Land Amendment Act 1996 (Qld)

Queensland LAND AMENDMENT ACT 1996 Act No. 7 of 1996

Queensland LAND AMENDMENT ACT 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Amendment of s 183 (Rent payable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Insertion of new s 183A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 183A Rent payable in special cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Amendment of s 262 (Issues chief executive must consider) . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Amendment of s 392 (Delegation by Minister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of s 521 (Continuation of certain provisions of repealed Act about Land Court and Land Appeal Court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Queensland Land Amendment Act 1996 Act No. 7 of 1996 An Act to amend the Land Act 1994 [Assented to 9 May 1996]

s1 4 Land Amendment The Parliament of Queensland enacts— s4 No. 7, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Land Amendment Act 1996 . ˙ Act amended 2. This Act amends the Land Act 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 183 (Rent payable) 3.(1) Section 183, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Rent payable generally ’. (2) Section 183(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) a freeholding lease; or (b) a lease, licence or permit for which the rent is set under section 183A.’. (3) Section 183(5)— omit . ˙ Insertion of new s 183A 4. After section 183— insert — ˙ ‘ Rent payable in special cases ‘ 183A.(1) If the Minister considers the rent for a lease, licence or permit calculated using the most recently made valuation for rental purposes would

s5 5 s6 Land Amendment No. 7, 1996 result in an undue increase in the rent for a rental period, the Minister may set the rent at an amount equal to the rent for the previous rental period. ‘ (2) The Minister may set the rent under subsection (1) based on— (a) the category of the lease, licence or permit; or (b) the local government area in which the land covered by the lease, licence or permit is situated; or (c) the class of land use of the land covered by the lease, licence or permit; or (d) a combination of all or any of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c). ‘ (3) The Minister may also set the rent (a “set rent” ) for the following— (a) a term lease for a significant development; (b) a licence or permit for which a valuation for rental purposes has not been made; (c) a lease, licence or permit given or issued to the State or a government owned corporation.’. ˙ Amendment of s 262 (Issues chief executive must consider) 5. Section 262(2)(m) and (n)— omit, insert— ‘(m)any relevant local guidelines for broadscale tree clearing; (n) if there are no relevant local guidelines for broadscale tree clearing—the contents of any broadscale tree clearing policy document; (o) other issues the chief executive considers relevant.’. ˙ Amendment of s 392 (Delegation by Minister) 6. Section 392(4)— insert —

s7 6 s8 Land Amendment No. 7, 1996 ‘(d) setting the rent of a lease, licence or permit under section 183A(1). 1 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 521 (Continuation of certain provisions of repealed Act about Land Court and Land Appeal Court) 7. Section 521(4)— omit . ˙ Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) 8. Schedule 6, definition “set rent” — omit, insert — ‘ “set rent” see section 183A(3).’. © State of Queensland 1996 1 Section 183A (Rent payable in special cases)