A pastoral lease , sometimes called a pastoral run , is an arrangement used in both Australia and New Zealand where government-owned Crown land is leased out to graziers for the purpose of livestock grazing on rangelands .
6-459: 28°16′26″S 117°23′38″E / 28.274°S 117.394°E / -28.274; 117.394 ( Murrum ) Murrum Station , most often referred to as Murrum , is a pastoral lease operating as a sheep station in Western Australia . The property is situated approximately 50 km (31 mi) south west of Mount Magnet and 70 km (43 mi) east of Yalgoo in
12-519: The Mid West region of Western Australia. Murrum is adjoined by Yoweragabbie Station. William Fitzgerald acquired Murrum at some time prior to 1908; he died in 1934 at Murrum. His son, Victor Fitzgerald, was the manager of the property at the time. Pastoral lease In the Australian states and territories , leases constitute a land apportionment system created in the mid-19th century to facilitate
18-526: The leaseholder and the affected native title group. Australian jurisdictions have land management legislation that affects the administration of pastoral leases. As of November 2023 the legislation and management arrangements are as follows: The statutory provisions of pastoral leases are covered by the New Zealand Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 and the Land Act 1948 . The holder of
24-479: The leases falls mainly to state and territory governments. Leases within state jurisdictions have variations as to applicability from state to state. Under Commonwealth of Australia law, applicable only in the Northern Territory , they are agreements that allow for the use of Crown land by farmers. Native title can co-exist with pastoral leases, and Indigenous land use agreements may be made between
30-691: The orderly division and sale of land to European colonists. Legislation ensured that certain Aboriginal rights were embodied in pastoral leases. However, according to historian Henry Reynolds , several colonial leaders ran roughshod over these rights, including Sir John Downer (when the Northern Territory was governed by the colonial government of South Australia ); Sir John Forrest in the colony of Western Australia ; and Sir Samuel Griffith in Queensland . Pastoral leases exist in both Australian commonwealth law and state jurisdictions. They do not give all
36-552: The rights that attach to freehold land: there are usually conditions which include a time period and the type of activity permitted. According to Austrade , such leases cover about 44% of mainland Australia (3,380,000 km (1,310,000 sq mi)), mostly in arid and semi-arid regions and the tropical savannahs . They usually allow people to use the land for grazing traditional livestock, but more recently have been also used for non-traditional livestock (such as kangaroos or camels ), tourism and other activities. Management of
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