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Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
sec.19Land that is available State land—general
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### sec.19 Land that is available State land—general
Land is available State land if it is—
land, other than excluded land, in which no person other than the State has an interest; or
land, other than excluded land, that is subject to an interest issued by the State, if an available State land agreement is in force for the land.
Subsection (1) is subject to sections 21 and 22 .
In this section—
interest means a legal or equitable interest in the land but does not include native title, a mining interest or an easement.
s 19 amd 1993 No. 85 s 168G (amd 1994 No. 61 s 2 sch 2 ); 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 ; 2008 No. 29 s 73 sch
sub 2011 No. 26 s 147
(sec.19-ssec.1) Land is available State land if it is— land, other than excluded land, in which no person other than the State has an interest; or land, other than excluded land, that is subject to an interest issued by the State, if an available State land agreement is in force for the land.
(sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) is subject to sections 21 and 22 .
(sec.19-ssec.3) In this section— interest means a legal or equitable interest in the land but does not include native title, a mining interest or an easement.
- (a) land, other than excluded land, in which no person other than the State has an interest; or
- (b) land, other than excluded land, that is subject to an interest issued by the State, if an available State land agreement is in force for the land.