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NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 29, 2012) - SECT 28

Declaration granting rights and interests in land to original owners

             (1)  The Minister must make a declaration in writing that an estate in fee simple is granted in specified land to a specified Land Trust if:

                     (a)  the Commonwealth holds an estate in fee simple in the specified land; and

                     (b)  the specified Land Trust has, under subsection 27(7), consented to the granting of an estate in fee simple in the specified land within:

                              (i)  12 months of the day on which the declaration under section 27 was published in the Gazette ; or

                             (ii)  such longer period as is prescribed in the regulations.

             (2)  The Minister must make a declaration in writing that the rights and interests specified in subsection 29(3) are granted in specified land to a specified Land Trust if:

                     (a)  the Commonwealth holds rights or interests (other than an estate in fee simple) in the specified land; and

                     (b)  the specified Land Trust has, under subsection 27(7), consented to the granting of the rights and interests specified in subsection 29(3) in the specified land within:

                              (i)  12 months of the day on which the declaration under section 27 was published in the Gazette ; or

                             (ii)  such longer period as is prescribed in the regulations.

             (3)  A declaration takes effect at the time specified in the declaration, which must not be earlier than the time the declaration is made.

             (4)  A declaration is not a legislative instrument.

             (5)  The Minister may include one or more declarations under subsections (1) and (2) in the same document.



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