176. (1) Where the rent payable under a lease of Territory Land is varied in accordance with the provisions of the lease, the Minister shall give the lessee notice in writing of the variation by post.
(2) A variation of rent referred to in a notice under subsection (1) shall come into operation on—
(a) the day 28 days after the day on which the notice is given; or
(b) where the lease under which the variation is made provides that the variation shall come into operation on a later day—that later day.