Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 120

120 Grant of lease by trustee of Aboriginal land

(1) The trustee of Aboriginal land may grant a lease over all or a part of the land for not more than 99 years.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the trustee of Aboriginal land may grant a lease (a
"home ownership lease" ) over all or a part of the land for 99 years to any of the following for residential use—

(a) an Aboriginal person;

(b) a person who is not an Aboriginal person if—

(i) the person is the spouse or former spouse of—

(A) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or

(B) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) who is deceased; or

(ii) the lease supports another part 10 lease granted to the person.

(3) The trustee of Aboriginal land may grant a perpetual lease (a
"townsite lease" ) over all or a part of the land if—

(a) the land or part is township land; and

(b) the lease is granted to a local government.