Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PASTORAL LAND ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
           Part 2 Objects and duties
   4.      Objects
   5.      Duty of Minister and Board
   6.      General duty of pastoral lessees
           Part 3 Administration
           Division 1 General
   7.      Fees
   8.      Pastoral districts
   9.      Power to enter pastoral land
   10.     Delegation by Minister
           Division 2 Pastoral Land Board
   11.     Establishment of Board
   12.     Composition of Board
   13.     Qualification for membership of Board
   14.     Period of appointment
   15.     Alternate members
   16.     Chairman
   17.     Resignation of members
   18.     Dismissal of members
   19.     Acting Chairman
   20.     Disclosure of interest
   21.     Meetings of Board
   22.     Confidentiality
   23.     Protection of members
   24.     Delegation by Board
   25.     Consultation and inquiries
   26.     Representation and inquiries
   27.     Protection of legal practitioners, witnesses, &c.
   28.     Rules of evidence
           Division 3 Functions and powers of Board
   29.     Functions of Board
   30.     Powers of Board
           Part 4 Leases of pastoral land
           Division 1 General
   31.     Leases for pastoral purposes
   32.     Notice of lands available
   33.     Purchase price
   34.     Maximum holding, &c., of pastoral land
   35.     Enforcement of restrictions on holdings
   36.     Failure to accept offer of lease
   37.     Costs of survey, &c.
   38.     Conditions of pastoral leases
   39.     Conditions relating to land management
   40.     Breach of conditions
   41.     Breaches to be referred to Board
   42.     Remedial action on pastoral lease
   43.     Minister may review conditions of lease
   44.     Variation of lease provisions
   45.     Opinion of Board to be sought
   46.     Minister may grant a moratorium
   47.     Noting variation of lease
   48.     Term of pastoral lease
   49.     Extension of term of pastoral lease
   50.     Continuation in occupation on expiration of term of pastoral lease
   51.     Payment of value of improvements to outgoing pastoral lessee
   52.     Deductions from amount payable for improvements
   53.     Forfeiture of mortgaged pastoral lease
           Division 2 Rent
   54.     Application of Valuation of Land Act
   55.     Rent
   56.     Payment of rent
   57.     Penalty for late payment
   58.     Release of lessee in case of hardship
   59.     Recovery of rent
           Division 3 Surrender, subdivision, consolidation, conversion, transfer, &c.
   60.     Surrender of leases - general
   61.     Surrender of lease for subdivision, &c.
   62.     Surrender of term pastoral lease in exchange for perpetual pastoral lease
   63.     Applications under section 62 involving subdivision
   64.     Surrender of leases and grant of consolidated lease
   65.     Uneconomic areas of Crown land
   66.     Agreement for exchange of part of pastoral lease
   67.     Consent to transfer, &c., of lease, &c.
   68.     Application for consent to transfer, &c., of leases, &c.
   69.     Position of mortgagee
   70.     Subleases for Aboriginal communities
   71.     Abandonment of perpetual pastoral lease
   72.     Vacation of land
           Division 4 Certain grants, &c., to be treated as compulsory acquisitions
   72A.    Application
   72B.    Procedures under
   72C.    Compensation
           Part 5 Pastoral land monitoring
   73.     Feral animal control
   74.     Reference areas
   75.     Monitoring sites
   76.     Remedial plans
   77.     Lessee not responsible for rectification of certain damage, &c.
           Part 6 Access to pastoral land
   78.     Interpretation
   79.     Access to waterways
   80.     Public access not to be obstructed
   81.     Access to features of public interest
   82.     Temporary closure of access
   83.     Closure for rehabilitation, &c., purposes
   84.     Licensing of persons for certain purposes
   85.     Pastoralists' liability limited
           Part 7 Non pastoral use of pastoral land
   86.     Application for permission
   87.     Assessment of application
   88.     Decision of Board
   89.     Permission is personal to applicant
   90.     Board may require pastoral lessee to provide details of uses
   91.     Board may declare use of land not to be pastoral use
           Part 8 Aboriginal community living areas
           Division 1 Interpretation
   92.     Definitions
           Division 2 Community Living Areas Tribunal
   93.     Continuation of Tribunal
   94.     Term of office
   95.     Resignation of members
   96.     Termination of appointment
   97.     Consideration of application where member ceases to hold office
   98.     Functions and powers of Tribunal
   99.     Absence of submission of party
           Division 3 Community living areas
   100.    Land Council may act for Aborigine
   101.    Application for grant of living area
   102.    Form of application
   103.    Service on lessee
   104.    Minister to consider application
   105.    Tribunal to consider application referred by Minister
   105A.   Minister may withdraw referral
   106.    Meetings of Tribunal and procedure
   107.    Tribunal may require compulsory conference
   108.    Recommendation, &c., to Minister after agreement
   109.    Recommendation, &c., to Minister in other cases
   110.    Discretion of Minister in relation to recommendations
           Division 4 Formation of association and acquisition of land
   111.    Formation of association and acquisition of land
           Division 5 Miscellaneous
   112.    Appeal to Supreme Court
   113.    Access to certain areas of Aboriginal land
   114.    Resumption of abandoned Aboriginal community living areas
           Part 9 Appeals and review
           Division 1 Pastoral Land Appeal Tribunal
   115.    Establishment of Appeal Tribunal
   116.    Determination of questions
   117.    Powers and procedures of Appeal Tribunal
   118.    Compulsory conferences
           Division 2 Right of appeal to Appeal Tribunal
   119.    Appeal against certain decisions
   120.    Operation of certain decisions pending appeal
           Part 10 Objections relating to value of improvements
   121.    Objections
   122.    Validity of determinations, &c.
           Part 11 Miscellaneous
   123.    Effect of notice forfeiting lease
   124.    Certain debts a charge on pastoral land
   125.    Service of notices, &c.
   126.    Onus of proof
   127.    Compensation and liability
   128.    Regulations
           Part 12 Savings and transitional
   129.    Term pastoral leases to continue
   130.    Certain leases to be or become perpetual pastoral leases
   131.    Land containing Territory improvements may be excised
   132.    Certain interests preserved
   133.    Right to continue to use land for non pastoral purposes
   134.    Aboriginal community living areas
   135.    Minister's opinion in relation to holdings in excess of limit at commencement of Act
           Schedule Pastoral leases for automatic conversion to perpetual pastoral leases
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