NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 44 Modification of Special Purposes Leases Act

NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 44

             (1)  The Special Purposes Leases Act has effect, in relation to land referred to in section 43, as if:

                     (a)  references in the following provisions of that Act to the Northern Territory Minister or the Administrator included references to the Commonwealth Minister:

                              (i)  sections 13, 14, 15, 17, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 32;

                             (ii)  section 23 (other than paragraph 23(1)(da));

                            (iii)  paragraph 28(a); and

                     (b)  in the case of the Commonwealth Minister exercising powers under the provisions referred to in paragraph (a):

                              (i)  the reference in section 29 of that Act to 6 months' notice were a reference to 60 days' notice; and

                             (ii)  the first reference to the Territory in subsection 26(2) of that Act were a reference to the Commonwealth;

                            (iii)  the reference to the Territory in subsection 32(3) of that Act were a reference to the Commonwealth;

                            (iv)  references in section 24 of that Act to the Gazette were references to either the Gazette of the Northern Territory or the Gazette of the Commonwealth.

             (2)  To avoid doubt, the Commonwealth Minister forfeits a lease of land, or resumes land, under the Special Purposes Leases Act on behalf of the Northern Territory Minister or the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

             (3)  The regulations may further modify the effect of the Special Purposes Leases Act for the purposes of this section.

             (4)  The Commonwealth Minister may give a notice under subsection 23(1), or make a Proclamation under section 28, of the Special Purposes Leases Act only if the notice is given or the Proclamation is made:

                     (a)  for land referred to in paragraph 43(1)(b)--after the end of the disallowance period for the regulations; and

                     (b)  in any case--before the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which this section commences.

             (5)  In subsection (3):

"modify" includes add, omit and substitute.