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Land Act 1958
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273 Demises 181
Part V—Development leases 185
302 Definitions 185
303 Power to Governor in Council to grant development leases 185
304 Power to suspend development in certain circumstances 188
305 Power to Governor in Council to make necessary grants to settlers and a grant to the Society 188
306 Licence entitling Society to enter and make tests on land in Thirteenth Schedule 189
307 Development Leases Consultative Committee 189
Part VIII—Leases and licences for electric lines 192
334 Power to lease or license land for construction thereon of electric line 192
335 Covenants conditions etc. of lease or licence 192
336 Notice of application 193
337 Mining not restricted 193
338 Copy of lease or licence to be laid before Parliament before issue 193
Part IX—General 194
339 Lands of the Crown to be alienated only down to such depth as Governor in Council directs 194
339A Alienation of Crown land in strata 195
339B Easements ancillary to alienation in strata 198
340 Right to metals and minerals not to go with the land 200
341 Crown lands enhanced in value by proximity of railway or waterworks etc. 200
342 Additional price how to be paid and applied 203
343 Mode of application where Crown land benefited by more than one work 204
344 Additional sums paid as purchase money or rent to be returned where works not constructed within ten years 204
345 Mode of alienation of Crown lands under previous Acts not to be affected 205
346 Power to include certain pieces of land in leases licences or Crown grants of adjoining land 206
347 Value where land contains any fractional part of an hectare 207
348 Crown grants of roads used for railways 207
349 Power to close certain unused roads on Crown lands 207
350 Power to set apart certain portions of roads for tree planting 209
351 Power of Minister to postpone payment of rent or instalments 211
352 Power to add interest to price of land 212
353 Exemption of portion of certain half-yearly payments of rent if portion of mountainous land under clean grass or cultivation 212
354 Lease forfeited for non-payment of rent not to be revived before revocation of forfeiture 215
355 Transfers of leases of Crown lands not to be registered unless all rents etc. have been paid 215
356 Condition for suspension of payment of licence-fees rent etc. 216
358 Extensions of selection purchase and conditional purchase leases to be registered in the Office of Titles 216
359 Issue of a lease where applicant dies or becomes bankrupt before lease executed 218
360 Enforcement of forfeitures 218
361 Minister may waive covenant or condition as to residence 218
362 Propagation of blue mallee 218
362A Certain conditions reservations etc. in a Crown grant may be declared to be no longer necessary 219
362B Construction of certain Crown grants 220
362C Construction of licences 222
Part X—Vacant and unclaimed lands 223
363 Definitions 223
364 Sale of vacant unclaimed land in certain undelivered and unregistered Crown grants 223
365 Application of purchase money 225
366 Power for Court to make orders on application as to the surplus moneys 226
367 Subject to order of court surplus moneys after lapse of three years to become property of Crown 226
368 Application to Registrar for delivery or registration of grant 226
369 Power of applicant to summon Registrar to show cause if dissatisfied 227
370 If application granted certain payments to be made by applicant before delivery or registration 228
371 Minister to send purchaser's Crown grant to Registrar with contract of sale 229
372 No claim to lie against the Crown or Minister 229
374 Fees 230
Part XII—Bed and banks of certain watercourses 231
384 Definitions 231
385 Crown property in bed and banks of certain watercourses 232
386 Access etc. to bed and banks of certain watercourses 234
Part XIII—Unused roads and water frontages 236
399 Definitions 236
400 Power to municipal councils to specify roads as unused 237
401A Right of entry to licensed water frontages for recreational purposes 238
402 Right to enter and use an unused road 238
403 Duty to obtain licence to use water frontage 239
404 Liability to pay occupation fees after notice 239
406 Effect of cancellation of a licence 241
407 Re-opening of licensed closed road or water frontage 242
409 Penalty for damaging fence or leaving gate open 244
410 Recovery of fees and penalties 244
411 Municipal councils to be notified of grant, transfer etc. of licences 245
Part XIIIA—Limitation of jurisdiction of Supreme Court 246