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Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
sec.203Continued operation of provisions for appointing grantees
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### sec.203 Continued operation of provisions for appointing grantees
This section applies despite the amendment of this Act by the Aboriginal Land and Torres Strait Islander Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 .
The Minister may, on or before 31 December 2011 and under previous section 26, appoint persons the Minister considers necessary to be the grantees, as trustees for the benefit of Torres Strait Islanders, of land.
If the Minister appoints grantees under previous section 26, the grantees are, on appointment, taken to be incorporated as a land trust under this Act for the land.
As soon as practicable after the grantees are incorporated, the Minister must, by gazette notice, state—
the name of the land trust; and
the description of the land as stated in the deed of grant held by the grantees; and
an address for service of documents on the land trust.
The last 2 words of the name of the land trust must be the words ‘Land Trust’.
s 203 ins 2011 No. 26 s 187
(sec.203-ssec.1) This section applies despite the amendment of this Act by the Aboriginal Land and Torres Strait Islander Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 .
(sec.203-ssec.2) The Minister may, on or before 31 December 2011 and under previous section 26, appoint persons the Minister considers necessary to be the grantees, as trustees for the benefit of Torres Strait Islanders, of land.
(sec.203-ssec.3) If the Minister appoints grantees under previous section 26, the grantees are, on appointment, taken to be incorporated as a land trust under this Act for the land.
(sec.203-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after the grantees are incorporated, the Minister must, by gazette notice, state— the name of the land trust; and the description of the land as stated in the deed of grant held by the grantees; and an address for service of documents on the land trust.
(sec.203-ssec.5) The last 2 words of the name of the land trust must be the words ‘Land Trust’.
- (a) the name of the land trust; and
- (b) the description of the land as stated in the deed of grant held by the grantees; and
- (c) an address for service of documents on the land trust.