LORD HOWE ISLAND ACT 1953 - As at 23 September 2020 - Act 39 of 1953

LORD HOWE ISLAND ACT 1953

- As at 23 September 2020 
- Act 39 of 1953 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD

           Division 1 - Constitution of the Board

   4.      Lord Howe Island Board
   5.      Board's charter
   6.      Staff

           Division 2 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 3 - Elections

   9A.     Elections
   9B.     Electors
   9C.     Elections

   PART 3 - POWERS, AUTHORITIES, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

   10.     Ministerial control
   11.     General functions of Board
   12.     Powers, authorities, duties and functions of Board
   12A.    Advances by Board on mortgage
   13.     Powers of Board as to tourists and licensing business
   14.     Power to delegate
   14A.    Personal liability
   15.     Charges and fees

   PART 3A - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT

   15A.    Application of EPA Act
   15B.    Application of Act No 80, 1974

   PART 4 - LAND TENURE

           Division 1 - Vesting of Island in Crown

   16.     Island vested in the Crown
   17.     No compensation payable

           Division 2 - How Crown lands may be dealt with

   18.     Crown lands not to be dealt with except under this Act
   19.     Reservation or dedication of Crown lands for public purposes
   19A.    Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve
   19B.    Enforcement of plan of management
   20.     Appointment of trustees
   20A.    Leases to Commonwealth
   21.     Leases in perpetuity for residence
   21A.    (Repealed)
   22.     Special leases
   22A.    Surrenders
   22B.    Annual rents
   23.     Transfers and subleases
   23A.    Protection of persons registering transfers
   24.     Appeal to Land and Environment Court

           Division 3 - Redetermination of rent upon transfer of a lease to a person other than an Islander

   25.     Redetermination of rent upon certain transfers

           Division 4 - Deferring or waiver of rent

   26.     Rent may be deferred or waived

           Division 5 - Forfeiture of leases

   27.     Forfeiture

           Division 6 - Improvements

   28.     Definitions of "improvements" and "capital value"
   29.     Payment for improvements etc
   30.     Tenant-right in improvements
   31.     Right to payment for improvements not to be lost by subsequent forfeiture of the land

           Division 6A - Permissive occupancies

   31A.    Permissive occupancies

           Division 7 - Trespass on Crown lands or dedicated lands

   32.     Trespass on Crown lands or dedicated lands

           Division 8 - Timber

   33.     Timber to be property of Crown

   PART 5 - GENERAL

   34.     Lord Howe Island Account
   34A.    Lord Howe Island Mortgages Account
   35.     Financial year
   36.     (Repealed)
   36A.    Annual report
           36B-36H. (Repealed)
   37.     Validation
   37A.    Proceedings for offences
   37B.    Penalty notices
   38.     Regulations
   39.     Savings and transitional provisions
   40.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 1A
           SCHEDULE 2