Queensland Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011 No. 26 - SECT 150

After section 24—

insert—

'The purpose of this part is to provide for a process under which Torres Strait Islanders may formally express an interest to the chief executive in having particular land made transferable land.

'This part applies to the following land—

(a) available State land;

(b) land dedicated as a reserve under the Land Act;

(c) land subject to an occupation licence;

(d) land held under a lease under the Land Act by or for Torres Strait Islanders.

'(1) Torres Strait Islanders particularly concerned with land mentioned in section 24B may, by notice given to the chief executive (an expression of interest), express an interest in having the land made transferable land.

'(2) The expression of interest must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) include the details required in the approved form to enable the chief executive to properly consider the expression of interest.

'(1) The chief executive must consider each expression of interest.

'(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the chief executive may consider an expression of interest by evaluating the land to which it relates under the Land Act, section 16.

'The chief executive's consideration of an expression of interest does not impose an obligation on the State under this Act to make the land to which it relates transferable land.'.