Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CROWN LANDS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      How Crown lands may be alienated  
   5.      Leases of land on which there are Territory buildings  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   6.      Power to enter on lands  
   7.      Delegation  
   8.      Fees  

   PART 3--ESTATES IN FEE SIMPLE AND LEASES

           Division 1--Alienation of Land

   9.      Power to alienate land  
   10.     Agreement to grant estate in fee simple or lease of Crown land  
   11.     Certain land to revert  
   12.     Methods of disposal of Crown lands  
   13.     Notice of lands available, &c.  
   14.     Procedures at auctions, &c.  
   15.     Applications for leases or freehold  
   16.     Purchase price  
   17.     Payment of deposit  
   18.     Costs of survey, &c.  

           Division 2--Estates in fee simple

   19.     Reservations and restrictive covenants  
   20.     Reservations relating to Aboriginal community living areas  
   21.     Reservation of minerals  
   22.     Water rights  
   23.     Maximum size of freehold grant  
   24.     Development agreements  
   25.     Grant before payment  

           Division 3--Leases

   26.     Classes of Crown leases  
   27.     General conditions of leases  
   28.     Fixing of rent  
   29.     Reduction of rent  
   30.     Lease grant charges  
   31.     Exemption from rates  
   32.     Failure to accept offer of lease  
   33.     Abandonment of right to lease  
   34.     Variation of lease provisions  
   35.     Minister may grant a moratorium  
   36.     Noting variation of lease  
   37.     Reservations in leases  
   38.     Breach of conditions  
   39.     Forfeiture of mortgaged lease  
   40.     Postponement of rent  
   41.     Release of lessees in case of hardship  
   42.     Subdivision of lease, &c.  
   43.     Surrender of leases and grant of consolidated lease  
   44.     Subdivision applications where Planning Act applies  
   45.     Surrender of land for reservation as a sanctuary  
   46.     Transfer etc. of lease  
   47.     Consent to transfer etc. of leases  
   48.     Consent not to be given in certain cases  
   49.     Improvements on lands to be leased  
   50.     Re-appraisement of rent, &c.  
   51.     Re-appraisement of rent based on unimproved value  
   52.     To whom lease may be granted  
   53.     Recovery of rent  
   54.     Valuation of improvements  
   55.     Conversion to freehold, &c.  
   56.     Term of lease  
   57.     Leases for subdivisional work  
   58.     Lessee's rights in improvements  
   59.     Valuation of improvements  

           Division 4--Easements, easements in gross, covenants and covenants in gross

   60.     Definitions  
   61.     Power to create easements, easements in gross, covenants and covenants in gross  

   PART 4--VESTING OF FEE SIMPLE IN ROADS

   73.     Vesting of fee simple in roads  
   74.     Indefeasibility of title  
   75.     Title of and use by persons who have an interest in land  

   PART 5--RESERVATIONS AND RESUMPTIONS

   76.     Resumption and reservation of Crown land  
   77.     Resumption of part of land the subject of a lease  
   78.     Control and management of reserved land  
   79.     Appointment, &c., and powers of trustees  
   80.     Notice of resumption  
   81.     Cancellation of lease as regards resumed land  
   82.     Compensation for resumption  

   PART 6--OBJECTIONS AND REVIEWS

   83.     Objections  
   84.     Applications for review  
   85.     Powers of Tribunal  
   86.     Validity of re-appraisements, &c.  
   87.     Notice of forfeitures of leases  

   PART 7--LICENCES

   88.     Grazing licences  
   89.     Improvements on land in respect of which grazing licences are held  
   90.     Occupation licences  
   91.     Miscellaneous licences  
   92.     Licences in respect of reserved land  
   93.     Licences relating to supply of services  
   94.     Fees, terms and conditions  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   95.     Constitution of counties, hundreds and town lands  
   96.     Declaration of routes for travelling stock  
   97.     Persons authorised may conduct auction sales without licence  
   98.     Power of Minister to summon witnesses, &c.  
   99.     Unbranded wild cattle and buffaloes  
   100.    Power to impound cattle or buffaloes trespassing and to destroy pigs  
   101.    Penalty for unlawfully depasturing  
   102.    Penalty for removing timber, &c., without a licence  
   103.    Service of notices, &c.  
   104.    Onus of proof  
   105.    Power to enforce covenant or forfeit lease not affected by demand or acceptance of rent  
   106.    Regulations  

   PART 9--REPEAL AND SAVINGS

   107.    Repeal  
   108.    Savings  
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