NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 62 Payment of rent

NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 62

             (1)  The Commonwealth Minister may, from time to time, request the Valuer‑General (appointed under section 5 of the Valuation of Land Act of the Northern Territory) to determine a reasonable amount of rent to be paid by the Commonwealth to the relevant owner (not being the Northern Territory) of land that is covered by a lease granted under section 31.

             (2)  The Valuer‑General must comply with a request from the Commonwealth Minister.

             (3)  Sections 7, 41 and 42 of the Valuation of Land Act of the Northern Territory apply, in relation to a request by the Commonwealth Minister under this section, as if a reference in those sections to the Valuation of Land Act were a reference to this section.

             (4)  In making a determination under subsection (1), the Valuer‑General must not take into account the value of any improvements on the land.

             (5)  The Commonwealth must pay the amount determined by the Valuer‑General in relation to the land to the relevant owner of the land while the lease is in force.