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Land Act 1994
sec.53AState trustee powers and delegation
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### sec.53A State trustee powers and delegation
If the State is the trustee of trust land, the State may only exercise, for the trust land, powers that are not inconsistent with this Act.
A relevant Minister for trust land may delegate a power of the State as trustee of trust land to an appropriately qualified officer of the State.
In this section—
appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
a person’s level of employment in the entity in which the person is employed
officer of the State means a public service officer and any other person employed in a public sector unit.
relevant Minister , for trust land, means the Minister having responsibility for the State for administering the trust land.
s 53A ins 2007 No. 19 s 39
(sec.53A-ssec.1) If the State is the trustee of trust land, the State may only exercise, for the trust land, powers that are not inconsistent with this Act.
(sec.53A-ssec.2) A relevant Minister for trust land may delegate a power of the State as trustee of trust land to an appropriately qualified officer of the State.
(sec.53A-ssec.3) In this section— appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power. a person’s level of employment in the entity in which the person is employed officer of the State means a public service officer and any other person employed in a public sector unit. relevant Minister , for trust land, means the Minister having responsibility for the State for administering the trust land.