Land Act 1994

This section applies if, before the relevant day—

the chief executive decides not to make an offer of a new lease under section 157B; or

a lessee of a term lease has not made a renewal application; or

a renewal application made by the lessee is refused.

The lessee must, within 1 month after the relevant day, give the Minister a report (an improvements report) that states the following information for each building or other structure on the lease land—

the nature of the building or structure;

the condition of the building or structure;

the location of the building or structure;

whether the lessee proposes to remove the building or structure before the lease expires.

The improvements report may also include representations about why the Minister should not give the lessee an improvements notice requiring the lessee to take action under section 156A.

The Minister may also, by notice given to the lessee, require the lessee, within a stated reasonable period, to—

give the Minister information, or further information, about a building or other structure on the lease land; or

give the Minister a report, prepared by a person with a stated qualification or expertise and at the lessee’s expense, about the condition of the buildings and other structures on the lease land.

If the lessee fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (4)(b)—

the Minister may obtain the report; and

the cost of obtaining the report may be recovered from the lessee as a debt due to the State.

In this section—relevant day, in relation to a lease, means the day that is—

for a lease that has a term of 5 years or more—1 year before the expiry of the lease; or

otherwise—6 months before the expiry of the lease.