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Crown Land Management Act 2009
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Division 4—Waterfront land
59—Waterfront land cannot be leased or disposed of without public consultation
(1) Subject to subsection (3), if the Minister proposes to lease waterfront land or to dispose of waterfront land by grant in fee simple, the Minister must cause to be published in the Gazette, on a website determined by the Minister and in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated, a notice that—
(a) sets out—
(i) the location of the land; and
(ii) the fact that it is proposed to lease or to dispose of the land; and
(iii) such other information as the Minister thinks fit; and
(b) invites members of the public to provide the Minister with written submissions in relation to the proposal within the period (not being less than 21 days) specified in the notice.
(2) The Minister must, in deciding whether to lease or to dispose of the land, have regard to all submissions made pursuant to a notice referred to in subsection (1).
(3) This section does not apply if—
(aa) waterfront land is divided and the lease or disposal is only of a portion of the land that does not, after such division, constitute waterfront land; or
(a) the lease or disposal is made to a Crown agency for the purposes of another Act or law; or
(b) the lease or disposal is, in the opinion of the Minister, subject to adequate consultation requirements under some other Act or law.