Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Where the indigenous council that is charged with the functions of local government in respect of a particular tenement held under a lease provided for by section 9(2) and that is issued for the purpose of farming, grazing, commercial fishing, tourism or other commercial purpose has reason to believe that no or insufficient development work or utilisation of a commercial or productive nature has occurred in respect of the tenement for a continuous period of 2 years, the council may cause to be given to the lessee, either personally or by registered post addressed to the lessee at the tenement or at the lessee's place of residence last known to the council a notice calling on the lessee to show cause to the council at a time and place specified in the notice why the lease should not be forfeited.
(2) If at the time and place so specified or at such other time and place to which the matter may be adjourned cause is not shown to the satisfaction of the council, it may cause to be given to the lessee, in a manner referred to in subsection (1), a notice that directs the lessee to effect significant development work in respect of the tenement or, as the case may require, to utilise the tenement in a commercial or productive way (as permitted by the lease) within a period of 12 months after the issue of the notice.
(3) If upon the expiration of the period of 12 months the direction contained in the notice has not been complied with, the lease of the tenement in question shall be liable to be forfeited.