South Australian Current Acts

CROWN LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 39

39—Abandonment

        (1)         Subject to subsection (3), if the Minister is satisfied that Crown leasehold land has been abandoned, the Minister may cancel the lease.

        (2)         For the purposes of this section, Crown leasehold land has been abandoned by a lessee if the lessee has ceased to occupy the land.

        (3)         The Minister must not cancel a lease under this section unless—

            (a)         the lessee has advised the Minister (whether orally or in writing) that he or she has ceased to occupy the land; or

            (b)         the Minister has published a notice in a newspaper circulating throughout the State—

                  (i)         identifying the land subject to the lease; and

                  (ii)         specifying that the Minister intends to cancel the lease unless the lessee, within the period of 1 month after the date of publication of the notice, satisfies the Minister that he or she has not abandoned the land.