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This legislation has been repealed.

LAND ACT 1933


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART I -- Introductory and general provisions  

   1.      Short title and commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Repeal and savings  
   6.      Minister for Lands  
   6A.     General power of delegation of Minister  
   7.      Crown lands may be disposed of under the provisions of this Act  
   8.      Governor may acquire land by purchase or exchange  
   9.      Grant or lease to Aborigines  
   10.     Districts and townsites may be defined  
   11.     Resumptions  
   12.     Authentication and recording of Crown grants  
   13.     Signature on other instruments  
   15.     Reservations in grants  
   15A.    Reservations relating to marketable timber  
   15B.    Cessation of marketable timber reservations to the Crown  
   16.     All applications subject to approval of Minister  
   17.     Minister may order surveys of Crown land and lands reserved for town and suburban lots  
   18.     Loss of leases, etc., and amendment of defective description  
   19.     If the survey varies from the application, how to be dealt with  
   20.     Minister may insert special clauses and grant limited right to timber  
   21.     Right to enter upon lands to make surveys  
   22.     Land of insolvents to be for benefit of creditors  
   23.     Forfeiture for non-compliance with conditions  
   24.     Forfeited land, how dealt with  
   25.     Restrictions upon public officers acquiring Crown lands  
   26.     Restriction as to age  
   27.     Appeal to Governor  

   PART II -- Divisions of the State  

   28.     Divisions  

   PART III -- Reserves  

   29.     Governor may make reserves  
   30.     Reserves to be notified in Gazette  
   31.     Classification of reserves  
   31A.    Restriction on abolition of national parks  
   32.     Power to the Minister to lease reserves  
   33.     Vesting leasing, etc. of reserves  
   34.     By-laws  
   34A.    Management plans  
   34B.    Revocation of certain orders  
   36.     Temporary reserves  
   37.     Power to cancel or change the purpose of reserves  
   37AA.   Continuation of estates or interests or caveats on cancellation, or change of purpose of, reserves  
   37A.    Power to trustees to surrender or exchange certain lands  
   37B.    Limitation of this Part  

   PART IV -- Town and suburban lands  

   38.     Town and suburban lands to be sold by auction  
   40.     Terms and conditions of sale to be read  
   41.     Payment of purchase money  
   41A.    Lots unsold at auction may be sold at upset price  
   42.     Conditions relating to suburban lands  
   42A.    Power of Minister to refund purchase money or portion thereof in certain circumstances  
   43.     Licence to occupy  
   44.     Lessee of town or suburban land may acquire fee simple  
   45.     Grants of land for the purposes of the Housing Act 1980  
   45A.    Minister may dispense with requirements under this Part as to certain sales  
   45B.    Power to sell town and suburban land by advertisement  

   PART V -- Agricultural and grazing land  

           Division (1) -- Conditional purchase  

   46.     Land may be declared open for selection  
   47.     Conditional purchase with residence  
   49.     Conditional purchase without residence  
   50.     Additional land where lessee has not acquired the maximum area  
   51.     Cost of survey of land not surveyed before selection  
   52.     Selector may be required to accelerate payments for existing improvement made by a prior lessee  
   53.     Accelerated completion of conditional purchase  
   54.     Land for vineyards, orchards and gardens  
   57.     Discount for payment of purchase money in advance  
   58.     Portion of improvements may be dispensed with in certain cases  
   60.     Subdivision of holdings  
   61.     Special improvement conditions  
   62.     Inclusion of closed roads in adjoining land held under conditional purchase lease  
   63.     Devisees, etc.  
   63A.    Price may be reduced and rent may be deferred  
   63B.    When a lease has already expired Minister may grant extension of time to pay balance of rent  

           Division (2) -- Free homestead farms  

   64.     Lands open for selection  
   65.     Application for homestead farm  
   66.     Occupation certificate  
   67.     Conditions as to taking possession and residence  
   68.     In case of illness and other valid reason absence allowed  
   69.     Improvements before issue of Crown grant  
   70.     Forfeiture for non-compliance with conditions  
   71.     Certain assignments before issue of Crown grants void  
   72.     When and on what conditions a Crown grant shall issue  
   73.     Crown grants may be obtained after 12 months’ residence on certain conditions  
   74.     Applicant for homestead farm may apply for C.P. land  
   75.     Improvements on land applied for under this Division to be paid for  
   76.     Power to cancel abandoned applications for homestead farms  
   77.     Area of free homestead farms granted under a scheme of group settlement may be increased  
   78.     Grants of holdings to group settlers  
   79.     Application of section 51 (cost of survey) and of s.47 (4) (f)  

           Division (3) -- Working men’s blocks  

   80.     Governor may set apart certain lands for working men’s blocks  
   81.     Certain persons entitled to leases of working men’s blocks  
   82.     Minister may waive forfeiture for non-residence in case of illness, etc.  
   83.     In certain cases leases may be transferred or mortgaged with Minister’s approval  

           Division (4) -- Special settlement lands  

   84.     Governor may declare lands open for selection as special settlement lands  
   85.     Minister may improve lands within special settlement area  
   86.     Conditions of selection of land within special settlement area  
   87.     Power to throw open land for special selection  
   88.     Group settlement  
   89.     Special settlement  
   89A.    Governor may set apart farm reconstruction areas  
   89B.    Disposal of farm reconstruction areas to The Rural and Industries Bank  
   89C.    Disposal of war service land no longer required for the purpose  
   89D.    Governor may authorize Ministers to enter into agreements for disposal of areas of Crown land  

   PART VI -- Pastoral leases  

   89E.    Interpretation  
   90.     Pastoral leases may be granted  
   91.     Application  
   97.     Position and boundaries of leases  
   98.     Term and rent  
   98A.    Pastoral Board may call and examine witnesses on oath  
   99.     Review of assessment of rent  
   100.    Review of re-assessment  
   101A.   Minister may grant relief from payment of rent in certain cases  
   101B.   Minister may extend relief from payment of rent in certain cases  
   102.    Improvement conditions  
   103.    Penalty for non-stocking  
   104.    Re-appraisement of pastoral leases on transfer, etc., of portion  
   105.    Pastoral lessees have no right to soil or timber  
   106.    Reservations  
   107.    Permission for clearing and penalty for unauthorized clearing  
   109.    Power to resume land from pastoral leases for agricultural settlement  
   110.    Payment for improvements in certain cases  
   113.    Maximum area  
   114.    Lessees may surrender lease and apply for a new lease  
   115.    Transfer of pastoral lease  
   115A.   Restrictions on transfer of shares in certain companies  

   PART VII -- Special leases and licences  

   116.    Minister may grant leases for special purposes  
   117.    Town, suburban or village lands may be leased  
   117A.   Lease or licence under or over streets for construction and maintenance of subways and bridges  
   117AA.  Lessee may apply for fee simple  

   PART VIIA -- Alienation of closed roads, etc.  

   118A.   Provisions for vesting of land in closed roads  
   118B.   Vesting of land in former rabbit proof fence reserve  
   118C.   Vesting of land in reserves of discontinued railways and deviations  
   118CA.  Vesting of Crown land unsuitable for retention as separate lot or for division and retention as separate lots  
   118D.   Vesting of additional Crown land to adjust boundaries  
   118E.   Land to be vested for estate similar to that of adjoining land  
   118F.   Vested land to be incorporated with adjoining land Ibid. s.7.  
   118G.   Vested land to be subject to encumbrances on land with which it is incorporated. Ibid. s.8.  
   118H.   Provision for increase of purchase price of land under contract of sale in certain cases. Ibid. s.10.  

   PART VIII -- Agricultural lands purchase  

   119.    Funds  
   120.    Land Purchase Board  
   121.    Land may be surrendered  
   122.    Land Purchase Board to report  
   123.    Governor may purchase lands  
   124.    Disposal of land acquired under this Act  
   125.    Minister may improve lands purchased  
   126.    Reserves for public purposes, roads, etc.  
   127.    Price and conditions on which land is to be sold  
   128.    Power to reduce selling price  
   129.    Deferment of rent payable by discharged soldiers  
   130.    Application of s.127 (4) and (5) to existing leases  
   131.    Interim cropping leases  
   132.    Appropriation of receipts when debentures are issued  
   133.    Separate account to be kept by Treasurer  
   134.    Report to be presented to Parliament  

   PART VIIIA -- Easements  

   134A.   Interpretation  
   134B.   Easements may be granted  
   134C.   Proposed easement to be recorded  
   134D.   Easement to be recorded  
   134E.   Cancellation  
   134F.   Easement to subsist  
   134G.   Easements over land dedicated to a purpose  
   134H.   Easement in anticipation of grant of fee simple  
   134I.   Easement in gross  
   134J.   Abandonment  
   134K.   Production of instruments  
   134L.   Evidence  
   134M.   Land under Transfer of Land Act  
   134N.   Tabling of report of grant of certain easements  

   PART IX -- Miscellaneous provisions  

   135.    Priority of application  
   136.    Applications  
   137.    Applications for surveyed lands  
   138.    Fractions of an acre of holdings under Part V  
   139.    Rents  
   139A.   Minister may defer rent payable by lessee who has served with H.M. Forces  
   139B.   Definition of “discharged member of the forces”  
   140.    Improvements  
   141.    Restriction of right of resumption without compensation  
   142.    Fee on Crown grants  
   143.    Transfers etc., to be approved by Minister  
   144.    Transfer of leases and licences  
   145.    Leases and licences may be mortgaged  
   146.    Effect of mortgage  
   147.    Right of mortgagee  
   148.    Transfer on sale  
   149.    Mortgages of leases or licences to be transferred to Crown grant  
   149A.   Transfer of estates, interests and caveats to Crown Grants  
   149B.   Matters ancillary to transfer of estates, interests and caveats to Crown Grants  
   150.    Minors may hold and deal with land  
   151.    Instruments not effectual until registered  
   152.    Caveat may be lodged  
   153.    Notice of caveat to be given  
   154.    No entry to be made in registry book while caveat in force  
   155.    Compensation for lodging caveat without cause  
   156.    Notification of caveats  
   157.    Caveat on behalf of a beneficiary under a will or settlement not to bar registration  
   158.    Power to Under Secretary for Lands to enter caveats  
   159.    Executions against land  
   160.    Power to Minister to register transmission where no administration of a deceased’s estate  
   161.    Where death or lunacy occurs before completion of fencing and improvements  
   161A.   Crown grant may issue in name of deceased holder  
   162.    Acceptance of rent not to be deemed waiver of breach of convenant  
   163.    Gazette notice equivalent to re-entry  
   164.    Offences on public lands  
   164A.   Removal of unauthorized structures from public lands  
   164AA.  Application by owner or occupier of unauthorized structure for extension of time  
   164B.   Delegation  
   165.    Proof of residence and improvements  
   166.    Returns of stock and improvements  
   167.    Statutory declarations  
   168.    Communications to be addressed to the chief executive officer of the Department  
   169.    Auctioneer may sell without licence  
   170.    Service of notices  
   171.    Repayment of expenditure from loan funds by Consolidated Fund  
   172.    Regulations  

   PART X -- Survey and mapping  

   173.    Authorized land officers  
   175.    Plans of surveys  
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