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CROWN LANDS ACT 1976

- Act 28 of 1976 - Royal Assent 19 July 1976

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART I - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title and commencement
  • 2 Interpretation
  • 2A Act not to apply to certain land

PART II - Administration

  • 3 Powers of management and sale of Crown land vested in Minister
  • 3A Compliance with resource management and planning system objectives
  • 4 Land districts and parishes
  • 5 Sites for towns
  • 6 Land to be disposed of only in accordance with this Act
  • 7 Appointment of Director-General of Lands and employees
  • 8 Public purposes for which land may be reserved
  • 9 Section 9
  • 10 Power to revoke certain reservations
  • 11 Bailiffs of Crown lands
  • 12 Setting aside Crown land for purposes of Act, &c.

PART IIB - Management of public reserves

  • 12C Management plans
  • 12D Formulation of management plans
  • 12E Contents of management plans
  • 12F Notification and taking effect of management plans
  • 12G Managing authorities for public reserves
  • 12H Functions of managing authority in relation to public reserves
  • 12I Establishment of Conservation Management Trust
  • 12J Functions of Conservation Management Trust
  • 12K Membership of Conservation Management Trust
  • 12L Revocation of establishment of Conservation Management Trust

PART III - Sale of Crown Land

  • 13 Sale of Crown land
  • 14 Power of Minister to take mortgage upon sale of Crown land
  • 15 Payments of interest on moneys owing upon sale of Crown land
  • 16 Upon sale the Minister to grant land; the grant to make reservation
  • for gold, &c.
  • 17 Classification of Crown land and determination of terms and
  • conditions of sale, &c.
  • 18 Special provisions relating to sale by auction
  • 19 Successful bidder to pay deposit on day of auction
  • 20 Land not to be transferred, &c., unless conditions of contract
  • fulfilled
  • 21 Purchaser agreeing to effect improvements to furnish declaration as
  • to expenditure
  • 22 Forfeiture for non-payment of instalments
  • 23 Forfeiture for breach of conditions
  • 24 Effect of forfeiture
  • 25 Dealing with land held under contract
  • 26 Transmission without probate or administration in certain cases
  • 27 Surrender of interest under contract
  • 28 Purchase of Crown land by false representation

PART IV - Leases Division 1 - Lease of Crown land

  • 29 Lease of Crown land
  • 29A Additional provisions for lease of public reserve

Division 2 - Lease of land for industrial, business, residential, or

other purposes
  • 30 Lease of land for industrial or residential purposes

Division 3 - Lease of land for rural purposes

  • 31 Lease of land for rural purposes
  • 32 Re-assessment of rent in respect of land leased for rural purposes
  • 33 Termination or surrender of lease
  • 34 The Director-General to keep record of improvements effected by a
  • lessee
  • 35 Grant of option to purchase to outgoing lessee or payment of value
  • for improvements effected on Crown land
  • 35A Compensation payable on non-renewal of certain leases
  • 35B Compensation payable on vesting of certain land to Aboriginal Land
  • Council of Tasmania

Division 4 - General provisions as to leases granted by the

Minister
  • 36 Forfeiture or cancellation of lease for non-payment of rent or
  • breach of conditions
  • 37 Termination of lease where land required for public or other
  • purposes
  • 38 Termination of lease in consequence of mining operations
  • 39 Compensation for improvements

Division 5 - Leases of portfolio land

  • 39A Lease of portfolio land
  • 39B Section 39B
  • 39C Application of Residential Tenancy Act 1997
  • 39D Use of rent money
  • 39E Section 39E

PART V - Licences Division 1 - Licences to take material from

Crown land
  • 40 Licences to remove gravel and stone, &c.
  • 41 Marine plant licences
  • 41A Section 41A

Division 2 - Temporary licences

  • 42 Temporary licences

Division 3 - General provisions as to licences

  • 43 When lawfully required holder to produce licence
  • 44 Cancellation of licence when land used for other purposes
  • 45 Improvements on land held under temporary or occupation licence

PART VA - Business Licences

  • 45A Trading without business licence prohibited
  • 45B Application for business licence
  • 45C Granting of business licence
  • 45D Issue of business licence
  • 45E Variation of conditions
  • 45F Term of business licence
  • 45G Renewal of business licence
  • 45H Transfer of business licence
  • 45I Cancellation of business licence
  • 45J General authority

PART VI - Unlawful Acts relating to Crown Land, &c.

  • 46 Unlawful user
  • 47 Obstructing roads
  • 48 Dispossession of persons in unlawful occupations

PART VIA - Financial Provisions

  • 48A Interpretation of Part VIA
  • 48B Crown Lands Administration Fund
  • 48C Transfer of money to Public Account

PART VII - Miscellaneous

  • 49 Neglect or refusal to sign lease, &c.
  • 50 General penalty
  • 51 Acquisition of land
  • 52 Power to close and dispose of old road
  • 53 Reclamations from the sea, &c.
  • 54 Crown lands to be alienated as regards surface only
  • 55 Closure of highway; land how dealt with
  • 56 Leases and licences of land subject to mining rights
  • 57 Reservation of land abutting on streams
  • 58 No waiver by acceptance of purchase-money, interest, or rent
  • 59 Surrender of land to the Crown
  • 60 Effect of error in written description
  • 61 Section 61
  • 62 Pounds on Crown lands
  • 63 Powers with respect to land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act
  • 1993
  • 64 Grant or sale of Crown land otherwise than in accordance with this
  • Act
  • 65 Offence to prevent free and open competition at auctions
  • 66 Serving of notices
  • 67 Reviews in certain cases
  • 68 Regulations
  • 69 Regulations with respect to the management, &c., of Crown lands
  • 70 Fees
  • 71 Delegation of powers by Minister, &c.
  • 71A Delegation
  • 72 Saving for other Acts
  • 73 Repeals and transitional provisions
  • 73A Consequential amendments to other Acts
  • 73B Transitional provisions
  • 74 Consequential amendments
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