76Delivery of lease

76 Delivery of lease

(1)  The Minister, by notice in writing served on a lessee, may require the lessee to deliver the lease to the Minister within the period specified in the notice if –

(a) the lease has been cancelled or varied; or

(b) the Appeal Tribunal directs the Minister to vary any condition or restriction to which the lease is subject.

(2)  The Minister must –

(a) endorse on a lease delivered under subsection (1) a note of any variation; and

(b) return the lease to the lessee.

(3)  A lessee, without reasonable excuse, must comply with a notice served under subsection (1) .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  In this section –

(a) a reference to a lease includes a cancelled lease; and

(b) a reference to a lessee includes a person whose lease was cancelled.