An Act authorising the acquisition of certain environmentally significant land in Cape York, and for related purposes
This Act may be cited as the Starcke Pastoral Holdings Acquisition Act 1994.
This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
In this Act—Starcke Pastoral Holdings means—(a)occupation licences 14/471, 14/485, 14/487 and 14/573, Cooktown; and(b)Starcke Pastoral Development Holding 14/2498; and(c)lots 3, 4 and 13 on plan no. BS192, being the land contained in certificate of title volume N 1411 folio 128; and(d)lot 123 on plan no. C157189, being the land contained in certificate of title volume N 798 folio 51.
(1)The whole or part of Starcke Pastoral Holdings prescribed by regulation (the acquired land) becomes unallocated State land within the meaning of the Land Act 1994.(2)Subsection (1) has effect despite any other Act.(3)The regulation may provide that subsection (1) has effect as the immediate termination of an occupation licence.
(1)The State must pay to each person who held an interest in the acquired land immediately before the commencement of the regulation the reasonable compensation agreed between the State and the person.(2)If the State and the person cannot agree on compensation, any compensation payable to the person is to be decided under—(a)in the case of freehold land—the Acquisition of Land Act 1967; or(b)in the case of other land—the Land Act 1994.
The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.