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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 115

Lease of land

    (1)     A Council's power to lease any land to any person is limited to leases for a term of 50 years or less.

    (2)     Subject to any other Act, and except where section 116 applies, if a Council leases any land to any person subject to any exceptions, reservations, covenants and conditions, it must comply with this section.

    (3)     A Council must include any proposal to lease land in a financial year in the budget, where the lease is—

        (a)     for one year or more and—

              (i)     the rent for any period of the lease is $100 000 or more a year; or

              (ii)     the current market rental value of the land is $100 000 or more a year; or

        (b)     for 10 years or more.

    (4)     If a Council proposes to lease land that is subject to subsection (3) and that was not included as a proposal in the budget, the Council must undertake a community engagement process in accordance with the Council's community engagement policy in respect of the proposal before entering into the lease.



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