to the lessee, and thereafter the lessee ceases, except
with the consent in writing of the Minister, to be entitled to exercise
any of the rights or powers conferred by the lease.
(3) If, during the period of 28 days after receipt of a notice under
subsection (1), or within such further time as the Minister allows, a
mortgagee advises the Minister that the mortgagee wishes to
exercise the mortgagee's power of sale, the Minister shall allow him
or her after 6 months or such further time as, in the opinion of the
Minister, is reasonable to exercise it.
(4) Where the Minister allows a mortgagee time to exercise a power of
sale, the Minister shall advise the mortgagee of the extent to which
he or she is prepared to vary the requirements of the lease relating
to development work, improvements and stocking and, where the
Minister does so, he or she shall, if the lease is transferred following
a sale, so vary those requirements.
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(5) Where a mortgagee exercises a power of sale of a lease after
receipt of a notice under subsection (1) in relation to the lease:
(a) the total of all amounts due and payable to the Territory by the
lessee in relation to the lease up to and including the date of
the sale is a debt due and payable to the Territory out of the
proceeds of the sale, having priority before all debts secured
by mortgage;
(b) the balance of the proceeds of the sale after payment of all
debts and expenses payable out of those proceeds, being the
amount that would otherwise be payable to the lessee, is a
debt due and payable to the Territory and is not payable to the
lessee; and
(c) on the transfer of the lease following the sale, the transferee
holds the lease, as varied in pursuance of subsection (4), as
though the action leading up to the forfeiture of the lease had
not been commenced.
40 Postponement of rent
The Minister may, on the application of the lessee, if the Minister
thinks fit, postpone the payment of the rent under a lease under this
Act for such period, and on such terms, as are prescribed or as the
Minister thinks fit.
41 Release of lessees in case of hardship
Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister that the
payment of the full amount of rent under a lease under this Act will
entail serious hardship on the lessee, the Minister may remit the
whole or a portion of such rent for such period and on such terms,
as are prescribed or as the Minister thinks fit.
41A Refund of rent
The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate, refund the
whole or a portion of the rent under a lease under this Act.
42 Subdivision of lease, &c.
(1) A lessee may apply to the Minister for approval to subdivide the
land included in his or her lease.
(2) An application under subsection (1):
(a) shall be in writing; and
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(b) shall be accompanied by a plan showing the manner in which
it is proposed to subdivide the land.
(3) The Minister may:
(a) approve the application; or
(b) refuse the application.
(4) The Minister shall notify the lessee of the Minister's decision in
writing and, if the Minister has approved the application, the
Minister shall specify in the notification:
(a) the reservations, conditions and provisions to be included in
each lease of the land if it is subdivided; and
(b) in respect of each of the portions into which the land is to be
subdivided:
(i) the purchase price, if any, for the lease of the portion;
and
(ii) the lease grant charges, if any, for a lease of the portion.
(5) The lessee may:
(a) if he or she has paid all rent due under the lease;
(b) if he or she accepts the reservations, conditions and
provisions specified by the Minister; and
(c) if he or she has paid the purchase prices, lease grant charges,
fees and deposits specified in the notification,
surrender the lease and shall be granted a new lease for each of
the subdivided portions of the land.
(6) A surrender of a lease:
(a) shall be made within 90 days after the date of the notification
of the approval of the subdivision; and
(b) shall have effect from the date of commencement of the new
leases.
(7) A new lease granted under this section:
(a) shall preserve the lessee's rights, if any, in respect of
improvements on any land included in the new lease; and
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(b) shall, in addition to the matters provided for elsewhere in this
Act, contain the reservations, conditions and provisions which
are specified in the notification under subsection (4).
(8) This section applies subject to section 44.
43 Surrender of leases and grant of consolidated lease
(1) Where a person is the lessee of land under a lease under this Act
and is also the lessee, under another lease or other leases of the
same kind as the first mentioned lease, of land which adjoins the
first mentioned land, the person may apply to the Minister for the
grant to the person of a new lease of all the land included in the first
mentioned lease and of all the land included in the other lease or
any of those other leases.
(2) An application under subsection (1):
(a) shall be in writing; and
(b) shall be accompanied by a plan showing the land which it is
desired to have included in the new lease.
(3) The Minister may:
(a) approve the application; or
(b) refuse the application.
(4) The Minister shall not approve an application under this section
where the leases to be surrendered are for different purposes.
(5) The Minister shall notify the person of the Minister's decision in
writing and, if the Minister has approved the application, the
Minister shall specify in the notification:
(a) the reservations, conditions and provisions that the new lease
shall contain; and
(b) the purchase price, if any, for the new lease and the lease
grant charges, if any, for the new lease.
(6) The person may:
(a) if he or she has paid all rent due under each of the leases of
the respective lands that are to be included in the new lease;
(b) if he or she accepts the reservations, conditions and
provisions specified in the notification; and
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(c) if he or she has paid the purchase price, lease grant charges,
fees and deposits specified in the notification,
surrender each of the leases, and shall be granted a new lease for
all the lands included in the leases so surrendered.
(7) A surrender of a lease:
(a) shall be made within 90 days after the date of the notification
of the approval of the application; and
(b) shall have effect from the date of commencement of the new
lease.
(8) A new lease granted under this section:
(a) shall be of the same kind of lease as the surrendered leases;
(b) shall preserve the lessee's rights, if any, in respect of
improvements on any land included in the new lease;
(c) shall be for a period which will expire on the earliest date on
which any of the surrendered leases would have expired; and
(d) shall, in addition to the matters provided for elsewhere in this
Act, contain the reservations, conditions and provisions
specified in the notification of the approval of the application.
44 Subdivision applications where Planning Act 1999 applies
(1) This section applies to and in respect of land to which Part 5 of the
Planning Act 1999 applies.
(2) In this section, subdivision means subdivision within the meaning
of the Planning Act 1999.
(3) A lessee may apply to the Minister for issue of estates in fee simple
or new leases in respect of each lot created in a subdivision of the
land.
(4) The Minister shall, on receiving an application under subsection (3),
by notice in writing, advise the lessee of:
(a) the reservations, conditions and provisions to be included in
the leases, if any, of the lots created by the subdivision; and
(b) in respect of each of the lots so created:
(i) the purchase price, if any, for the estate in fee simple or
the lease of the lot; and
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(ii) the lease grant charges, if any, for a lease of the lot.
(5) Section 42(5), (6) and (7) apply to an application under
subsection (3) in relation to the subdivision of land (other than town
lands).
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), a reference in:
(a) section 42(5)(c) to the notification;
(b) section 42(6)(a) to the approval of the subdivision; and
(c) section 42(7)(b) to the notification under subsection (4),
shall be read as a reference to a notice under subsection (4).
(7) Section 43(6), (7) and (8) apply to an application under
subsection (3) in relation to the subdivision of land by the grant of a
consolidated lease.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (7), a reference in section 43(6), (7)
and (8) to the notification and the notification of the approval of
the application shall be read as a reference to a notice under
subsection (4).
(9) The Minister shall not grant an estate in fee simple or a new lease
under this section in respect of a lot created by a subdivision unless
the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) any conditions to which a grant of the subdivision consent
under Part 7 of the Planning Act 1999 was subject have been
complied with; and
(b) a plan of the subdivision has been deposited in the office of
the Surveyor-General in accordance with that Part.
45 Surrender of land for reservation as a sanctuary
(1) A lessee under a lease granted under this Act may offer to
surrender the lease, or a part of the land included in the lease, in
order that the land the subject of the offer may be declared to be a
sanctuary under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Act 1996.
(2) An offer to surrender made under subsection (1) shall be referred to
the Minister, who may accept or reject it.
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(3) Notwithstanding any other law of the Territory, a surrender offered
and accepted under this section shall:
(a) be effective from the date of the acceptance of the surrender
by the Minister; and
(b) not confer a right to compensation on the lessee who has
surrendered the land.
(4) Where the Minister accepts an offer to surrender made under this
section, the Minister responsible for the administration of the
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1996 shall declare the
land in respect of which the surrender is accepted to be a sanctuary
under that Act.
46 Transfer etc. of lease
(1) Except as provided by this Act, the lessee under a lease under this
Act shall not, without the consent of the Minister:
(a) transfer or mortgage the lease;
(b) sub-let or otherwise part with the possession of the land or
part of the land the subject of the lease;
(c) create an easement or easement in gross or a covenant or
covenant in gross; or
(d) agree to the creation of an easement or easement in gross or
a covenant or covenant in gross that authorises or restricts the
use of land the subject of the lease.
47 Consent to transfer etc. of leases
(1) An application for consent:
(a) to transfer or mortgage a lease granted under this Act; or
(b) to create an interest of a type referred to in section 46 in the
land included in a lease granted under this Act,
is to be made in writing to the Minister.
(2) The Minister may grant or refuse consent to an application made
under subsection (1).
48 Consent not to be given in certain cases
Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 46 and 47, the
Minister shall not consent to the transfer of a lease until all
instalments of the purchase price of the lease have been paid.
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49 Improvements on lands to be leased
(1) Where land which is available for leasing has on it improvements
belonging to the Crown, the Minister may determine:
(a) that the value of the improvements be taken into consideration
in fixing the rent to be reserved under the lease; or
(b) that a lease of the land shall not be granted unless the
proposed lessee agrees to make payment in respect of the
value of the improvements.
(2) The value of the improvements on land available for leasing for the
purposes of this section shall be such amount as is determined by
the Minister.
(3) The amount so determined by the Minister as the value of the
improvements shall:
(a) be specified as the purchase price of the improvements in the
notice in relation to the land given under section 13(1); and
(b) be specified in the lease offered to the proposed lessee.
(4) Where the value of the improvements is taken into consideration in
fixing the rent to be reserved under the lease, the lease shall
contain a recital to that effect and a covenant by the lessee to
maintain the improvements in good and tenantable repair.
(5) Where a proposed lessee agrees to make payment in respect of
the value of the improvements on land to be leased to him, the
Minister may permit the payment to be made by instalments, and, in
that event, the lease shall, in addition to the matters provided for
elsewhere in this Act:
(a) specify the amount of each instalment;
(b) specify the respective dates on which each instalment shall be
payable;
(c) contain a covenant by the lessee to pay the value of the
improvements by the instalments specified in the lease, and a
provision that in the event of the surrender of the lease or of
the forfeiture of the lease for the lessee's failure to pay the
instalments or any amount due for interest or additional
interest, the balance of the value of the improvements unpaid
at the date of the surrender or forfeiture of the lease is an
amount owing under the lease;
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(d) contain a provision that the lessee shall, with each instalment,
pay interest on the unpaid balance at such rate as the Minister
from time to time determines and notifies in writing to the
lessee;
(e) contain a provision that, if the amount of interest or any part of
the interest so payable is not paid on or before the date on
which it is payable, the lessee shall pay additional interest at
such rates as the Minister from time to time determines and
notifies in writing to the lessee on the amount of the interest
unpaid;
(f) contain a covenant by the lessee that the lessee will maintain
the improvements in good and tenantable repair until the
payment has been made in full; and
(g) contain a covenant that the lessee will keep the improvements
insured as prescribed until payment has been made in full.
(6) An amount payable under the lease that remains unpaid is a debt
due by the lessee to the Territory charged on the land.
(7) Where a lessee fails to pay an amount payable under the lease,
other than the rent reserved by the lease, for a period exceeding
28 days after the date on which payment fell due, the Minister may,
by notice in writing served on the lessee, require the lessee to pay,
within 28 days after the date of the notice, the amount that the
lessee has failed to pay.
(8) Where a lessee fails to pay the amount specified in a notice under
subsection (7), the Minister may, without prejudice to the Territory's
right to sue for, and recover, the amount, by notice in writing to the
lessee, forfeit the lease.
(9) Where a lease is forfeited in pursuance of subsection (8) and the
value, as determined by the Minister, of the improvements on the
date on which the lease is forfeited, exceeds the total of:
(a) all amounts owing under the forfeited lease; and
(b) the costs, as determined by the Minister, of and incidental to,
the forfeiture of the lease,
the person whose lease has been forfeited is entitled to receive
payment of the amount of the excess.
(10) An objection may not be made to, and a request may not be made
to the Minister to refer to the Land and Valuation Review Tribunal
for review, a determination of the value of improvements made, for
the purposes of this section, by the Minister.
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50 Re-appraisement of rent
(1) The rent under a lease that is subject to re-appraisement under this
Act must be re-appraised in accordance with this section.
(2) The rent must be re-appraised before the re-appraisement date to
take effect on the re-appraisement date.
(3) The Minister must give the lessee written notice of the re-appraised
rent at least 6 months before the re-appraisement date.
(4) The Minister may, at any time before the re-appraisement date,
defer the re-appraisement date by giving the lessee written notice
of the deferred re-appraisement date.
(5) If the Minister does not give a notice of re-appraisement by the date
required under subsection (3), the re-appraisement date is deferred
for 1 year.
(6) The amount of re-appraised rent is the amount specified in the
notice given under subsection (3) or as otherwise determined under
this Act.
(7) The re-appraised rent is payable on and from the re-appraisement
date.
(8) The re-appraisement date for a lease is:
(a) the date of the fifth anniversary of the commencement date of
the lease or the date of any deferral under subsection (4)
or (5); or
(b) the date of the fifth anniversary of the date the rent was last
re-appraised under this Act.
51 Re-appraisement of rent based on unimproved value
Where the rent payable under a lease to which section 50 applies is
based on the unimproved value of the leased land, the Minister
shall require the Valuer-General to re-appraise the unimproved
value of the land.
52 To whom lease may be granted
A lease under this Act may be granted, transferred or assigned to a
corporation or a person who has attained the age of 18 years.
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53 Recovery of rent
All money payable to the Territory under this Act or under a lease
granted under or continued in effect by this Act shall be recoverable
by the Minister as a debt due to the Territory.
54 Valuation of improvements
(1) Subject to this Act, where, under this Act, a person is entitled to
receive payment for or in respect of improvements on land, the
Minister shall require the Valuer-General to determine the value of
the improvements and the value so determined or, if the value is
varied under this Act, the value as finally determined under this Act,
is the value of those improvements for the purposes of ascertaining
the amount payable to the person for or in respect of those
improvements.
(2) Where the Valuer-General, under subsection (1), determines the
value of improvements, he or she shall give to the person entitled to
be paid notice, in writing, of the value, together with a plan showing
the improvements on the land.
55 Conversion to freehold, &c.
A lease may contain a provision relating to the right of the lessee to
surrender the lease as to all or part of the land contained in the
lease in exchange for one or more estates in fee simple or one or
more leases, or both.
56 Term of lease
(1) Where a lease is for a fixed term, the Minister may, in his or her
discretion, extend the term or renew the lease for such further term
as the Minister thinks fit.
(2) An application for renewal of a lease or for extension of the term of
a lease shall be made in writing before the commencement of the
last year of the lease or before such later date as the Minister
allows.
57 Leases for subdivisional work
The grant of a lease for the purposes of subdivisional work does not
absolve the lessee from a requirement to obtain the consent of a
consent authority under the Planning Act 1999 to the subdivision.
58 Lessee's rights in improvements
A lease may contain provisions relating to the lessee's rights in
improvements.
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59 Valuation of improvements
Where the Minister and a lessee are unable to agree on the value
to the Territory of improvements, for the purposes of compensation
that should be paid to a lessee for improvements, the Minister shall
require the Valuer-General to determine that value.
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60 Definitions
In this Division:
Crown land includes reserved land.
Crown lease means a lease granted by the Minister under a law of
the Territory relating to the leasing of Crown land and includes a
pastoral lease.
61 Power to create easements, easements in gross, covenants
and covenants in gross
(1) The Minister may grant a lease or an estate in fee simple in Crown
land subject to:
(a) a reservation of an easement or easement in gross; or
(b) a covenant or covenant in gross.
(2) If the lease so provides, either expressly or by term implied by or
under an Act (including an Act that has subsequently been
repealed), the Minister may:
(a) grant an easement or easement in gross over the leased land;
or
(b) create a covenant or covenant in gross affecting the leased
land,
at any time during the term of the lease.
(3) The Minister may at any time confer on the holder of a lease of
Crown land, or a person to whom an estate in fee simple in Crown
land has been granted, the benefit of:
(a) an easement or easement in gross over Crown land that is not
the subject of the lease or grant; or
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(b) a covenant or covenant in gross affecting Crown land that is
not the subject of the lease or grant.
(4) Subsection (4A) applies if the Minister:
(a) creates an easement or easement in gross, or a covenant or
covenant in gross, over Crown land, and the interest created
confers a benefit referred to in subsection (2); or
(b) grants a licence that provides for rights in relation to the
supply of services, whether or not the licence provides for
other rights in relation to other matters.
(4A) The Minister must not grant a lease, or another lease, or an estate
in fee simple of the land affected by the interest or the licence
unless the grant is subject to:
(a) a reservation from the lease or estate in fee simple of an
easement or easement in gross; or
(b) a covenant or covenant in gross.
(4B) A reservation or covenant under subsection (4A) must be of the
same nature and for the same benefit as existed before the grant of
the lease, other lease or estate in fee simple.
(4C) For subsection (4)(b), the nature and benefit of the reservation or
covenant under subsection (4A) must be limited to rights akin to the
rights in relation to the supply of services granted under the licence.
(5) Nothing in this section empowers the Minister to acquire land or an
interest in land.
Part 4 Vesting of fee simple in roads
73 Vesting of fee simple in roads
(1) Where:
(a) the whole of an area of land is a road or mall or a part of a
road or mall;
(b) no person other than the Territory has an interest registered
under the Land Title Act 2000 in the land as lessee or as the
proprietor of an estate in fee simple; and
(c) a local government council has lodged with the Minister a plan
of survey of the land, together with a request that an estate in
fee simple in the land be vested in it,
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the Minister may, in the name of the Territory, declare that an
estate in fee simple in the land is vested in that council and forward
a copy of the declaration to the Registrar-General.
(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of a declaration under
subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette within 28 days after
the declaration is made.
(3) A declaration under subsection (1) has effect according to its tenor.
74 Indefeasibility of title
Nothing contained in this Act or in the Local Government Act 2019
affects the provisions of the Land Title Act 2000 relating to
indefeasibility of title in their application to and in relation to land on
which there is a road or mall or a part of a road or mall.
75 Title of and use by persons who have an interest in land
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the power of a person who has an
interest in land on which there is a road or mall or a part of a road
or mall does not include power to deal with it or use it, or permit it to
be used, in a manner inconsistent with the use of the road or mall
according to its status as a road or mall.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), nothing contained in the Control of Roads
Act 1953 or the Local Government Act 2019 operates to limit the
power of a person who has an interest in land to deal with the land
under the Land Title Act 2000, but neither the vesting or registration
of title to land nor a dealing with land under the Land Title Act 2000
affects the status of a public road or mall for the purposes of a law
in force in the Territory or divests the person in whom a road, or the
care, control and management of land, is vested by virtue of the
Control of Roads Act 1953 or the Local Government Act 2019:
(a) of the road as a road; or
(b) of a power, function, right or obligation in relation to the road
or mall as a road or mall, as the case may be.
(3) Where under section 73 land is vested in a local government
council and the council has an interest as lessee of or as the
proprietor of an estate in fee simple in land contiguous to that land,
the council may, with the approval in writing of the Minister, where
the Minister is of the opinion that by its so doing vehicular traffic
across the land will not be prevented:
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(a) erect on the land such things:
(i) as are necessary for the support of structures erected
over the land or on that contiguous land; or
(ii) as are necessary or convenient to facilitate and control
access to and egress from that contiguous land; and
(b) notwithstanding the Control of Roads Act 1953, use the land in
such manner as it thinks fit to facilitate the use of a structure
erected over the land, or on that contiguous land, for the
purpose for which it was so erected.
(4) Neither the vesting or registration of title to land nor any dealing
with land affects the rights of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a
public authority of the Territory or a public authority of the
Commonwealth to use a road or mall for the provision and
maintenance of services or for any other public purpose.
Part 5 Reservations and resumptions
76 Resumption and reservation of Crown land
(1) Subject to this Act the Administrator may, at any time, by
proclamation:
(a) resume any Crown lands the subject of a lease except a lease
under the Mineral Titles Act 2010 or the Pastoral Land
Act 1992:
(i) for the use and benefit of the Aboriginal inhabitants of
the Territory;
(ii) for forestry and re-afforestation;
(iii) for stock routes and travelling stock;
(iv) for the recreation or amusement of the public;
(v) for railways, roads or drainage;
(vi) for water conservation purposes;
(vii) for the protection or conservation of wildlife;
(viii) for fisheries or fishing;
(ix) for the conservation of native flora;
(x) for national or public parks or gardens;
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(xi) for purposes relating to a local government area;
(xii) for the preservation or protection of places of historic
interest;
(xiii) for cultivation purposes; or
(xiv) for such other purposes in relation to the Territory as the
Minister thinks fit;
(b) reserve for the purpose for which they are resumed the whole
or a part of the lands so resumed;
(c) reserve for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) unalienated
Crown lands; or
(d) revoke wholly or in part a reservation of land whether made
before or after the commencement of this Act and whether
made in pursuance of this Act or any other law of the Territory
in force at any time prior to the commencement of this Act.
(2) The power to resume land under subsection (1) includes a power to
resume part of the land the subject of a lease.
(3) Land shall not be resumed for cultivation purposes if it is the subject
of a lease for agricultural purposes.
(4) The purpose specified in subsection (1)(a)(i) for which land may be
reserved under this section includes (but without limiting the
generality of the expression of that purpose in that subparagraph):
(a) the use by Aborigines of the natural waters and springs on
unleased land within the reserved land;
(b) subject to any other law of the Territory, the taking or killing for
food by Aborigines of fish, birds and animals ferae naturae on
such unleased land or in those waters or springs; and
(c) the taking by Aborigines for food of vegetable matter growing
naturally on such unleased land or in those waters or springs.
(5) Where land has been reserved for a purpose specified in
subsection (1)(a)(i), (iv), (vii), (ix), (x) or (xii), the reservation of the
land or any part of it shall not be revoked unless the Minister has, in
accordance with this section, made to the Administrator a
recommendation in writing that it be revoked.
(6) The Minister shall not make a recommendation referred to in
subsection (5) unless the Legislative Assembly has, in accordance
with this section, approved that the Minister do so.
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(7) The Minister shall lay a copy of the proposed recommendation
before the Legislative Assembly.
(8) If:
(a) within 6 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after the
Minister has laid such a copy before it, no notice of motion that
the Legislative Assembly disapprove the recommendation has
been given; or
(b) a notice of motion that the Legislative Assembly disapprove
the recommendation has been given within that time, and the
motion has been moved and defeated by the Legislative
Assembly,
the Legislative Assembly shall be deemed to have approved in
accordance with this section that the Minister make the
recommendation to the Administrator but in any other case it shall
be deemed not to have done so.
77 Resumption of part of land the subject of a lease
(1) Where part of the land the subject of a lease is resumed:
(a) the Minister shall forward to the Registrar-General a copy of
the proclamation by which the land was resumed;
(b) the lease continues in force as to the part of the land which
has not been resumed; and
(c) the Minister may, on the application of the lessee, alter, vary
or modify the terms or conditions of the lease in its application
to the part of the land which has not been resumed.
(2) Where the Minister has altered, varied or modified the terms or
conditions of a lease under subsection (1) the Minister shall lodge
with the Registrar-General a copy of the instrument which effects
the alteration, variation or modification.
78 Control and management of reserved land
(1) Land which has been reserved for a purpose specified in
section 76(1) may be managed, regulated or controlled in the
manner provided by section 79 or by an Act that provides for the
regulation, management or control of the land or, if there is no such
Act, in such manner as is prescribed by the Regulations.
(2) Where land which has been reserved under section 76 is not
managed, regulated or controlled in accordance with section 79,
and no Act or Regulations prescribe the manner in which it is to be
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managed, regulated or controlled, the land may be managed,
regulated or controlled in such manner and by such persons as the
Minister directs.
(3) For the purposes of this section, Act includes an Act of the
Commonwealth.
79 Trustees of reserved land
(1) If land has, before or after the commencement of this Act, been
reserved for the recreation or amusement of the public or for any
other public purpose, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette,
appoint to be trustees of the land so reserved not less than 3 nor
more than 7 persons, as the Minister thinks fit, and may appoint
one of the trustees to be Chairperson of the trustees.
(2) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, terminate the
appointment of a trustee.
(3) The office of a trustee becomes vacant if the trustee:
(a) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, applies to take the benefit of a
law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds
with the trustee's creditors or makes an assignment of the
trustee's salary or other remuneration for their benefit;
(b) becomes permanently incapable of performing the duties of
office;
(c) is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a
period exceeding 6 months; or
(d) resigns by giving written notice of resignation to the Minister.
(4) If the office of a trustee becomes vacant or a trustee dies, or an
appointment of a trustee is terminated, the Minister may, by notice
in the Gazette, appoint a person to the vacant office.
(5) The persons for the time being holding office as trustees are
constituted as a body corporate.
(6) A body corporate constituted under this section has perpetual
succession and a common seal and is capable of suing and being
sued.
(7) The trustees of reserved land mentioned in subsection (1) must, at
the times directed by the Minister, forward the Minister a report on
the administration of the trust and on any related matters as
specified by the Minister from time to time, and must give the
Minister a statement of revenue received and expenditure made
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during the period specified by the Minister.
(8) Notwithstanding this Act or any law in force in the Territory, the
trustees of land so reserved as referred to in subsection (1) may
use or authorise other persons to use the land for sporting or other
functions, and may charge or authorise other persons to charge for
the admission of persons and vehicles to the land or a part of the
land when the land is so used.
(9) The trustees of any land reserved as referred to in subsection (1) or
for any other public purposes certified by the Minister to be a like
purpose, may make by-laws, not inconsistent with this Act for the
control and management of the reserve and, in particular, providing
for or in relation to:
(a) the times at which the reserve or portions of the reserve are to
be open and closed; and
(b) the conduct of persons when on the reserve; and
(c) the days on which, and the limits within which, sports and
games, or training for sports and games, may be permitted on
the reserve and otherwise regulating or prohibiting sports and
games, or training for sports and games, on the reserve; and
(d) the prevention or the regulation of the admission of vehicles or
animals to the reserve, and for the destruction of such animals
if trespassing on the reserve; and
(e) the speed of vehicles and the parking of vehicles within the
reserve; and
(f) the prohibition or the regulation of the sale or display for sale
of goods, wares or merchandise on the reserve; and
(g) the prevention of damage or injury to, or destruction of, trees
and other vegetation on the reserve; and
(h) the prevention of damage or injury to, or destruction or
defacement of, buildings, structures or erections or natural
features on the reserve; and
(j) the prevention of nuisances on the reserve; and
(k) the charging of fees by the trustees, or by other persons, for
admission to the reserve or a part of the reserve; and
(m) the authorisation of persons to demand the names and
information as to the place of abode of persons who are
believed on reasonable grounds to have contravened or failed
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to comply with a by-law and requiring persons to comply with
such a demand made by a person so authorised; and
(n) the removal from the reserve of persons who are believed, on
reasonable grounds, to have contravened or failed to comply
with a by-law; and
(p) the imposition of maximum penalties of, or of not more than an
amount equal to, 4 penalty units for the contravention of, or
failure to comply with, a by-law.
(10) A by-law made under subsection (9) must be signed by the
Chairperson of the trustees and section 57 of the Interpretation
Act 1978 does not apply to or in relation to it.
(11) If:
(a) a by-law has been made in relation to a reserve under this
section and is in force; and
(b) there is an inconsistency between a by-law and the Crown
Lands (Recreation Reserve) Regulations 1938 in force at the
date of commencement of this Act or regulations under this
Act amending or in substitution for those Regulations, the
by-law prevails.
80 Notice of resumption
(1) Land shall not be resumed under section 76 unless notice in
accordance with this section has been given by or on behalf of the
Minister to the lessee of the land that it is proposed to recommend
the resumption of the land under that section.
(2) Where the lease relating to land to be resumed under section 76
contains a provision that a period, specified in the instrument, of
notice of intention to resume shall be given, the period of notice
shall be the period so specified.
(3) Where the lease relating to land to be resumed does not contain a
provision that a period of notice of intention to resume shall be
given and the land is to be resumed for any of the purposes
specified in subparagraphs (i) to (xii) (inclusive) and (xiv) of
section 76(1)(a), the period of notice shall be 6 months.
(4) Where the lease relating to land to be resumed under section 76
does not contain a provision that a period of notice of intention to
resume shall be given and the land is to be resumed for cultivation
purposes the period of notice shall be 2 years.
(5) Notice of intention to resume may be given to the lessee by post.
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81 Cancellation of lease as regards resumed land
(1) A notification by the Minister and published in the Gazette that land
included in a lease has been resumed is conclusive evidence of the
fact and shall have effect to cancel the lease as regards the land
resumed, and to reduce the rent for the remainder of the land
proportionately to the extent of the resumption.
(2) Where a portion of the land included in a lease is resumed under
section 76 and the lease contains a covenant by the lessee to
comply with the requirements of the lease as to developmental
work and improvements, the Minister shall, within 28 days after the
notification referred to in subsection (1), review the requirements of
the lease having regard to the nature and area of the lands
remaining subject to the lease, determine the extent to which the
requirements shall be varied and give notice, in writing, of that
determination to the lessee.
(3) Where the Minister, under subsection (2), gives notice of a
determination to a lessee, the requirements of the lease as to
developmental work and improvements shall be taken to be varied:
(a) if the determination is varied under this Act – in accordance
with that determination as so finally varied; and
(b) in any other case – in accordance with the determination,
as from the date on which the determination is so varied or as from
the date of the determination, as the case may be.
82 Compensation for resumption
(1) Where land included in a lease is resumed under section 76, the
lessee is entitled to compensation for the improvements on the
resumed land that are the property of the lessee and:
(a) if part only of the leased land is resumed, for the depreciation
in the value of the lease by reason of the resumption; or
(b) if the whole of the leased land is resumed, for the loss of the
lease,
assessed in accordance with this section.
(2) If the lease specifies the manner in which and the matters in
respect of which compensation shall be assessed, the
compensation shall be assessed in the manner and with respect to
the matters so specified.
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(3) If the lease does not specify the manner in which and the matter in
respect of which compensation shall be assessed, the Minister shall
require the Valuer-General to assess the compensation to which,
under this section, the lessee is entitled.
(4) In making an assessment under this section, the Valuer-General:
(a) shall not take into account any increased value of the resumed
land arising from the construction of public works or from a
proposal to construct public works; and
(b) shall set off any increase, by reason of such construction or
proposal, in the value of the part of the leased land that is not
resumed against the amount at which the Valuer-General
would otherwise have assessed compensation.
(5) The Valuer-General shall give the lessee notice in writing of an
assessment under this section.
(6) As soon as practicable after the resumption, the Minister shall pay
to the lessee an amount equal to the compensation assessed in
accordance with this section or, if that compensation is varied under
this Act, an amount equal to the compensation as finally determined
under this Act.
Part 6 Objections and reviews
83 Objections
(1) Subject to section 49, where the Minister or the Valuer-General
gives to a person notice:
(a) of the re-appraisement of the rent of a lease;
(b) of a determination of the value of improvements on land
comprised in a lease or licence under this Act;
(c) of a determination under section 81;
(d) of an assessment of compensation under section 82; or
(e) of the forfeiture of a lease under this Act,
the person may, within the prescribed period after receipt of the
notice or within such extended period as the Minister or the Valuer-
General, as the case may be, allows, send by post to, or lodge with,
the Minister or the Valuer-General, as the case may be, at his or
her office, an objection to the re-appraisement, determination,
assessment or forfeiture specifying the grounds of objection.
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the prescribed period is:
(a) in the case of a re-appraisement of rent – 3 months;
(b) in the case of an assessment of compensation – 6 months;
and
(c) in the case of a determination or forfeiture – 28 days.
(3) The Minister or the Valuer-General shall, within 28 days after
receiving an objection, consider the objection and may disallow it or
allow it in whole or in part and shall forthwith give to the objector
notice of his or her decision on the objection.
84 Applications for review
(1) An objector who is dissatisfied with:
(a) a decision of the Minister or the Valuer-General on an
objection to a re-appraisement, determination or assessment
referred to in section 83(1); or
(b) a decision of the Minister to disallow an objection to the
forfeiture of a lease under this Act,
may, within 28 days after receipt of the notice of the decision, by
writing, request the Minister or the Valuer-General, as the case may
be, to refer the decision to the Land and Valuation Review Tribunal
for review.
(2) On receipt of a request under subsection (1), the Minister or the
Valuer-General shall refer the decision to the Tribunal.
(3) On a reference under subsection (2), the objector is limited to the
grounds stated in the objection.
85 Powers of Tribunal
(1) Where the Tribunal reviews a decision of the Minister or the Valuer-
General on an objection to a re-appraisement, determination or
assessment referred to in section 83(1), it has all the powers of the
Minister or the Valuer-General, as the case may be, in making the
re-appraisement, determination or assessment.
(2) Where the Tribunal reviews a decision of the Minister to disallow an
objection to the forfeiture of a lease under this Act, it may confirm or
annul the notice forfeiting the lease to which the decision relates.
(3) Sections 27 to 29 (inclusive) and section 31 of the Valuation of
Land Act 1963 apply to and in relation to a reference to the Tribunal
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under this Act and the decision of the Tribunal on the reference in
like manner as they apply to and in relation to a reference to the
Tribunal under that Act and the decision of the Tribunal on the last-
mentioned reference.
(4) For the purposes of section 28 of the Valuation of Land Act 1963 in
its application to a reference to the Tribunal under this Act:
(a) the person requesting the reference;
(b) in the case of a reference of a decision of the Minister – the
Minister; and
(c) in the case of a reference of a decision of the Valuer-
General – the Valuer-General,
are parties to the reference.
(5) When the Tribunal gives its decision it shall, at the same time,
certify the amount which, in its opinion, would be a reasonable
amount to be paid by the Minister or the Valuer-General or by the
other party to the reference in respect of costs incurred by the
reference to the Tribunal.
(6) An amount certified under subsection (5) is recoverable as a debt
due and payable by the Minister, the Valuer-General, or by the
other party to the reference, as the case may be.
86 Validity of re-appraisements, &c.
The validity of a re-appraisement, determination or assessment
referred to in section 83(1) is not affected by:
(a) a failure to give notice of the re-appraisement, determination
or assessment;
(b) the lodging of an objection to the re-appraisement,
determination or assessment;
(c) a failure to give notice of a decision on an objection to the
re-appraisement, determination or assessment; or
(d) a reference to the Tribunal of a decision on an objection to the
re-appraisement, determination or assessment.
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87 Notice of forfeitures of leases
(1) Where:
(a) the Minister gives a notice under this Act forfeiting a lease and
the person entitled to object does not, within 28 days after
receiving the notice, object to the forfeiture of the lease;
(b) the Minister gives, under section 83, notice of the Minister's
decision to disallow an objection to the forfeiture of a lease
under this Act and the objector does not, within 28 days after
receiving the notice, request the Minister to refer the decision
to the Tribunal for review; or
(c) on the review of a decision to disallow an objection to the
forfeiture of a lease under this Act, the Tribunal confirms the
notice forfeiting the lease,
the Minister may cause notice of the forfeiture to be published in the
Gazette.
(2) The forfeiture of a lease under this Act is not effective until a notice
of the forfeiture is published in the Gazette in pursuance of
subsection (1).
(3) A notice published in the Gazette in pursuance of subsection (1):
(a) has the same effect as a re-entry and recovery of possession
by or on behalf of, the Territory; and
(b) is conclusive evidence that the lease to which the notice
relates has been forfeited.
(4) The Minister shall lodge with the Registrar-General a copy of each
notice of the forfeiture of a lease published in the Gazette in
pursuance of subsection (1).
Part 7 Licences
88 Definition
In this Part:
land means Crown land and reserved land.
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89 Application of Part
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may grant a licence or renew
or extend the grant of a licence over land, including land on which
there is a building that is the property of the Territory.
(2) A licence may not be granted over land that is held under a lease
granted under this or any other Act.
(3) A licence granted, renewed or extended under this Part:
(a) is a licence to access, occupy or use the land; and
(b) may permit the licensee to take things which are the property
of the Territory from the land.
(4) The following must give consent for a licence under this Part before
the Minister grants the licence:
(a) for land that has been reserved for a purpose specified in
section 76(1) that is managed, regulated or controlled by a
person as directed by the Minister – the person;
(b) for land that has been reserved for which the Minister has
appointed persons to be trustees of the land under
section 79(1) – the trustees.
90 Application for licence
(1) A person may apply to the Minister for the grant of a licence, a
renewal of a licence or the extension of the grant of a licence.
(2) The application must be:
(a) in writing; and
(b) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
Note for subsection (2)
The prescribed fee for an application for a licence is made under section 8.
(3) The Minister may request further information from the person
making the application.
(4) The Minister may return the application to the person and request
the person amend the application.
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91 Grant or refusal of licence
(1) The Minister must consider the application and:
(a) grant, renew or extend the grant of the licence; or
(b) refuse to grant, renew or extend the grant of the licence.
(2) The Minister may:
(a) require the applicant satisfy specified conditions before
granting, renewing or extending the grant of a licence; or
(b) provide that a licence does not take effect until the applicant
satisfies specified conditions.
92 Conditions of licence
(1) A licence is subject to the following conditions:
(a) a licence does not give the licensee any right of exclusive
possession over the land the subject of the licence;
(b) a licensee must only use the land the subject of the licence for
the purpose for which the licence was granted;
(c) a licensee must not do the following unless the licensee has
the approval of the Minister:
(i) make any improvements to the land the subject of the
licence;
(ii) store any fittings, machinery, equipment or other chattels
on the land the subject of the licence.
(2) The Regulations may:
(a) prescribe conditions for a licence; or
(b) prescribe conditions for a class of licence.
(3) The Minister may do any of the following on the Minister's own
initiative:
(a) determine a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(a) does
not apply to a licence;
(b) determine a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(b) does
not apply to a licence, despite the licence being in the class of
licences to which the condition applies;
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(c) vary a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(a) or (b) in
relation to a licence, and may vary the condition during the
term of the licence;
(d) impose any other conditions on a licence that the Minister
considers appropriate, and may vary those conditions during
the term of the licence.
(4) To avoid doubt, if section 89(4) applied to the land before a licence
was granted in relation to the land, the Minister is not required to
obtain consent from the person or trustees mentioned in
section 89(4) before making a determination, varying a condition or
imposing a condition under subsection (3) in relation to the licence.
(5) A determination, variation of a condition or imposition of a condition
under subsection (3) must not be inconsistent with the conditions
referred to in subsection (1).
93 Term of licence
(1) A licence remains in force for the term specified in the licence,
unless it is cancelled or surrendered under section 94B.
(2) The Minister may, on the Minister's own initiative:
(a) vary or extend the term of a licence; or
(b) renew a licence.
Note for subsection (2)
A licensee may apply for a renewal or extension of a grant of a licence under
section 90.
(3) To avoid doubt, section 92 applies to a licence of which its term has
been varied or extended and a licence which has been renewed.
94 Licence fees
(1) The Minister may determine a licence fee for a licence.
(2) For subsection (1), the Minister may determine the manner in which
a licence fee is calculated.
(3) The amount of the licence fee, or the manner in which the licence
fee is calculated, and the time and place of payment is to be
specified in the licence.
(4) The Minister may review a licence fee determined under this
section and may determine a different fee or manner in which the
fee is calculated at any time during the term of the licence.
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(5) The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate, do any of
the following in relation to a fee determined under subsection (1):
(a) exempt a licensee from payment of the fee;
(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the fee;
(c) refund (wholly or partly) the fee.
94A Royalties
(1) The Minister may determine the following:
(a) a royalty on any material removed from the land to which a
licence relates;
(b) if a licensee removes more or different material from the land
to which the licence relates than the licensee is entitled – a
royalty that is additional to the royalty determined under
paragraph (a) (an additional royalty).
(2) For subsection (1), the Minister may determine the manner in which
a royalty or an additional royalty is calculated and the time and
place of payment for a royalty or an additional royalty.
(3) A royalty, the manner in which the royalty is calculated and the time
and place of payment is to be specified in the licence.
(4) The Minister may review a royalty determined under
subsection (1)(a) and may determine a different royalty or manner
in which the royalty is calculated at any time during the term of the
licence.
(5) An additional royalty, the manner in which the additional royalty is
calculated and the time and place of payment may be determined:
(a) at any time during the term of the licence; or
(b) at the end of the term of the licence; or
(c) if the licence is surrendered or cancelled – at or after the date
of the surrender or cancellation.
(6) The Minister may review an additional royalty determined under
subsection (1) and may determine a different additional royalty or
manner in which the additional royalty is calculated.
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(7) The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate, do any of
the following in relation to a royalty or additional royalty determined
under subsection (1):
(a) exempt a licensee from payment of the royalty or additional
royalty;
(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the royalty or additional
royalty;
(c) refund (wholly or partly) the royalty or additional royalty.
94B Cancellation or surrender of licence
(1) The Minister may cancel a licence at any time during the term of the
licence.
(2) A licensee may surrender the licence at any time during the term of
the licence.
94C Amounts owing are debt to Territory
(1) This section applies if a licence was subject to the payment of any
of the following:
(a) a licence fee, royalty or additional royalty;
(b) any other amount specified in or otherwise calculated in
accordance with or attributable to the conditions of the licence.
(2) Any licence fees, royalties, additional royalties or other amount
owing by the licensee at or after the end of the term of the licence
or at or after the date of the cancellation or surrender of the licence
is a debt due and payable to the Territory.
(3) Despite this section, the Minister may, if the Minister considers it
appropriate, do any of the following in relation to an amount
mentioned in subsection (1)(b):
(a) exempt a licensee from payment of the amount;
(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the amount;
(c) refund (wholly or partly) the amount.
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Part 8 Miscellaneous
95 Constitution of counties, hundreds and town lands
(1) The Administrator may, by notice in the Gazette, constitute and
define the boundaries of counties, hundreds and towns.
(2) The Administrator may, by notice in the Gazette, set apart as town
lands any Crown land within the boundaries of a town.
96 Declaration of routes for travelling stock
The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare routes, not
exceeding 1,610 metres in width, through Crown lands or reserved
land, whether or not that land is held under licence or lease granted
under this or any other Act, to be routes for the passage of
travelling stock.
97 Persons authorised may conduct auction sales without licence
A person authorised in writing by the Minister to do so may conduct
sales by auction under this Act without having an auctioneer's
licence or incurring, on that account, a penalty.
98 Power of Minister to summon witnesses, &c.
(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of determining a matter that
under this Act comes before the Minister:
(a) summon witnesses;
(b) take evidence on oath; and
(c) require the production of documents, books and papers.
(2) A person who, when properly summoned under this section to give
evidence or produce documents, books or papers, fails to attend
before the Minister at the time appointed in the summons, or to give
evidence or produce documents, books or papers, is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.
99 Unbranded wild cattle and buffaloes
(1) All unbranded wild horses and unbranded bovine cattle, being
animals above the age of 12 months, that are at any time remaining
or feeding on Crown lands (including reserved lands but not
including leased lands or lands occupied under licence or
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agreement) and which have no reputed or apparent owner are the
property of the Territory.
(2) All unbranded buffaloes that are at any time remaining or feeding
on Crown lands (including reserved lands but not including leased
lands or lands occupied under licence or agreement) are the
property of the Territory.
(3) The Minister may cause those horses, cattle and buffaloes to be
sold and disposed of by public auction, or by tender and may
impose qualifications, terms and conditions on the auction, tender,
bidder or tenderer.
(4) The Minister shall notify in the Gazette, not later than 28 days
before the time of or for the auction or tender, the object, time and
place of the auction, or the time until which the tender may be
made, and qualifications, terms and conditions, if any, applicable to
the auction or tender.
(5) The purchaser of the horses, cattle or buffaloes, on obtaining the
written authority of the Minister for the purpose, may, within
2 months after the date of the authority or such further time as the
Minister allows, with such assistance as is necessary, take
possession of the horses, cattle or buffaloes and for that purpose
enter on such Crown lands.
100 Power to impound cattle or buffaloes trespassing and to
destroy pigs
(1) If any cattle or buffaloes are found trespassing on Crown land
(including reserved lands, but not including leased lands or lands
occupied under licence or agreement), any person authorised in
writing by the Minister to do so may impound them to be dealt with
according to law.
(2) A person authorised in writing by the Minister may destroy, without
compensation to the owner, any pigs trespassing on Crown land or
reserved land.
101 Penalty for unlawfully depasturing
A person who depastures cattle or buffaloes on Crown land
(including reserved lands, but not including leased lands or land
occupied under licence or agreement), without having a valid
licence or other authority to do so or depastures on such land a
greater number of cattle or buffaloes than is authorised by the
licence or authority, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units plus $50 for every head of
cattle or buffaloes.
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102 Penalty for removing timber, &c., without a licence
A person who, except in pursuance of a lease or licence or other
lawful authority (proof of which lies with the person):
(a) injures, fells, barks or destroys a tree or sapling growing on
Crown land (including reserved land) not subject to a right of,
or contract for, purchase;
(b) cuts, saws, removes, or sells timber lying or being on that
land;
(c) removes and takes away, or severs, excavates, quarries, or
digs for, with intent to remove and take away, any metal or ore
containing metal, or any stone, sand, gravel, or other material
from that land; or
(d) takes or removes from that land any other substance or article
the property of the Territory,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
103 Service of notices, &c.
(1) Except where otherwise provided in this Act, a notice required by
this Act to be given to a person may be delivered personally to that
person or sent by post, addressed:
(a) in the case of an individual, to the person's last-known place
of business or residence; and
(b) in the case of a corporation, to its registered office in the
Territory or otherwise as provided by the Corporation Law.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(b), a notice under
this Act or arising out of a breach of this Act or a condition of a
lease under this Act may, in the case of a corporation without a
registered office in the Territory, be served by affixing a copy of the
notice on a conspicuous part of the land.
104 Onus of proof
In an action, suit, or proceeding under this Act:
(a) the averment that land is Crown land, or reserved land, or land
held under lease, or occupied under licence or agreement, or
that a person is authorised to take a proceeding, to do an act
or perform a duty, or sue for the recovery of a penalty or other
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moneys under this Act is prima facie evidence of the fact;
(b) if a question arises as to whether the defendant was
authorised to do the act complained of, the proof of that fact
shall lie on the defendant; and
(c) all licences, certificates, maps, plans and copies thereof
purporting to be certified as true under the hand of the
Surveyor-General, shall, in all matters relating to such an
action, suit, or proceeding, be sufficient evidence without
production of original records, and without the personal
attendance of the Surveyor-General, or proof of his or her
signature.
105 Power to enforce covenant or forfeit lease not affected by
demand or acceptance of rent
The demand or acceptance of rent in respect of a lease granted or
agreed to be granted under this Act shall not be taken to be a
waiver of the right of the Territory or the Minister to enforce the
observance of a condition or regulation under which the demised
premises are held, or the right to forfeit the lease for breach of a
condition or regulation committed before the making of the demand
or the acceptance of the rent.
106 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or
permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to
be prescribed, for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to this
Act, or for regulating the conduct of any business in connection with
the administration of Crown lands in the Northern Territory, and in
particular for prescribing:
(b) the returns to be furnished by lessees and licensees;
(d) matters relating to the management, use and control of
commonage;
(e) maximum penalties of 8 penalty units for offences against the
Regulations;
(f) matters in relation to the control, care, protection,
preservation, improvement and management by the Minister,
or by trustees, as the case may be, of any lands reserved for
the recreation or amusement of the public or for any other
public purpose and for the preservation of good order and
decency on any such lands;
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Crown Lands Act 1992 52
(g) standard forms to be used for the purposes of this Act,
including standard forms for provisions in leases; and
(h) standard provisions that shall be implied in leases and other
instruments, short forms of provisions of leases and other
instruments and definitions of words and expressions used in
leases and other instruments.
Part 9 Repeal and savings
107 Repeal
The Acts specified in Schedule 2 are repealed.
108 Savings
(1) Without limiting the generality of section 12 of the Interpretation
Act 1978 but subject to the Pastoral Land Act 1992, all titles,
appointments (other than appointments as members of the Land
Board of the Northern Territory), delegations, authorisations,
permissions, leases, permits, licences, rights, privileges, obligations
and liabilities made, given, granted, acquired, accrued or incurred
under the Acts repealed by section 107, and all matters in process
under those repealed Acts immediately before the commencement
of this Act, shall continue as if made, given, granted, acquired,
accrued, incurred, commenced or in process under the relevant
corresponding provisions of this Act or, as the case may be, the
Pastoral Land Act 1992, and those provisions, with the necessary
changes, shall be construed accordingly.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeals effected by section 107, all regulations,
by-laws and other instruments of a legislative or administrative
character in force immediately before the commencement of this
Act shall continue in force, and may be revoked or amended, as if
made under the relevant corresponding provisions of this Act or, as
the case may be, the Pastoral Land Act 1992, and, with the
necessary changes, those provisions, and those regulations,
by-laws and other instruments, shall be construed accordingly.
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Part 10 Transitional matters
Division 2 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2022
Crown Lands Act 1992 53
Part 10 Transitional matters
Division 1 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic
Reconstruction) Act 2021
109 Definitions
In this Part:
amending Act means the Statute Law Amendment (Territory
Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021.
commencement means the commencement of section 38 of the
amending Act.
110 Transition of 10 year rent re-appraisement
If the rent under a lease to which section 50 applies was last
re-appraised more than 5 years before the commencement, the
next re-appraisement date for the lease is the next anniversary of
the commencement date of the lease that occurs more than
6 months after the commencement.
Division 2 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic
Reconstruction) Act 2022
111 Licence in force before commencement
(1) A licence granted under repealed Part 7 continues under repealed
Part 7 for the duration of its term, unless it is earlier surrendered or
cancelled.
(2) A licence granted under repealed Part 7 may be renewed under
Part 7 as in force after the commencement.
(3) A licence mentioned in subsection (2) is subject to Part 7 as in force
after the commencement.
(4) In this section:
commencement means the commencement of Part 7 of the
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction)
Act 2022.
repealed Part 7 means Part 7, as in force immediately before the
commencement.
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Schedule 2 Acts Repealed
Crown Lands Act 1992 54
Schedule 2 Acts Repealed
section 107
Crown Lands Ordinance 1931 No. 2, 1931
Crown Lands Ordinance 1933 No. 11, 1933
Crown Lands Ordinance 1934 No. 8, 1934
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1934 No. 13, 1934
Crown Lands Ordinance 1935 No. 4, 1935
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1935 No. 19, 1935
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1935 No. 21, 1935
Crown Lands Ordinance 1938 No. 2, 1938
Crown Lands Ordinance 1939 No. 21, 1939
Crown Lands Ordinance 1943 No. 4, 1943
Crown Lands Ordinance 1946 No. 5, 1946
Crown Lands Ordinance 1948 No. 2, 1949
Crown Lands Ordinance 1950 No. 14, 1950
Crown Lands Ordinance 1952 No. 17, 1952
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1952 No. 28, 1952
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1952 No. 39, 1952
Crown Lands Ordinance 1953 No. 4, 1953
Crown Lands Ordinance 1954 No. 4, 1954
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1954 No. 4, 1955
Crown Lands Ordinance 1955 No. 16, 1955
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1955 No. 4, 1956
Crown Lands Ordinance 1956 No. 32, 1956
Crown Lands Ordinance 1957 No. 28, 1957
Crown Lands Ordinance 1959 No. 7, 1959
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1959 No. 24, 1959
Crown Lands Ordinance 1961 No. 36, 1961
Crown Lands Ordinance 1962 No. 30, 1962
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1962 No. 22, 1963
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1962 No. 23, 1963
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1962 No. 26, 1963
Crown Lands Ordinance 1963 No. 64, 1963
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1963 No. 11, 1964
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1963 No. 12, 1964
Crown Lands Ordinance 1964 No. 38, 1964
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1964 No. 61, 1964
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1964 No. 62, 1964
Crown Lands Ordinance 1965 No. 38, 1965
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1965 No. 49, 1965
Crown Lands Ordinance 1966 No. 27, 1966
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1966 No. 29, 1966
Crown Lands Ordinance 1967 No. 28, 1967
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1967 No. 33, 1967
Crown Lands Ordinance 1968 No. 50, 1968
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Schedule 2 Acts Repealed
Crown Lands Act 1992 55
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1968 No. 51, 1968
Crown Lands (Pastoral Lessees Preference)
Ordinance 1968
No. 73, 1968
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1968 No. 1, 1969
Crown Lands Ordinance 1969 No. 60, 1969
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1969 No. 4, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance 1970 No. 21, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1969 as amended No. 31, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1969 Amendment
Ordinance 1970
No. 56, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1970 No. 78, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1970 No. 79, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1970 No. 80, 1970
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 5) 1970 No. 2, 1971
Crown Lands Ordinance 1971 No. 36, 1971
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1971 No. 55, 1971
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1971 No. 56, 1971
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1971 No. 57, 1971
Crown Lands Ordinance 1972 No. 9, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1972 No. 55, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 5) 1972 No. 57, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1972 No. 58, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1972 No. 61, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 6) 1972 No. 62, 1972
Crown Lands Ordinance 1973 No. 27, 1973
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1973 No. 32, 1973
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1973 No. 52, 1973
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1973 No. 54, 1973
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1974 No. 78, 1974
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1974 No. 79, 1974
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1974 No. 84, 1974
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 5) 1974 No. 89, 1974
Crown Lands Ordinance 1975 No. 26, 1975
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1975 No. 8, 1976
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1975 No. 9, 1976
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 4) 1975 No. 15, 1976
Crown Lands Ordinance 1976 No. 1, 1977
Crown Lands Ordinance 1977 No. 46, 1977
Crown Lands Ordinance 1978 No. 23, 1978
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 2) 1978 No. 69, 1978
Crown Lands Ordinance (No. 3) 1978 No. 107, 1978
Crown Lands Act 1979 No. 52, 1979
Crown Lands Act (No. 2) 1979 No. 94, 1979
Crown Lands Act (No. 3) 1979 No. 143, 1979
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1980 No. 17, 1980
Crown Lands Amendment Act (No. 2) 1980 No. 56, 1980
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1982 No. 94, 1982
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1984 No. 34, 1984
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Schedule 2 Acts Repealed
Crown Lands Act 1992 56
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1985 No. 5, 1985
Crown Lands Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985 No. 73, 1985
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1987 No. 2, 1987
Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Aboriginal Community
Living Areas) Act 1989 (Part II only)
No. 78, 1989
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1989 No. 79, 1989
Crown Lands Amendment Act 1991 No. 36, 1991
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ENDNOTES
Crown Lands Act 1992 57
ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Crown Lands Act 1992 (Act No. 18, 1992)
Assent date 30 April 1992
Commenced 26 June 1992 (s 2, s 2 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (Act No. 17,
1992) and Gaz S33, 26 June 1992)
Statute Law Revision Act 1992 (Act No. 46, 1992)
Assent date 7 September 1992
Commenced 7 September 1992
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 70, 1993)
Assent date 9 November 1993
Commenced 9 November 1993
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act
No. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 86, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 18 April 1994 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1993 (Act No. 85, 1993)
and Gaz S28, 18 April 1994)
Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994)
Assent date 20 September 1994
Commenced 20 September 1994
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1998 (Act No. 92, 1998)
Assent date 11 December 1998
Commenced s 3: 1 April 1999 (Gaz S15, 1 April 1999);
ss 6 and 15: 10 March 1999 (Gaz G9, 10 March 1999, p 2);
ss 7 and 11: 13 January 1999 (Gaz G1, 13 January 1999,
p 6); s 25: 20 September 1999; rem: 11 December1998
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Crown Lands Act 1992 58
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 56, 1999)
Assent date 14 December 1999
Commenced 12 April 2000 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1999 (Act No. 55, 1999)
and Gaz S15, 12 April 1999
Crown Lands Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 44, 2000)
Assent date 12 September 2000
Commenced 1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Law of Property Act 2000 (Act
No. 1, 2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date 14 November 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009)
Assent date 1 September 2009
Commenced 16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3)
Mineral Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 37, 2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 7 November 2011 (Gaz G41, 12 October 2011, p 5)
Penalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013)
Assent date 12 July 2013
Commenced 28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
Planning Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 19, 2020)
Assent date 1 July 2020
Commenced 31 July 2020 (Gaz G30, 29 July 2020, p 1)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021 (Act No. 19,
2021)
Assent date 31 August 2021
Commenced pt 6: 2 October 2021; rem: 29 September 2021 (Gaz G39,
29 September 2021, p 1)
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Crown Lands Act 1992 59
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2022 (Act No. 5,
2022)
Assent date 14 April 2022
Commenced pt 7: 25 May 2023 (Gaz G11, 25 May 2023, p 2); rem: 25 May
2022 (Gaz G21, 25 May 2022, p 1)
Statute Law Revision Act 2023 (Act No. 4, 2023)
Assent date 2 March 2023
Commenced 3 March 2023 (s 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 20, 24, 31,
37, 39, 44, 45, 57, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 85 and 108.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 86, 1993, s 3; No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 56, 1999, s 3; No. 44, 2000,
s 4; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 25, 2009, s 4; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 5, 2022,
ss 88 and 97
s 5 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 8 amd No. 5, 2022, s 89
s 9 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 10 sub No. 44, 2000, s 5
ss 11 – 12 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 19 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 21 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 24 amd No. 39, 2019, s 370; No. 5, 2022, s 90
s 31 amd No. 39, 2019, s 370
s 36 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 37 amd No. 37, 2010, s 13; No. 23, 2013, s 12
s 39 amd No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 41A ins No. 5, 2022, s 91
s 44 amd No. 86, 1993, s 3; No. 19, 2020, s 89
s 46 amd No. 44, 2000, s 6
s 47 amd No. 44, 2000, s 7
s 50 sub No. 19, 2021, s 38
pt 3
div 4 hdg sub No. 44, 2000, s 8
s 60 sub No. 44, 2000, s 8
amd No. 5, 2022, s 97
s 61 sub No. 44, 2000, s 8
amd No. 5, 2022, s 92
s 62 rep No. 44, 2000, s 8
s 63 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 92, 1998, s 6
rep No. 44, 2000, s 8
s 64 rep No. 44, 2000, s 8
s 65 amd No. 92, 1998, s 6
rep No. 44, 2000, s 8
ss 66 – 72 rep No. 44, 2000, s 8
s 73 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 44, 2000, s 11
s 74 amd No. 44, 2000, s 8; No. 39, 2019, s 370
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Crown Lands Act 1992 60
s 75 amd No. 46, 1992, s 13; No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 44, 2000, s 11; No. 39, 2019,
s 370
s 76 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 37, 2010, s 13
s 78 amd No. 70, 1993, s 8
s 79 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 4, 2023, s 23
pt 7 hdg sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 88 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 25, 2009, s 4
sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
ss 89 – 90 sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 91 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 25, 2009, s 4
sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 92 sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 93 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 92, 1998, s 6
sub No. 44, 2000, s 9; No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 94 sub No. 5, 2022, s 93
ss 94A – 94C ins No. 5, 2022, s 93
s 96 amd No. 5, 2022, s 97
s 98 amd No. 23, 2013, s 12
ss 99 – 100 amd No. 5, 2022, s 97
ss 101 – 102 amd No. 23, 2013, s 12; No. 5, 2022, s 97
s 104 amd No. 5, 2022, s 97
s 106 amd No. 23, 2013, s 16; No. 5, 2022, s 94
s 108 amd No. 50, 1994, s 16
pt 10 hdg ins No. 19, 2021, s 39
sub No. 5, 2022, s 95
pt 10
div 1 hdg ins No. 5, 2022, s 95
ss 109 – 110 ins No. 19, 2021, s 39
pt 10
div 2 hdg ins No. 5, 2022, s 96
s 111 ins No. 5, 2022, s 96
sch 1 amd No. 92, 1998, s 6
rep No. 44, 2000, s 10
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Official source: https://legislation.nt.gov.au/en/Legislation/CROWN-LANDS-ACT-1992