Sixty percent of the members of a land owing unit have to agree to deposit their itaukei land under the Land Bank system.
Speaking to 30 people during the FijiFirst campaign meeting at the Nasinu Church hall, proposed candidate Jone Usamate said the government will consider the views of majority of the members in a landowning unit if they want their land to be deposited and leased.
He said the land is for the benefit of the land owners and the general public.
According to the Land Use Decree, its objective is to utilise designated native land in a manner that is in the best interest of the native landowners.
A question was raised by a Nasole man during the campaign meeting on why people cannot challenge the matter in court if they disagree with the deposit of the land in the Land Bank.
Usamate replied that the view of the majority of the members of a landowning unit will be considered.
The utilisation of land deposited at the Land Bank Unit has managed to attract close to three quarter of a billion dollars worth of investment.
This is after 64 landowning groups who deposited their land with the unit had their land successfully rented out to investors which is worth about $730 million.
The Land Use Unit will facilitate the efficient leasing of land which is idle and unutilised under terms and conditions that are attractive to the landowner and tenant.
The lease rental is based on market rates and landowners receive the full amount as there is no administration cost involved.
