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Pastoral Land Act 1992
91JClearing period
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91J Clearing period
(1) The Board may determine that the clearing of land, in relation to a
clearing permit:
(a) must be completed within a specified period; or
(b) is permitted to be completed in specified stages.
(2) If the Board determines that the clearing is permitted in stages, the
Board may also specify conditions to be satisfied at the conclusion
of a stage.
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(3) If the Board does not make a determination under subsection (1),
the clearing must be completed within 10 years from the date of the
(4) If the holder of a clearing permit does not complete all or part of the
clearing in accordance with subsection (1) or (3), the holder is
presumed to have abandoned the incomplete clearing and the
clearing period is taken to have lapsed.