Crown Lands Application Forms
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Introduction
To apply to use Crown Land or deal with Crown Leases or Licences
you must read the following information carefully before proceeding
to the Application Forms.
General information
- Applicants must be over 18 years of age.
- It should be noted that simply submitting an Application Form
does not authorize the applicant to occupy the land or conduct
business on Crown Land.
- All applications are assessed on their merits by Crown Lands
within the Department for Environment and Heritage,
having regard to Government policies, planning and environmental
factors and management plans.
How to complete an application
form
- Please complete all shaded areas using the tab button to navigate
around the page, print and send to the appropriate Crown Lands
office.
or
- Print the Application Form and complete using BLOCK LETTERS,
and send to the appropriate Crown Lands office.
- If space on the Application Form is insufficient then please
attach separate statements.
- Applications made in the name of a company should include the
registered name and address of the company together with ABN
and ACN.
- Payment of the relevant application fee MUST be forwarded with
the completed Application Form. No assessment of the application
will commence until the appropriate application fee has been paid.
An Application to Freehold a Perpetual Lease (CLSA02) does not
require payment to be forwarded with application form (the fee
is included in the purchase price).
- There are 3 main sections on the Application Form, please ensure
that all questions are completed in full.
- Land - this includes information such as the Lease
and land description, consideration and term (where required)
- Applicant / Present Holder - please complete names,
addresses, contact details, sign and date.
- Purchaser / Sublessee / Mortgagee or Purpose/Details of
Application - please fill in all information with all details
completed in full, sign and date.
What happens after you lodge your application
form?
An Application Form, along with payment of the relevant application
fee, should be lodged with the appropriate Crown Lands office of
the Department for Environment and Heritage
(see contact details).
Preliminary investigations will then be undertaken, including research
to check that tenure details are correct. Provided there are no
immediate reasons that prevent the application from proceeding,
it will be referred to relevant authorities and an inspection of
the land may be necessary.
Processing time varies according to the complexity of the application
type. A Consent to Transfer takes approximately 2 weeks, while an
application for Crown Land that involves extensive consultation
can take more time to complete.
Crown Lands will then contact the applicant and advise of the result
of the investigations and any requirements necessary to complete
the transaction.
Fee schedule
Please view the contacts page
Prefixes Table (25Kb
PDF)
The following clauses will be included in approvals or terms of
Leases and Licences to comply with the requirements for Goods and
Services Tax legislation from 1 July 2000.
Taxes, rates and outgoings
"The Lessee (Licensee) shall pay and discharge as they fall
due all taxes and levies in regard to or connected with the supply
or any subsequent supply of this Lease (Licence). In addition, the
Lessee (Licensee) is responsible for all other rates and taxes assessments
impositions and outgoings which shall become payable in respect
of the said land or premises and must pay those taxes and charges
on demand."
Land use/purpose
"The Lessee (Licensee) must use the land only for the purpose
for which it is granted to the Lessee (Licensee), or for such other
purpose as the Lessor (Licensor) may from time to time in writing
approve, and for no other purpose. In addition, the Lessee (Licensee)
must not grant occupation for other than the permitted purpose."
If the property is used for other than the permitted purpose
the taxable status in Australia of the supply of or supplies connected
with this Lease may change. The Lessee (Licensee) will be liable
to pay upon demand any taxes or additional taxes that are caused
by use of the land for other than the permitted purpose.
The extended application period for the discounted freeholding
offer closed on 31 March 2006. Applications
to freehold Crown perpetual leases may now be lodged at any Crown
Lands office.
War services perpetual lease freeholding
Leases issued under the War
Service Land Settlement Act 1945 (new window) have fixed
freehold purchase prices set under that Act and are excluded from
the general purchase price although application to freehold these
Leases may still be lodged. For more information please contact
your regional Crown Lands office.
(Notes on Crown tenures other than Perpetual Leases)
Miscellaneous leases
- Issued for a fixed term (e.g., 20 years)
- Rental subject to revaluation (every three or five years)
- Land usage varies from agricultural to shack sites to commercial
- Issued in those instances where a potential for future public
use exists
- In some instances Lessee can freehold
- Lessee can transfer mortgage or sublet subject to Minister's
consent
Pastoral leases
(Pursuant to the Pastoral
Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 - new window),
Pastoral Leases are administered by the Minister for Primary Industries
and Resources.
- Granted as from March 7, 1990 most Pastoral Leases given new
42 year term
- Land usage pastoral purposes only
- Land management practices strictly monitored by ongoing land
assessment
- Rental subject to annual review
- Can not be freehold
- Can be transferred, mortgaged or sublet subjects to Minister's
consent
- Minister has power to grant extension of Lease top up to 42
years
Annual licences
- Issued for a period up to 12 months
- Issued over unallotted Crown Land (Crown Land)
- Rental based on market rents
- Stringent conditions apply for land usage
- Granted for short term occupation does not convey any rights
of ownership (occupy only)
- In some instances Licensee can freehold
- Licensee can transfer interest in land subject to Minister's
consent
- A Licence is not ownership of the land but only a annual right
to occupy and use Crown Land for the purpose stated in the Licence.
Crown land and reserves
- Crown Land may be placed under the care and control of a body
or group (e.g., a District Council) as custodian of the land (ownership
remains with the Crown). This process is called dedication.
- For dedications a notice is placed in the SA
Government Gazette showing who has control and for what purpose
they hold the land (e.g., for recreation purposes) and any conditions
that may apply.
- No rent is charged for occupation under dedication.
- A dedication may be resumed following consultation with the
custodian. Again a notice is placed in Government Gazette.
- Vacant Crown Land is that land remaining unalienated (not allotted).
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