Crown Lands Act 1996. Country/Territory Norfolk Island (Australia) Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the granting of leases of land and for related purposes Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Public land Lease Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides rules relative to lease of Crown lands, i.e. Crown land of the Commonwealth in respect of which the Administrator is authorized by the Minister to make grants or other dispositions, and deal with in accordance with this Act, on behalf of the Minister. The Administrator may grant a lease of unleased Crown land to an applicant for a lease. Full text English Website www.info.gov.nf