Aboriginal Land Act 1991
sec.297Retrospective validation of dealings with trustee (Aboriginal) lease
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sec.297 Retrospective validation of dealings with trustee (Aboriginal) lease
Subsection (2) applies to a trustee (Aboriginal) lease if the lease— was granted under the Land Act , section 57 before 18 July 2008; and was amended, transferred, mortgaged or subleased, during the relevant period, under the Land Act , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 7 . The amendment, transfer, mortgage or sublease of the trustee (Aboriginal) lease (the dealing ) is taken to be, and to always have been, as valid as if— the dealing were a dealing carried out under this Act; and section 184 , as in force immediately after the commencement of this section, had been in force on the day the dealing was carried out. Subsection (4) applies to a trustee (Aboriginal) lease if the lease— was granted under the Land Act , section 57 before 18 July 2008; and was amended, transferred, mortgaged or subleased, during the relevant period, under this Act. The amendment, transfer, mortgage or sublease of the trustee (Aboriginal) lease (also the dealing ) is taken to be, and to always have been, as valid as if section 184 , as in force immediately after the commencement of this section, had been in force on the day the dealing was carried out. In this section— relevant period means the period starting on 18 July 2008 and ending immediately before the commencement of this section. s 297 ins 2011 No. 26 s 88 (sec.297-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to a trustee (Aboriginal) lease if the lease— was granted under the Land Act , section 57 before 18 July 2008; and was amended, transferred, mortgaged or subleased, during the relevant period, under the Land Act , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 7 . (sec.297-ssec.2) The amendment, transfer, mortgage or sublease of the trustee (Aboriginal) lease (the dealing ) is taken to be, and to always have been, as valid as if— the dealing were a dealing carried out under this Act; and section 184 , as in force immediately after the commencement of this section, had been in force on the day the dealing was carried out. (sec.297-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies to a trustee (Aboriginal) lease if the lease— was granted under the Land Act , section 57 before 18 July 2008; and was amended, transferred, mortgaged or subleased, during the relevant period, under this Act. (sec.297-ssec.4) The amendment, transfer, mortgage or sublease of the trustee (Aboriginal) lease (also the dealing ) is taken to be, and to always have been, as valid as if section 184 , as in force immediately after the commencement of this section, had been in force on the day the dealing was carried out. (sec.297-ssec.5) In this section— relevant period means the period starting on 18 July 2008 and ending immediately before the commencement of this section.
- (a) was granted under the Land Act , section 57 before 18 July 2008; and
- (b) was amended, transferred, mortgaged or subleased, during the relevant period, under the Land Act , chapter 3 , part 1 , division 7 .