South Australian Consolidated Acts

PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 34

34—Vacation of land

        (1)         Where the lessee or former lessee under a pastoral lease vacates the land leaving behind property, the Minister may, by notice in writing, require him or her to remove the property within a stipulated period.

        (2)         If the notice is not complied with within the stipulated period, the Minister may remove and dispose of the property.

        (3)         Any costs incurred by the Minister under subsection (2) that are not covered by the proceeds (if any) of the sale of the property may be recovered as a debt from the person to whom the notice under subsection (1) was given.

        (4)         Any surplus proceeds of the sale of the property must be paid to the lessee or former lessee.