Settled Land Act 1884. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 1884 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act for facilitating sales, leases, and other disposition of settled land, and for promoting the execution of improvements thereon. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Land-use planning Lease Agricultural development Dispute settlement Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on the 1 January 1885. Abstract This Act, consisting of 58 sections divided into 15 Parts and completed by one Schedule, establishes measures for facilitating sales, leases, and other disposition of settled land, etc. Under the Act, “settlement” includes “an instrument or instruments which under this Act or the corresponding previous enactments is or are deemed to be or which together constitute a settlement, and a settlement which is deemed to have been made by any person or to be subsisting for the purposes of this Act”, what constitutes a settlement is defined under section 8. The Act defines the rights and powers of tenants for life (sects. 12-29 and Part II), including mining and building leases, provides for the procedure for the settlement of disputes (sects. 30-37), regulates investment for land improvements and addresses matters related to the sale and purchase of land. Section 58 of Part XV is repealed. Full text English Website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au