Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013
sec.69Entitlement to apply for lease under ALA or TSILA
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sec.69 Entitlement to apply for lease under ALA or TSILA
Subsections (2) and (3) apply to a 1985 Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease, granted for a term of years, if the lease is— over Aboriginal trust land in a trust area; or over transferred land under ALA in a trust area; or in force as a sublease of a townsite lease under ALA in a trust area. Before the term of the lease has expired, the holder of the lease may apply to the following person to be granted a lease under ALA over the lease land for the 1985 Act granted lease or new Act granted lease— if subsection (1) (a) or (b) applies—the trustee of the trust area; if subsection (1) (c) applies—the lessee of the townsite lease. The application may be considered, and a lease may be granted, under ALA . Subsections (5) and (6) apply to a 1985 Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease, granted for a term of years, if the lease is— over Torres Strait Islander trust land in a trust area; or over transferred land under TSILA in a trust area; or in force as a sublease of a townsite lease under TSILA in a trust area. Before the term of the lease has expired, the holder of the lease may apply to the following person to be granted a lease under TSILA over the lease land for the 1985 Act granted lease or new Act granted lease— if subsection (4) (a) or (b) applies—the trustee of the trust area; if subsection (4) (c) applies—the lessee of the townsite lease. The application may be considered, and a lease may be granted, under TSILA . s 69 amd 2014 No. 45 s 58 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.69-ssec.1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to a 1985 Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease, granted for a term of years, if the lease is— over Aboriginal trust land in a trust area; or over transferred land under ALA in a trust area; or in force as a sublease of a townsite lease under ALA in a trust area. (sec.69-ssec.2) Before the term of the lease has expired, the holder of the lease may apply to the following person to be granted a lease under ALA over the lease land for the 1985 Act granted lease or new Act granted lease— if subsection (1) (a) or (b) applies—the trustee of the trust area; if subsection (1) (c) applies—the lessee of the townsite lease. (sec.69-ssec.3) The application may be considered, and a lease may be granted, under ALA . (sec.69-ssec.4) Subsections (5) and (6) apply to a 1985 Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease, granted for a term of years, if the lease is— over Torres Strait Islander trust land in a trust area; or over transferred land under TSILA in a trust area; or in force as a sublease of a townsite lease under TSILA in a trust area. (sec.69-ssec.5) Before the term of the lease has expired, the holder of the lease may apply to the following person to be granted a lease under TSILA over the lease land for the 1985 Act granted lease or new Act granted lease— if subsection (4) (a) or (b) applies—the trustee of the trust area; if subsection (4) (c) applies—the lessee of the townsite lease. (sec.69-ssec.6) The application may be considered, and a lease may be granted, under TSILA .