Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND ACT 1994 - SECT 177

177 Chief executive may issue permit

(1) The chief executive may issue a permit to occupy unallocated State land, a reserve or a road.

(2) The permit may be issued for the purpose, and on the terms, the chief executive decides are appropriate to the land and the purpose of the permit.

(3) If there is a trustee of the reserve, the chief executive must consult the trustee before the permit is issued.

(4) If the purpose of the permit is inconsistent with the purpose of the reserve, no improvements, other than boundary fences, are to be built by the permittee.

(5) The permit may be issued for 2 or more reserves if the reserves—

(a) have been dedicated for the same purpose; and

(b) are held by the same trustee.

(6) A permit may not be transferred, sublet or mortgaged.

(7) A permit may be issued only if it is for 1 type of land mentioned in subsection (1) .

(8) A permit for a term of not more than 12 months need not be registered.

(9) If a permit for a term of 12 months or more is issued for unallocated State land or a reserve, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable, give the registrar of titles notice that the permit has been issued.

(10) On receiving the notice, the registrar of titles must keep a record of the issue of the permit in the appropriate register.

(11) The chief executive may issue a permit without receiving an application under section 177A .