LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 18

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 18

18 .         Crown land transactions that need Minister’s approval

        (1)         A person must not without authorisation under subsection (7) assign, sell, transfer or otherwise deal with interests in Crown land or create or grant an interest in Crown land.

        (2)         A person must not without authorisation under subsection (7) —

            (a)         grant a lease or licence under this Act, or a licence under the Local Government Act 1995 , in respect of Crown land in a managed reserve; or

            (b)         being the holder of such a lease or licence, grant a sublease or sublicence in respect of the whole or any part of that Crown land.

        (3)         A person must not without authorisation under subsection (7) mortgage a lease of Crown land.

        (4)         A lessee of Crown land must not without authorisation under subsection (7) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the lease in whole or in part.

        (5)         The Minister may, before giving approval under this section, in writing require —

            (a)         an applicant for that approval to furnish the Minister with such information concerning the transaction for which that approval is sought as the Minister specifies in that requirement; and

            (b)         information furnished in compliance with a requirement under paragraph (a) to be verified by statutory declaration.

        (6)         An act done in contravention of subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) is void.

        (7)         A person or lessee may make a transaction under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) —

            (a)         with the prior approval in writing of the Minister; or

            (b)         if the transaction is made in circumstances, and in accordance with any condition, prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

        (8)         This section does not apply to a transaction relating to an interest in Crown land if —

            (a)         that land is set aside under, dedicated or vested for the purposes of an Act other than this Act, and the transaction is authorised under that Act; or

            (b)         that interest may be created, granted, transferred or otherwise dealt with under an Act other than —

                  (i)         this Act; or

                  (ii)         a prescribed Act;

                or

            (c)         an agreement, ratified or approved by another Act, has the effect that consent to the transaction was not required under section 143 of the repealed Act; or

            (d)         the transaction is a lease, sublease or licence and the approval of the Minister is not required under section 46(3b).

        [Section 18 amended: No. 59 of 2000 s. 8(1)-(5) ² .]