Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If Crown land is
to be sold in fee simple or leased by public auction on behalf of the Minister
by —
(a) an
employee, the employee may so sell or lease without being the holder of a
licence under the Auction Sales Act 1973 ; or
(b) a
person who is not an employee, that person must be the holder of a licence
under the Auction Sales Act 1973 and may so sell or lease on a commission
basis.
(2) A person acting as
auctioneer for the purposes of the sale in fee simple or lease of any Crown
land on behalf of the Minister may —
(a) set
the monetary levels at which bids may be made; and
(b)
negotiate that sale or lease with the highest bidder if the bidding does not
reach the reserve price for the fee simple or lease of that Crown land.