Leaseholder: A long-term lease (for more than 3 years) in Queensland must be listed on the title to “transfer or interest the lot.” See sections 181 and 182 of the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld). In the Queensland context, registration for short-term leases of 3 years or less is optional. After registration, it enjoys the protection of impracticality, which means that the tenant`s interest in the land takes precedence over other unregistered instruments. Unlike leases, licenses are not transferred and owners never revoke them. Licensing, on the other hand, does not always need a written agreement to be binding. A licence may be granted to a party without any party ever meeting. For example, if you buy a ticket to a sporting event, the purchase of that ticket allows you to enter a sports centre and use a seat there for a predetermined period. You have not met with the owner of the seat, but the purchase of the ticket is a mandatory agreement between you and the owner. You have permission to use the seat, but you do not have the seat and there are certain rules that you must follow regarding your behavior in that seat if you have to comply with the terms of the license. A final consideration is that a party cannot convert a lease into a licence by simply calling it that; the terms of the agreement and the type of control are the main determining factors. There may be a grey area from time to time, but as a general rule, the division will be easily noticeable with good thinking. As explained in Friedman On Leases, the difference between a rental contract and a license is the difference: licensed under license: A license cannot be registered and therefore it has no participation in the field. A lease agreement is a transfer of the exclusive ownership of certain properties…

generally, considering the payment of rent, a reduction in the fellows, [while] a license, on the other hand only allowed iron acts on the land of another, which would otherwise be without authorization. A licence must be revocable according to the licensee`s wishes, [and] does not create an estate.