Western Lands Act 1901 No 70
Current version for 1 January 2013 to date (accessed 20 May 2013 at 14:57)
35P Remedy for default
Where any person with whom the Minister has entered into an
agreement referred to in section 35N (1) and who has received money from the
Minister pursuant to the agreement:(a) uses the money or permits the money to be used for any purpose
other than the purpose for which the money was paid to the person,
or
(b) at any time while any money is owed to the Minister pursuant to
the agreement, without the consent of the Minister, removes, sells or
otherwise disposes of any machinery, plant or other thing purchased pursuant
to the agreement or forming part of any works for the carrying out of which
the agreement was entered into,
all money paid (other than by way of loan) pursuant to the agreement,
whether the money was paid to the person or any other person on the
person’s behalf, and all money lent pursuant to the agreement and not
repaid (together with interest on the money so lent at the rate determined by
the agreement until the date of payment to or recovery by the Minister) shall,
notwithstanding any term of the agreement to the contrary, immediately become
due and payable by the person to the Minister and may be recovered by the
Minister from the person as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction and,
where the land to which the agreement relates is the subject of a lease under
this Act, the lease shall be liable to forfeiture under this
Act.