Queensland State Lands Handbook

Author: Chris Boge, Principal Lawyer, Office of the Official Solicitor to the Public Trustee of QLD

Format: looseleaf, 2 volumes

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ISBN: 9780075827109

This work provides a complete guide to Queensland State lands law and practice, bringing together the vast body of law in this field (encompassing non-freehold land). 

The text has been written for those who are new to the field as well as those who have a greater understanding of the area. It has been prepared in an easy-to-read style for use by lawyers, government departments, councils and others involved in State lands. ‘Quick Summaries,’ user-guides and detailed cross-referencing navigate readers through the work. 

The work explains legislation and underlying policies affecting State lands. Commentary is set out on a topical basis covering all major aspects of State lands law, ranging from core issues such as permits, licences, transport infrastructure land, natural resources, indigenous land rights and public purpose land to peripheral issues such as major sporting facilities and stock routes. 

The Handbook complements the Annotated Land Act 1994 which provides comprehensive annotations and commentary to the Land Act.

The Queensland State Lands Handbook has been in service since 2002.  It was acquired by Presidian Legal Publications in 2008.

Reviews

This guide fills a yawning gap in Queensland’s legal publications … Boge provides an … overview of relevant provisions, an analysis of issues and trends and case annotations … Boge’s orientation as a practitioner is evident in his approach…He clearly has an eye to the practical application of the law and the needs of both decision makers and advisers. He … [has] adopted a range of innovative techniques which make the publication very accessible to both … I am confident that government officers will find the service helpful … Solicitors, in particular, will appreciate the guidance given … 

- Fleur Kingham, QLD District Court Judge, Hearsay, No 11, October 2006 

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… this very useful manual … will quickly find its place on the bookshelves of practitioners and government alike … There is emphasis placed on the role of policy in the question of decision-making and the precepts that have given rise to the mechanisms in place to day … The work is thoughtful in its catering both to those whose knowledge of areas is in depth … and the practitioner who may require some back ground to the area of Crown tenure...Mr Boge peppers his volumes with resources geared at those dealing with the various departments administering the processes underpinning the Acts … the book is a long-awaited contribution to the vacuum of commentary in this area. 

- Stephen E Jones, Partner, McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Proctor, July 2006

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Sample Pages

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Contents

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VOLUME 1

Part I—Introduction to and objects of State lands law
Ch 1—Introduction to the Queensland State lands 
Ch 2—Objects of the Land Act 1994
Part II—Land allocation
Ch 3—Land allocation and the statutory grants system
Ch 4—The fee simple
Ch 5—The State lease
Ch 6—Permits and licences
Part III—Public purpose land
Ch 7—Trust land
Ch 8—Protected areas
Ch 9—State forests, timber reserves, forest entitlement areas & forest products
Ch 10—Recreation areas
Ch 11—Marine parks

VOLUME 2

Part IV—Transport infrastructure land
Ch 12—Roads
Ch 13—Stock route management
Ch 14—Ports
Ch 15—Airports
Ch 16—Railway land
Part V—Queensland waters and submerged lands
Ch 17—Queensland waters and submerged lands
Ch 18—Public and private rights in relation to Queensland waters
Ch 19—Management of and works in Queensland waters
and submerged lands
Part VI—Natural resources
Ch 20—Mining, petroleum and fossicking interests
Ch 21—Quarry material
Ch 22—Fish habitats and related matters
Ch 23—Other natural resource products
Ch 24—Vegetation management
Part VII—State lands administration
Ch 25—State lands registration system
Ch 26—Administration of State lands under the Land Act 1994
Part VIII—Indigenous land rights
Ch 27—Native title
Ch 28—Statutory indigenous land rights
Part IX—Miscellaneous
Ch 29—Compulsory acquisition of land by the State
Ch 30—Educational institutions
Ch 31—Major sporting facilities
Ch 32—Other matters relating to State lands