Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND ACT 1994 - SECT 415

415 Lessee, licensee, permittee or trustee may start proceeding

(1) A trustee of trust land and a lessee, licensee or permittee may start a proceeding in the Magistrates Court if the trustee, lessee, licensee or permittee believes, on reasonable grounds, another person is unlawfully occupying the trust land, lease, licence or permit or has unlawfully done a trespass related act on the trust land, lease, licence or permit.

(2) The proceeding must be started in the Magistrates Court nearest to the trust land, lease, licence or permit.

(3) A trustee, lessee, licensee or permittee may start a proceeding by—

(a) filing a notice (a
"proceeding notice" ) with the registrar of the Magistrates Court stating the orders sought by the trustee, lessee, licensee or permittee; and

(b) giving a copy of the proceeding notice to the other person mentioned in subsection (1) and the chief executive.

(4) The proceeding notice must state the grounds on which the orders of the court are sought.