LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 22
LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 22
22. Interest or caveat to continue despite change in status of Crown land
(1) In this section
—
reserve excision order means an order made under
section 42(3), 43(1)(a) or (c), 45(2) or 51(1) or (2) that excises an area
from a reserve.
(2) An interest or
caveat to which Crown land is subject continues if the Crown land —
(a) is,
or ceases to be, reserved under section 41; or
(b) is,
or ceases to be, dedicated, reserved, set apart or vested under another
written law.
(3) Despite subsection
(2), if Crown land ceases to be reserved under section 41 as the result of a
reserve excision order, an interest or caveat to which the Crown land is
subject is extinguished, on registration of the reserve excision order, unless
—
(a) the
interest or caveat only applies to the Crown land; and
(b) the
reserve excision order specifies that the interest or caveat continues.
(4) If a lease
continues under this section, the Minister may, with the consent of the
lessee, vary the terms of the lease and must, if the Minister does so, lodge
that variation with the Registrar.
(5) The continuation
of an interest or caveat under this section is subject to the other provisions
of this Act.
[Section 22 inserted: No. 4 of 2023 s. 11.]