Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a lease of land under section 9(2) that is continued in force under--
(a) the Aboriginal Land Act 1991, section 33 or 71; or
(b) the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991, section 31 or 68.
(2) After the commencement of this section--
(a) a reference in sections 16(2), 17, 21, 22, 23 and 25 to an indigenous council in relation to land held under the lease; or
(b) a reference in a covenant or condition of the lease to an Aboriginal council or Island council;
is a reference to the grantees of the land.
(3) Section 27 does not apply to the lease.
(4) The lessee may appeal to the Land Court against an assessment of rent made by the grantees.
(5) An appeal--
(a) may only be made on the ground that the rent payable because of the assessment is unreasonable; and
(b) must be made under any applicable rules of court and regulations.
(6) The Land Court is to determine the amount of rent payable.
(7) In this section--
grantees, in relation to land, means the persons to whom the land is granted under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991.