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Crown Lands Act 1992
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92 Conditions of licence
(1) A licence is subject to the following conditions:
(a) a licence does not give the licensee any right of exclusive
possession over the land the subject of the licence;
(b) a licensee must only use the land the subject of the licence for
the purpose for which the licence was granted;
(c) a licensee must not do the following unless the licensee has
the approval of the Minister:
(i) make any improvements to the land the subject of the
licence;
(ii) store any fittings, machinery, equipment or other chattels
on the land the subject of the licence.
(2) The Regulations may:
(a) prescribe conditions for a licence; or
(b) prescribe conditions for a class of licence.
(3) The Minister may do any of the following on the Minister's own
initiative:
(a) determine a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(a) does
not apply to a licence;
(b) determine a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(b) does
not apply to a licence, despite the licence being in the class of
licences to which the condition applies;
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(c) vary a condition prescribed under subsection (2)(a) or (b) in
relation to a licence, and may vary the condition during the
term of the licence;
(d) impose any other conditions on a licence that the Minister
considers appropriate, and may vary those conditions during
the term of the licence.
(4) To avoid doubt, if section 89(4) applied to the land before a licence
was granted in relation to the land, the Minister is not required to
obtain consent from the person or trustees mentioned in
section 89(4) before making a determination, varying a condition or
imposing a condition under subsection (3) in relation to the licence.
(5) A determination, variation of a condition or imposition of a condition
under subsection (3) must not be inconsistent with the conditions
referred to in subsection (1).