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Land Act 1994
sec.199ALand may be used only for tenure’s purpose
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### sec.199A Land may be used only for tenure’s purpose
Licence land or permit land may be used only for the purpose for which the licence or permit was issued.
Lease land may be used only for—
if the lease land is the subject of a term lease for pastoral purposes—
agricultural purposes; or
grazing purposes; or
agricultural and grazing purposes; or
otherwise—the purpose for which the lease was originally issued.
However, if the purpose of the lease land is changed under section 154 , the land may be used only for the purposes as changed.
Despite subsections (2) and (3) , lease land may be used—
under an approved agreement for an indigenous cultural interest for the lease land; or
for lease land that is also a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 —in a way permitted under that Act for the special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.
s 199A ins 2007 No. 19 s 106
sub 2013 No. 2 s 126
amd 2019 No. 8 s 54 ; 2024 No. 12 s 58
(sec.199A-ssec.1) Licence land or permit land may be used only for the purpose for which the licence or permit was issued.
(sec.199A-ssec.2) Lease land may be used only for— if the lease land is the subject of a term lease for pastoral purposes— agricultural purposes; or grazing purposes; or agricultural and grazing purposes; or otherwise—the purpose for which the lease was originally issued.
(sec.199A-ssec.3) However, if the purpose of the lease land is changed under section 154 , the land may be used only for the purposes as changed.
(sec.199A-ssec.4) Despite subsections (2) and (3) , lease land may be used— under an approved agreement for an indigenous cultural interest for the lease land; or for lease land that is also a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 —in a way permitted under that Act for the special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.
- (a) if the lease land is the subject of a term lease for pastoral purposes— (i) agricultural purposes; or (ii) grazing purposes; or (iii) agricultural and grazing purposes; or
- (i) agricultural purposes; or
- (ii) grazing purposes; or
- (iii) agricultural and grazing purposes; or
- (b) otherwise—the purpose for which the lease was originally issued.
- (i) agricultural purposes; or
- (ii) grazing purposes; or
- (iii) agricultural and grazing purposes; or
- (a) under an approved agreement for an indigenous cultural interest for the lease land; or
- (b) for lease land that is also a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 —in a way permitted under that Act for the special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.