Making application to purchase
3 Making application to purchase
The holder of a purchasable lease may apply to the Minister to purchase the whole or part of the land under the lease.
Note.
Part 3 of this Schedule provides for the circumstances in which the Minister may or must grant an application. Additional circumstances may also be prescribed under Part 6 of this Schedule.
However, the holder of a Western lands perpetual lease or continued Western lands term lease can apply only—
if the Minister is permitted to sell it under section 5.9, or
in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
Note.
Section 5.9 provides for the circumstances in which the Minister can sell Western Crown land.
A purchase application must be made in the form and manner approved by the Minister.
A purchase application may be withdrawn by the lessee at any time before it is granted or refused.
A purchase application can relate to lands under 2 or more perpetual leases held by the same holder, but only if the lands are adjoining.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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