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LAND ACCESS OMBUDSMAN ACT 2017
- As at 1 March 2023
- Act 34 of 2017
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
Division 1 - Introduction
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Purpose of Act
4. How purpose is achieved
5. Act binds all persons
Division 2 - Interpretation
6. Definitions
7. What is a land access dispute
8. What is a land access dispute referral
PART 2 - LAND ACCESS OMBUDSMAN AND OFFICE OF THE LAND ACCESS OMBUDSMAN
Division 1 - Land access ombudsman
Subdivision 1 - Appointment
9. Land access ombudsman
10. Disqualification from appointment
11. Term of appointment
12. Conditions of appointment
13. Restriction on outside employment
14. Termination of appointment
15. Vacancy of office
Subdivision 2 - Functions and powers
16. Functions
17. Obligations in performing functions
18. What land access ombudsman can not deal with
19. General powers
20. Land access ombudsman not subject to direction
Subdivision 3 - Miscellaneous
21. Preservation of rights
22. Acting land access ombudsman
Division 2 - Office of the Land Access Ombudsman
23. Office of the Land Access Ombudsman
24. Control of office
25. Finances of office
26. Officers
27. Issue of identity card
28. Production or display of identity card
29. Return of identity card
30. Officers not subject to outside direction
31. Alternative staffing arrangements
PART 3 - REFERRAL AND INVESTIGATION OF LAND ACCESS DISPUTES
Division 1 - Referral of land access disputes
32. Land access dispute may be referred
33. How land access dispute may be referred
34. Protection from liability for referring land access dispute
35. Preliminary inquiry
36. Acceptance or refusal of referral
37. Direction to make reasonable attempt to resolve
38. Actions by land access ombudsman after refusal
39. Withdrawal of land access dispute referral
Division 2 - Investigation of land access dispute referrals
Subdivision 1 - General
40. Notice of investigation
41. Investigation procedure
Subdivision 2 - Powers to require information or attendance
42. Power to require particular information
43. Power to require attendance
Subdivision 3 - Power to enter
44. Definitions for subdivision
45. Power to enter dispute land
46. Application of ss 47–49
47. Incidental entry to ask for access
48. Matters land access ombudsman must tell person
49. Consent by acknowledgement
50. General powers of land access ombudsman after entering dispute land
PART 4 - ACTIONS BY LAND ACCESS OMBUDSMAN
51. Notice about outcome of investigation
52. Evidentiary provision
53. Recommendation about Resource Act offence or resource authority breach
54. Recommendation about offence against Water Act 2000
55. Recommendation about offence against Environmental Protection Act 1994
56. Advice about systemic issues
PART 5 - DEALING WITH DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION UNDER THIS ACT
57. Document in land access ombudsman’s custody
58. Protection from liability for giving agreement to land access ombudsman
59. Confidentiality requests
60. Secrecy
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
61. Delegation
62. Protection from liability
63. Annual report
64. Approved forms
65. Procedural guidelines
66. Regulation-making power
PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
67. Pre-commencement agreements may be referred and dealt with
SCHEDULE 1
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