ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 120
Grant of lease by trustee of Aboriginal land
ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 120
Grant of lease by trustee of Aboriginal land
120 Grant of lease by trustee of Aboriginal land
(1) The trustee of Aboriginal land may grant a lease over all or a part of the
land for not more than 99 years.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the
trustee of Aboriginal land may grant a lease (a
"home ownership lease" ) over all or a part of the land for 99 years to any of
the following for residential use—
(a) an Aboriginal person;
(b) a person
who is not an Aboriginal person if—
(i) the person is the spouse or former
spouse of—
(A) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
(B) a person
mentioned in paragraph (a) who is deceased; or
(ii) the lease supports
another part 10 lease granted to the person.
(3) The trustee of Aboriginal
land may grant a perpetual lease (a
"townsite lease" ) over all or a part of the land if—