Special provisions with respect to short-term leases
157 Special provisions with respect to short-term leases
The term of a lease, together with any option to renew, must not exceed—
except as provided by paragraph (b), 5 years, or
in the case of a lease of land that has been acquired by the roads authority under Division 3 of Part 12, 10 years.
A person must not erect any structure on land the subject of a lease under this Division otherwise than in accordance with the consent of the roads authority.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
Such a consent may not be given unless the roads authority is satisfied that the proposed structure comprises a fence or a temporary structure of a kind that can easily be demolished or removed.
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