Closer Settlement Act 1957
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*[Section 3 Amended by No. 28 of 1976, s. 74 and Sched. 3 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 28 of 1983, s. 4 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 88 of 1983, s. 3 and s. 4 and Sched. 1 and Sched. 2 ]**[Section 3 Amended by No. 77 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976 ;
eligible person means a natural person not incapable of taking a lease under Part V ;
Financial Agreement means the agreement made between the Commonwealth and the States and ratified by the Financial Agreement Act 1927 , and includes that agreement as varied from time to time and any agreement made in substitution therefor;
holding means a defined area of land leased subject to Part V or intended by TDR to be so leased;
lessee means the grantee of a lease subject to Part V and includes any person in occupation of a holding by virtue of such a lease;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019]
rural land means land not within a city or town;
TDR means Tasmania Development and Resources.