27Tenure bond to be paid by certain holders of Crown land

#### 27 Tenure bond to be paid by certain holders of Crown land 27 Tenure bond to be paid by certain holders of Crown land > > (1) The government agency or other public authority that grants a person short tenure of Crown land is to notify Local Land Services as soon as practicable after the grant. > > > (2) A person who takes Crown land on a short tenure must provide to Local Land Services a tenure bond within 14 days of taking the land on short tenure. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) The tenure bond is to be in the form approved, and for such reasonable amount as is determined, by Local Land Services. > > > (4) At the end of the short tenure of land, an amount equal to any unpaid rates, charges, interest or any other amount owed to Local Land Services in respect of the land by the holder of the short tenure is forfeited to Local Land Services from any tenure bond provided under this clause. > > > (5) Local Land Services must refund the balance (if any) of the tenure bond to the person who provided it. > > > (6) Except as provided by subclause (4), nothing in this clause— > > > > > (a) affects the liability of any person to pay rates under the Act, or > > > > > (b) affects Local Land Services’ right to recover rates under the Act. > > > (7) In this clause— > > > > short tenure, in relation to land, means a lease of the land from the Crown for a term not exceeding 3 years or a licence of the land from the Crown. > > > > tenure bond means a bond deposited or paid in such a way as to secure Local Land Services against any failure of the person depositing or paying the bond to pay rates, charges or any other amount in respect of the land payable by the person to Local Land Services under the Act.