Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Aboriginal Land Act 1991, the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007, the Explosives Act 1999, the Explosives Regulation 2017, the Foreign Ownership of Land Register Act 1988, the Land Act 1994, the Land Regulation 2009, the Land Title Act 1994, the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014, the Mineral Resources Act 1989, the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014, the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement (1) Part 6 commences on 1 July 2018. (2) The following provisions commence on 1 January 2019— (a) part 9, division 3; (b) schedule 1, part 2. (3) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) parts 4 and 5; (b) part 12, division 3; (c) schedule 1, part 3.

Part 2 Amendment of Aboriginal Land Act 1991

3 Act amended This part amends the Aboriginal Land Act 1991. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1, part 1.

4 Amendment of s 10 (Lands that are transferable lands) Section 10(1)(h)— omit.

5 Amendment of s 32B (Definitions for pt 2A) Section 32B, definition interest holder, paragraph (d), 'registered lease'— omit, insert— registered sublease

6 Amendment of s 32R (Dwelling on available land) (1) Section 32R(5)— omit, insert— (5) If the dwelling notice states the housing chief executive consents to the applicant making the application, the trustee must decide the price of the dwelling— (a) by agreement with the housing chief executive; or (b) by using a methodology agreed between the trustee and the housing chief executive. (2) Section 32R(6), 'valuation'— omit.