New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CROWN LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 13.5

13.5 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following--

(a) the functions of persons involved in the administration of this Act or the regulations,

(b) fees, charges and deposits payable for the purposes of this Act or the regulations (including for applications),

(c) penalties for the late payment of amounts payable under this Act or the regulations and the charging of interest on overdue amounts,

(d) the conduct of inquiries under this Act,

(e) the making, keeping and inspection of records for the purposes of this Act or the regulations,

(f) the obligations of new holders of holdings concerning improvements made by former holders (including payments to be made to former holders for those improvements),

(g) the making and determination of applications for the exercise of functions under this Act or the regulations,

(h) the form, lodgment and execution of applications, dealings or documents relating to land for the purposes of this Act or the regulations,

(i) the manner, places and times for the payment of rents, purchase prices and other amounts for the purposes of this Act or the regulations,

(j) the conferral of jurisdiction on the Land and Environment Court to hear and determine appeals against specified decisions (or classes of decisions) of decision-makers under this Act or the regulations,

(k) the conferral of jurisdiction on the Civil and Administrative Tribunal to hear and determine--

(i) applications for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of specified decisions (or classes of decisions) of the Minister or Secretary under this Act or the regulations, or

(ii) appeals against specified decisions (or classes of decisions) of the Minister or Secretary under this Act or the regulations,

(l) the functions of the Registrar-General concerning applications, dealings or instruments relating to land for the purposes of this Act or the regulations,

(m) the disclosure to local councils of information about holdings and enclosure permits (including information about their holders) for use in connection with the exercise of local council functions under the Local Government Act 1993 ,

(n) the exemption of any person, matter or thing from the operation of this Act or any specified provision of this Act, either unconditionally or subject to conditions.

(3) The Minister is not to recommend the making of a regulation containing provisions for the purposes of subsection (2) (k) unless the Minister certifies that the Minister administering the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 has agreed to the provisions.

(4) The regulations may apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

(5) The regulations may create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.