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Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
12CMinister may grant lease in certain circumstances
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#### 12C Minister may grant lease in certain circumstances
Where the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) a Land Council has refused, or is unwilling, to direct a Land Trust to grant to the Director a lease in accordance with an agreement entered into between the Land Council and the Director (including such an agreement entered into by the Minister on behalf of the Land Council) in compliance with the condition referred to in subsection 12(2B); or
(b) a Land Trust has refused, or is unwilling, to take action in accordance with a direction given to it by a Land Council, being a direction to grant to the Director a lease in accordance with an agreement entered into between the Land Council and the Director (including such an agreement entered into by the Minister on behalf of the Land Council) in compliance with the condition referred to in subsection 12(2B);
the Minister may, on behalf of the Land Trust, grant to the Director the lease provided for by the agreement.