Queensland Consolidated Acts

TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 61

61 Procedure for transferring land

(1) Before transferring the land, the Minister must—

(a) publish notice of the Minister’s intention to transfer the land in a newspaper or other publication circulating generally in the area in which the land is situated; and

(b) consider all representations made to the Minister under subsection (4) .

(2) The notice must—

(a) include a description of the land; and

(b) state the following—

(i) the name of the proposed transferee;

(ii) that a Torres Strait Islander particularly concerned with the land may make written representations to the Minister about the proposed transfer;

(iii) the place where the representations may be made;

(iv) the period in which the representations must be made.

(3) The stated period must end at least 28 days after the notice is published.

(4) A person mentioned in subsection (2) (b) (ii) may make written representations about the proposed transfer to the Minister within the stated period.