(1) Where the Minister
considers that a person had, immediately prior to the coming into operation of
this Act, legal obligations or other commitments in respect of any land, by
reason of which it would be unreasonable for the restrictions of sections 13
and 14, or any one of them, to apply to the sale of that land, or any part of
it, by that person, the Minister may, by a notice published in the Government
Gazette within 12 months after the coming into operation of this Act, exempt
that person from those restrictions in respect of the sale of that land or any
part of it, on such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit and are
specified in the notice.
(2) Where the Minister
has granted an exemption under subsection (1), he may by a notice published in
the Government Gazette at any time, revoke the exemption or vary it, as
specified in the notice, as to the land or any part of it in respect of which,
or the terms and conditions on which, it was granted.
(3) Where the Minister
considers that a person had, immediately prior to the coming into operation of
the Acts Amendment (Strata Titles) Act 1985 , legal obligations or other
commitments in respect of any land, by reason of which it would be
unreasonable for the restrictions of sections 13 and 14, or any one of them,
to apply to the sale of that land, or any part of it, by that person, the
Minister may, by a notice published in the Government Gazette within 12 months
after the coming into operation of the Acts Amendment (Strata Titles) Act 1985
, exempt that person from those restrictions in respect of the sale of that
land or any part of it, on such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks
fit and are specified in the notice.
(4) Where the Minister
has granted an exemption under subsection (1), he may by notice published in
the Government Gazette at any time, revoke the exemption or vary it, as
specified in the notice, as to the land or any part of it in respect of which,
or the terms and conditions on which, it was granted.
[Section 15 amended: No. 40 of 1985 s. 7.]