Aboriginal Land Act 1991
sec.31Land that is not available State land
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sec.31 Land that is not available State land
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the following land is not available State land— the waters of the sea, and the seabed, other than tidal land declared to be available State land under section 27 (1) ; freehold land; an associated reserve; land subject to a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act . Despite subsection (1) (d) , land subject to a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act is available State land if an available State land agreement is in force for the land. s 31 prev s 31 ins 1993 No. 85 s 160M (amd 1994 No. 61 s 2 sch 2 ) amd 2008 No. 29 s 21 om 2011 No. 26 s 34 pres s 31 amd 1994 No. 81 s 527 sch 5 ; 2008 No. 29 s 3 sch sub 2011 No. 26 s 27 (sec.31-ssec.1) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the following land is not available State land— the waters of the sea, and the seabed, other than tidal land declared to be available State land under section 27 (1) ; freehold land; an associated reserve; land subject to a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act . (sec.31-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) (d) , land subject to a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act is available State land if an available State land agreement is in force for the land.
- (a) the waters of the sea, and the seabed, other than tidal land declared to be available State land under section 27 (1) ;
- (b) freehold land;
- (c) an associated reserve;
- (d) land subject to a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act .