ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND HOLDING ACT 2013 - SECT 96 Application of former s 69A to particular leases

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND HOLDING ACT 2013 - SECT 96

96 Application of former s 69A to particular leases

(1) This section applies on and from 1 July 2022 in relation to a 1985 Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease if—

(a) before the expiry of former part 8, division 3, the holder of the lease died intestate; and

(b) the circumstances mentioned in former section 69A(1)(b) to (e) apply in relation to the deceased holder or the entitled successor; and

(c) before the expiry of former part 8, division 3, the vesting of the relevant interest in the entitled successor had not been recorded under former section 69A(2).

(2) For subsection (1)(b), it does not matter whether the JLOMA section 60 certificate under which the vesting of the relevant interest is sought was signed by the chief executive before or after the expiry of former part 8, division 3.

(3) Former section 69A(2) to (4) continues to apply in relation to the vesting of the relevant interest as if the section had not expired.

(4) In this section—


"entitled successor" has the meaning given under former section 69A(1)(d).


"former" , in relation to a provision of this Act, means as in force immediately before the expiry of the provision.


"holder" , of a new Act granted lease, includes a person to whom a new Act granted lease is granted after the person’s death.

Note—

See section 35(1)(b)(i).

"relevant interest" has the meaning given under former section 69A(1)(d)(ii).