Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act of 1959 (No. 2) (8 Eliz Ii No. 74) (Qld)

545 (©umtskrah ANNO OCTAVO ELTZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGIME. No. 74. An Act to Amend "The Land Acts, 1910 to 1959/' "The Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1951," "The Prickly-pear Land Acts Amendment Act of 1930," "The Land Acts and Another Act Amendment Act of 1943," and "The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act of 1957," each in certain particulars, and for other purposes. [A ssented to 23 rd D ecember , 1959.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— P art I. —P reliminary . 1. This Act may be cited as “ The Land Acts and short title- Other Acts Amendment Act of 1959 (No. 2).” 2. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:— Parts of Aot. P art I. —P reliminary ; P art II. —A mendments of T he L and A cts , 1910 to 1959 ” ;

546 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 Buz. II. No. 74, P art III. —A mendments op “ T he P rickly - pear L and A cts , 1923 to 1951 ”; P art IV. —A mendments of “ T he P rickly - pear L and A cts A mendment A ct of 1930 ”; P art V. —A mendment of “ T he L and A cts and A nother A ct A mendment A ct of 1943 ”; P art VI. —A mendments of “ T he L and A cts and O ther A cts A mendment A ct of 1957 ” ; P art VII. —M iscellaneous . P art II.— A mendments of “ T he L and A cts , 1910 to 1959.” Construction 3. (1.) This Part II. of this Act shall be read as one ooff P1 aGrteoI.I. V., with “ The Land Acts, 1910 to 1959,” herein in this Part No. 15. referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (2.) The Principal Act and this Part of this Act may title. be collectively cited as “ The Land Acts, 1910 to 1959.” Amendments 4. Subsection two of section eight of the Principal ooff 1s.G8eo(. 2) V., Act is amended by— No. 15. (i.) Inserting after the word “ granted ”, the words “ or where the boundaries of the land have shifted or altered by reason of erosion or by gradual and imperceptible degrees ” ; and (ii.) Inserting after the words “ the owner of such portion may ”, the words “ with the approval of the Minister ”. Amendment 5. Section twenty-four of the Principal Act is o1fGs. eo2. 4Vo.f, amended by adding thereto the following paragraphs :—• No. 15. “ If the President of the Land Court certifies to the Governor in Council that, in order to facilitate the business of the Court, it is desirable that any deputy for a member should continue to act as a member of the Court notwithstanding the termination of his appointment as such deputy, the Governor in Council may appoint such deputy to act as a member of the Court, and every such appointee whilst acting in terms of his appointment, shall have and may exercise the powers, authorities and jurisdiction of a member of the Court.

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 547 Any appointment to act as a member of the Court pursuant to the next preceding paragraph of this section shall be for a period specified in the commission of appointment, which period shall be not longer than six months.” 6. Subsection three of section 40 b of the Principal Repeal of s. Act is repealed. 40 b (3) of 1 Geo. V., No. 15. 7. Subsection three of section fifty-nine of the Repeal of s. Principal Act is repealed. 59 (3) of 1 Geo. V., No. 15. 8. Sections sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four and Repeal of ss. ninety-two of the Principal Act are repealed. »nd692 of 1 GeoT V., No. 15. 9- Subsection two of section ninety-four of the Amendment Principal Act is amended by repealing the proviso \ to paragraph (a) of that subsection. No. 15. ” 10. Sections one hundred and one, one hundred Repeal of ss. and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and 103| 105 ] five, one hundred and six, one hundred and seven and l06’ 107 ’and one hundred and eight of the Principal Act are repealed. No! <i 5 °’ 11 . Subsection five of section 110 a of the Principal ^ej^e?g* Act is amended by adding the following proviso :— of 1 Geot v., “ Provided that each and every rental period No‘ 15‘ commencing on or after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, shall be of ten years’ duration.” 12. Sections one hundred and twelve, one hundred Repeal of sa. and thirteen, one hundred and fourteen and one hundred ami’m and forty-seven of the Principal Act are repealed. of 1 Goo. v., No. 15. 13. Section one hundred and forty-eight of the Amendment Principal Act is amended by inserting, after the! words y?f “ pastoral holding ”, the words “ Pastoral Development No. 15 . ” Holding, Stud Holding, Settlement Farm Lease ”. 14. Subsection one of section one hundred and Amendment fifty-five of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, \ after the words “ pastoral holding ”, the words and No. 15. ’ brackets “ (including a Preferential Pastoral Holding or a Pastoral Development Holding) ”.

548 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz . II. No. 74, Amendments 15. Section one hundred and sixty of the Principal l^Goof v?,f Act is amended by— No-15> (i.) Renumbering subsection four to be subsection five; and (ii.) Inserting the following subsection :— “ (4.) The - provisions of subsection three of this section shall with necessary alterations be extended to apply to an agreement registered over a holding in pursuance of the provisions of section seventeen of “ The Stock Routes and Rural Lands Protection Acts, 1944 to 1951,” and to an order registered over a holding in pursuance of the provisions of section nine of “ The Barrier Fences Ad of 1954 Amendments 16. Section. 160 a of the Principal Act is amended of S. 160 a of Vwvr 1 Geo. V., °y No-15- (i.) Repealing paragraph (a) thereof and inserting, in lieu of that repealed paragraph, the following paragraph:— “ (a) When any holding which is charged or made security for the payment of any sum of money by the registration of a memorandum of mortgage or charge, or which is subject to any sublease, easement, agreement or order, is surrendered to the Crown for the purpose of effecting a conversion of the tenure of such holding to any other tenure, or of enabling a new lease of the land or any part of it to be granted, or of having the land comprised in such holding made available under some other tenure with priority of application to the selector or lessee thereof, such memorandum of mortgage, charge, sublease, easement, agreement or order, shall not be extinguished by such conversion or surrender, as the case may be, and as between the parties to the said memorandum of mortgage, charge, sublease, easement, agreement or order, and all other persons, such memorandum of mortgage, charge, sublease, easement, agreement or order shall, during the period between the date of the surrender of the holding to the Crown and the date of the instrument of title, entitling the selector or lessee of the surrendered holding to occupation under the new tenure, be and remain a good and effective mortgage, charge, sublease, easement, agreement or order, as the case may be.”

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). (ii.) Repealing the word “ mortgagor ” where that word appears in paragraph (6) and inserting, in lieu of that repealed word, the words “ selector or lessee of the surrendered holding ” ; (iii.) Inserting after the word “ charge ” where that word appears in paragraph ( b ) the words “ or subject to such sublease, easement, agreement or order as the case may be ” ; and (iv.) Inserting after the word charge ” where that word appears in paragraph (d) the words “ or sublease, easement, agreement or order, as the case may be”. 549 17. Section 160 b of the Principal Act is amended Amendment by adding the following subsection:— x vB,of . No. 16. ’ (3.) When any holding over which a sublease is registered is converted to another tenure and, in accordance with section 160 a of this Act, such sublease is endorsed on the instrument of lease of the new tenure, the proper officer of the Department of Public Lands shall also endorse in order of its existing priority on such instrument of lease, a note of every existing memorandum of mortgage or charge to which the sublease is subject. Thereupon such memorandum of mortgage or charge shall for all purposes have the same force and effect as it had prior to the conversion of tenure of the land comprising the lease over which the sublease is registered.” 18. Section one hundred and sixty-six of the Amendment Principal Act is amended by repealing the second ^ckoVv.?* paragraph of that section and inserting, in lieu of that No. w. ’ repealed paragraph, the following paragraph:— “ Subject to this Act, the transferee of a holding Transferee or occupation license shall perform all the conditions which by this Act are required to be performed by a &o., of lease, lessee or licensee of the land, including any special conditions for the development or improvement of the land imposed at the time of the opening of the land or the granting of the lease or license and the transferee

550 Land Acts, Etc,, Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E lxz . II. No. 74, shall be bound to perform such conditions and be liable to the same penalties for their non-performance prescribed by this Act as if he were the original lessee or licensee.” New s. 166 a 19. The Principal Act is amended by inserting, i1nsGeretoe.dVo. , f after section one hundred and sixty-six, the following No. 15. section:— Dealings by “ [266 a .] Notwithstanding any Act or rule or minors. practice of law, any person under the age of twenty-one years may transfer, mortgage or otherwise deal with any lease or license under this Act held by him to the same extent and as fully and effectually in law as if he were of the age of twenty-one years, and every transfer, mortgage, sublease or document evidencing any other dealing with such lease or license shall be legally binding upon such person and enforceable by or against him accordingly.” Amendment 20. Section one hundred and sixty-nine of the o1fGs. eo1. 69Vo. , f Principal Act is amended by in subparagraph (c) of the No. 15. first paragraph, repealing the words “ two thousand pounds ” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ four thousand pounds ”. Ao1fmGs.eeno1.d8Vm5. ( e, 2n) t eight2y- 1fi. veSuobfstehcetioPnrintcwipoalofAcstecistioanmeonndeedhbuyndrreepdealainndg No. 15. in paragraph (iv.) the words “ Governor in Council ” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words the word “ Minister ”. Amendments 22. Section one hundred and ninety of the Principal o1fGseo1.9V0. ., of Act is amended by— No. 15. (i.) Renumbering that section to be subsection one; (ii.) Repealing in that subsection, as so renumbered, the words “ and no compensation shall be payable for the value of the land possession whereof has been resumed ” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ and in respect of the land possession of which has been resumed no compensation whatsoever for the land, or for any item or factor associated with such resumption of possession, shall be payable except for improvements effected on such land ” ; and

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 551 (iii.) Adding the following subsections :— “ (2.) When it is required to resume possession as Procedure, aforesaid, the Minister shall— (a) Cause a duly authorised surveyor to make a survey and prepare a plan, signed by him as evidence of the accuracy thereof, showing the land possession of which is being resumed ; ( b) Cause a notice, with a copy of the plan, to be served upon the owner of the land, stating that it is the intention of the Crown to resume possession of the area of land shown on the plan for the purpose of the reservation and calling upon the owner to send to the Minister, within a period of thirty days after service upon him of such notice, his objections, if any, in writing, to such resumption. (3.) (a) If objection is not duly made or if, after Governor in consideration of an objection duly made the Governor reTy in Council is satisfied that resumption of possession of sumption, the land is required, the Governor in Council may &°' declare by proclamation that possession is resumed of such area of land. ( b ) The Minister shall thereupon deliver to the Registrar of Titles a copy of the Proclamation and the plan of survey signed by the Minister, and the Registrar of Titles shall forthwith register such copy of the Proclamation and plan. (c) Any person in possession of any instrument evidencing the title to the land from which possession of part thereof has been resumed shall, upon receiving notice from the Registrar of Titles, deliver up to him such instrument to be endorsed by the Registrar of Titles. ; Any person refusing or neglecting to deliver up such instrument shall be guilty of an offence an4 liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. (d) Upon receipt of the instrument evidencing title to the land, the Registrar of Titles shall, at the direction of the Minister, issue a fresh certificate or certificates of title -with respect to the land remaining after resumption. Such fresh certificate or certificates

552 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz . II. No. 74, of title shall have endorsed thereon any mortgage or other encumbrance, estate or interest as was endorsed on the instrument or instruments lodged in accordance with paragraph (c) of this subsection. No fee shall be payable for or in respect of the issue of any such certificate or endorsement. (4.) The provisions of “ The Pvblic Works Land Resumption Acts , 1906 to 1955,” shall, with all necessary adaptations, extend and apply in every case where compensation for improvements is payable under this section.” Amendment 23. Section one hundred and ninety-five of the o1fG8. eo1. 95Vo. , f Principal Act is amended by repealing the first paragraph No. 15. thereof, and inserting, in lieu of that repealed paragraph, the following paragraph “ A road or part of a road which, after such public notice and inquiry as the Minister deems advisable, is found to be not required for public use may be closed by the Governor in Council by Order in Council.” Repeal of ana new 8. 198. Permit to destroy timber. 24. (1.) Section one hundred and ninety-eight of the Principal Act is repealed, and the following section inserted in lieu of that repealed section “ [198.] (1.) Without the prior permit in writing of the Commissioner— (а) A selector of an Agricultural Selection or lessee of a Perpetual Country Lease shall not during the first two years of the term of his lease ; and (б) The lessee of a Pastoral Holding, Preferential Pastoral Holding, Pastoral Development Holding, Stud Holding, Brigalow Lease or Special Lease, or selector of a Grazing Selection or Settlement Farm Lease, or holder of an Occupation License shall not at any time, destroy any tree thereon in any manner contrary to the terms of such permit:

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act ( No. 2). 553 Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply or extend to an Agricultural Selection acquired by virtue of the conversion of tenure of a former Grazing Selection in terms of Part V. of “ The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act of 1959,’’ or of a former Settlement Farm Lease in terms of the said Part V. or Part II. of “ The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act of 1957.” (2.) An application for such a permit shall be Application made by the selector, lessee or licensee, as the case or Permit- may be, to the Commissioner in or to the effect of the prescribed form and the application shall identify by species or names the trees for the destruction of which a permit is applied for and shall by means of a diagram or description sufficiently identify the land whereon such trees are standing. ( 3 .) The Commissioner may, after inquiry, refuse Permits, any permit applied for under this section or, without being bound by the application, may grant a permit in respect of such land or such trees, or both such land and such trees, as he thinks St subject nevertheless to the conditions as hereinafter provided in this section: Provided that in the case of a Special Lease over the whole or part of a State Forest or Timber Reserve, the application for the permit shall be referred to the Conservator of Forests and no permit shall be granted by the Commissioner except upon the recommendation of the Conservator of Forests and in accordance in all respects with that recommendation. ( 4 .) Such a permit shall state the period for which the permit shall have effect, the purpose for which the trees, the subject thereof, are authorised to be destroyed and may specify the manner in which such trees shall be destroyed: Provided that a permit granted to a selector or a lessee to destroy any trees for the purpose of the use by him of the timber derivable therefrom in the improvement of the holding to which the permit applies shall not be subjected to a condition obligating the permittee to pay any sum by way of royalty or otherwise.

554 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz . II. No. 74, Conditions applicable to permits. (5.) Every permit granted shall be in or to the effect of the prescribed form and shall be subject to the following conditions :— (i.) That the permittee will not destroy, damage or otherwise interfere with or cause or allow to be destroyed, damaged or otherwise interfered with, any tree excepting such trees as are specified in the permit; (ii.) If the permit specifies the manner of the destruction of trees authorised to be destroyed, that the permittee will not destroy, or cause or allow to be destroyed, any tree except in the manner specified in the permit; (iii.) Such further conditions as the Commissioner deems fit, including provision for the retention of adequate shade and shelter, or as may be prescribed by the regulations; (iv.) Upon the permittee effecting a transfer to some other person of the lease or the license to which the permit relates no further destruction of trees shall be effected in terms of the permit. Cancellation (6.) The Commissioner may at his absolute of permits. discretion cancel such a permit— (i.) If, after the issue thereof, he forms the opinion that any of the information or particulars contained in or accompanying the application therefor is or are in any respect false or misleading ; or (ii.) If after the issue thereof he forms the opinion that with respect to destruction of trees thereby authorised any condition of the permit has not been, or is not being, complied with; or (iii.) If he is satisfied that there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the issue thereof; or (iv.) If he is satisfied after investigation that the timber treatment authorised by the permit is being carried out in a manner

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 555 not likely to be effective or complete, or likely to be harmful or injurious to the land the subject of the permit, or land adjacent thereto. A permit may be cancelled under the provisions of subparagraph (ii.) of this subsection although legal proceedings for a breach of any provision of this section have not been brought. In any proceedings to which the cancellation of the permit by the Commissioner is relevant the power of the Commissioner to cancel that permit shall be presumed and evidence proving or tending to prove that the Commissioner had no grounds or insufficient ground for cancelling that permit shall not be led or admitted. (7.) The provisions of this section shall apply Section to notwithstanding that any holding is held subject to a condition that any ringbarking or destruction of standing trees shall be done or performed within a specified time and accordingly the selector or lessee of any holding license. ° shall not do or take any thing or step in fulfilment of any such condition except under the authority of a permit under this section in respect of the trees proposed to be so ringbarked or destroyed. (8.) For the purpose of this section the term Destroy. “ destroy ” used in relation to any tree means cut down, fell, ringbark, push over, poison or destroy by any means whatsoever. ( 9 .) Any selector, lessee or licensee, who without a Offences, permit in that behalf, or who, contrary to any of the terms and conditions of a permit granted under this section, destroys or allows to be destroyed any tree on the land comprised in his lease or license shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to a penalty of not less ,than ten pounds nor more than one hundred pounds.” (2.) All permits issued or granted under the Exiting provisions of the section of the Principal Act repealed pernut®' by this section are hereby cancelled and no selector, lessee or licensee of any holding shall proceed with timber destruction on the land comprised in his lease or license without first having obtained a permit granted by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section.

556 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz . II. No. 74, Amendments 25. Section two hundred and three of the Principal ifGeo°v°f Act is ■ amended by, in the first paragraph thereof— No'15' (a) Inserting after the words “ Crown land ”, where firstly appearing, the words “ or under prior authority in writing of the Minister or Commission ” ; ( b ) Inserting after the words “ hut or building ”, the words “ or erects, constructs, places or maintains any other improvement or thing whatsoever,” ; and (c) Repealing the words “ twenty pounds, and, in addition,” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ fifty pounds and, in addition, to a daily penalty not exceeding ten pounds for any offence against this section which is continued after conviction therefor and, in respect of any offence against this section in relation to trees,”. Amendments 26. Section two hundred and four of the Principal i Geo. v., Act is amended by— No. 15. . (i.) Renumbering the first and second paragraphs of that section to be subsection one of that section; (ii.) Inserting after that subsection the following subsection:— Removal of (2.) (a) When, without the prior authority in improve”86"1 writing of the Minister or Commission, any improvement monts, &o., whatsoever or any thing whatsoever other than an landa or improvement is erected, constructed, placed or maintained reserves. on any Crown land or any reserve, and— (i.) The person claiming ownership of such improvement or thing does not on demand produce any lease, license, permit or other authority therefor; or (ii.) After reasonable inquiries made by the Commissioner or any officer thereunto directed by the Commissioner, the owner thereof cannot be found, then upon complaint in writing made by the Commissioner acting with the authority of the Commission, a Court of Petty Sessions for the Petty Sessions District within which, or within twenty miles of the boundaries whereof, the Crown land or reserve in question is situated, shall hear and determine such complaint and may order such

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). improvement or other thing to be removed from such Crown land or reserve within the time fixed in the order by and at the expense of the person found to be the owner. (b) If, after any inquiry made by the Commissioner or any officer thereunto directed by the Commissioner, the owner of the improvement or other thing in question is not known, the order as aforesaid of a court of petty sessions may be posted on some conspicuous part of the land on which the improvement or other thing is situated and no other service or publication of such order need be given or made. .(c) If any improvement or other thing is not removed from any Crown land or reserve in compliance with any order made by a court of petty sessions under this subsection, such improvement or other thing shall become and be forfeited to the Crown and may be sold for removal or otherwise disposed of as the Commission may direct. To the extent to which the sale price, if any, of any improvement or other thing forfeited to the Crown under this subsection is insufficient to defray the costs incurred by the Commission with respect to the removal or disposal otherwise of the same, such costs may be recovered by the Commission from the person, if any, who claimed ownership of such improvement or other thing by action as for a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.” ; and (iii.) By renumbering the third and last paragraph of that section to be subsection three of that section. 557 27. Subsection three of section two hundred and Amendment six of the Principal Act is repealed, and the following i ' q 2^ y.* subsection is inserted in lieu of that repealed No. is. ’ subsection:—: “ (3.) Proceedings for an offence against any provision of section one hundred and ninety-eight of this Act may be instituted at any time within twelve months after the commission of the offence or within six months after the commission of the offence comes to the knowledge of the complainant, whichever is the later period.”

558 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz . IT. N o . 74, P art III.— A mendments of “ T he P rickly - peab L and A cts , 1923 to 1951.” Inter- 28. (L) This Part III. of this Act shall be read as ParTiiT °f one “ The Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1951.” Collective (2.) “ The Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1951,’* tale. and part HI. of this Act may be collectively cited as “ The Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1959.” Amendments 29. Subsection six of section nineteen of “ The 08-9 (6)' Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1951,” is amended by— (i.) Adding to the second subparagraph of paragraph (ii.) the following words :—“ : Provided that each and every rental period commencing on and after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, shall be of ten years’ duration.” ; and (ii.) Inserting in paragraph (iii.), after the words “ seven years ”, the words “ or ten years as the case may be ”. P art IV.— A mendments of “ T he P rickly - pear L and A cts A mendment A ct of 1930.” fetation f 30. This Part IV. of this Act shall be read as ParTiv" ° one with “ The Prickly-pear Land Acts Amendment Act of 1930,” as heretofore amended. Amendments Section six of “ The Prickly-pear Land Acts ei r<6 °v Amendment Act of 1930,” as heretofore amended, No.28." ’’ is further amended by— (i.) Adding to subsection three of that section the following words:—“ Provided that each and every rental period commencing on and after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, shall be of ten years’ duration ” ; and (ii.) Adding to the third paragraph of subsection five of that section, the following words:—“ Provided that each and every rental period commencing on and after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, shall be of ten years’ duration.”

1959. Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 559 P art V. — A mendment op “T he L and A cts and A nother A ct A mendment A ct of 1943.” 32. Section eight of “ The Land Acts and Another Repeal of Act Amendment Act of 1943 ” is repealed. vL,0No.^e?” P art VI.— A mendments of “ T he L and A cts and O ther A cts A mendment A ct of 1957.” 33. This Part of this Act shall be read as one with inter- “ The Land Acts and Other Acte Amendment Act of p^vi" °f 1957,” as heretofore amended. 34. Section three of “ The Land Acts and Other Amendment Acts Amendment Act of 1957,” is amended by inserting, g^vj jj after the words and quotation marks “ or “ The War No. 36. ’ Service Land Settlement Acts, 1946 to 1951,” ” the words and quotation marks “ or “ The Irrigation Areas (Land Settlement) Acts, 1933 to 1954 ” ”. 35. Section four of “ The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Amendment Act of 1957,” as heretofore amended, is gfEUz. n., further amended by repealing the words “ and whereto No. 36. ’ “ The Irrigation Areas (Land Settlement) Acts, 1933 to 1954,” do not apply ”. 36. Section five of “ The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Amendment Act of 1957,” as heretofore amended, is g^A ^ further amended by adding to subsection three thereof No. 36. ” the following proviso :— “ Provided that in respect of land comprised in a selection to which the provisions of “ The Irrigation Areas (Land Settlement) Ads, 1933 to 1954,” apply the unimproved value thereof shall include the enhanced value of such land or any part thereof attributable to the fact that it is regarded as irrigable because its situation and quality make it capable of being irrigated from the works or proposed works of an undertaking as defined in “ The Irrigation Acts, 1922 to 1959 ”.” 37. Section ten of “ The Land Acts and Other Acts Amendment Amendment Act of 1957,” as heretofore amended, is g^'j^n^ further amended by repealing the brackets and words No. 36. ’ “ (save any such lease whereto “ The Irrigation Areas (Land Settlement) Acts, 1933 to 1954,” apply) ”, and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ or “ The Irrigation Areas (Land Settlement) Acts, 1933 to 1954 ” ”.

560 Land Acts, Etc., Amendment Act (No. 2). 8 E liz , II. No. 74,1959. P art VII.— M iscellaneous . Cancel­ 38. The land described in the Schedule to this Nlaatitoionnoafl Act, being Crown land permanently reserved for and Park R. 711. declared to be a National Park and designated R. 711 by Proclamation dated the eighth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, shall cease to be reserved for National Park, and shall become and be vacant Crown land, and may be dealt with as such. SCHEDULE. The land situated in the County of Canning, Parish of Maroochy, containing about 1,758 acres, and being the land commencing at the north-east corner of portion 510, and bounded thence by that portion west and south, by a road southerly and west to portion 102v, by that portion north, by portions 102v and 145 west, by portions 99, 164, and 13v, a road, a line and portions 432 and 93 northerly to the south-west comer of portion 17 lv, by portions 17 lv and 504 east to the south-east corner of the lastmentioned portion, and by an esplanade southerly to the point of commencement; exclusive of the road separating portions 506 and 507 from portions 508 and 509.