Items of mineral processing plant and equipment that are bolted into steel and concrete structures at a mine site, and which form integral parts of the processing plant as a whole, constitute removable fixtures in situ for the purposes of the Workmen's Liens Act NT, notwithstanding that they are detachable and the lessee is required to remove them at the end of the lease. The characterisation of such items as fixtures depends on the position of the rival claimants — as between a supplier claiming a lien and the lessee's administrator, the items are fixtures; as between the lessee and the Crown, they may lack the character of land.
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