Settled Land Act 1958. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Victoria Document type Legislation Date 1958 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the law relating to Settled Land. 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 Abstract 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. Full text English Website www.legislation.vic.gov.au