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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 954

Rural Leases and Agistment Licences

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning -

In relation to rural leases and agistment licences in the ACT -

(1) What is the total acreage covered by these

arrangements.

(2) Are all rural leases "registered" and can such registrations be sighted; if not (a) how many are registered and (b) why are all rural leases not registered leases.

(3) Are all agistment licences registered and can such registrations be sighted; if not (a) how many are registered and (b) why are all agistment licences not registered

(4) If any rural leases or agistment licences are registered, where can such licences be sighted.

MR WOOD - the answer to the Members question is as follows -

(1) There are 47,367 ha. of rural land held under lease and 10,065.8 ha. held under agistment licence in the ACT.

(2) There is no legislative requirement for any lease, rural or otherwise, to be registered.

Registration of a lease is generally a requirement of financial lending institutions.

(3) There is no legislative requirement to register an agistment licence. The rights offered in the

licence are not assignable or transferable, nor may they be held in trust for any other person.

(4) I attach a list of all current agistment licences and registered and unregistered leases.

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