New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WESTERN LANDS ACT 1901 - SECT 35XC

35XC Minister may grant special purpose leases

(1) The Minister may, in accordance with section 34 or 34A of the Crown Lands Act 1989 , lease any Crown land within a development district for the purpose of enabling development for a designated purpose to be carried out on that land.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a lease may not be granted under this section in respect of any land the subject of:

(a) a mining lease under the Mining Act 1992 , or

(b) a production lease under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 ,

except with the consent of the Minister administering the Act concerned.

(3) The maximum term for which a lease may be granted under this section (including the period of any option to renew) is 100 years.

(4) Crown land that is the subject of a general purpose lease may be leased under this section, but only with the written consent of the lessee under the general purpose lease.

(5) A written consent given for the purposes of subsection (4) by the lessee under a general purpose lease is irrevocable and binds each successor in title to the land the subject of that lease.

(6) A lease granted under this section is subject to the provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989 and is not subject to any provision of this Act (other than this Part).