New South Wales Bills

[Index] [Search] [Download] [Related Items] [Help]


This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.


RURAL LANDS PROTECTION AMENDMENT BILL 2009





                             New South Wales




Rural Lands Protection Amendment
Bill 2009


Contents

                                                                           Page
              1    Name of Act                                                2
              2    Commencement                                               2
     Schedule 1    Amendment of rural lands protection legislation            3




b2009-072-42.d09
                            New South Wales




Rural Lands Protection Amendment
Bill 2009
No     , 2009


A Bill for

An Act to amend the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 and the Rural Lands
Protection Amendment Act 2008 to make further provision with respect to rates; and
for other purposes.
Clause 1      Rural Lands Protection Amendment Bill 2009




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:                              1

 1    Name of Act                                                       2

           This Act is the Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2009.   3

 2    Commencement                                                      4

           This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.        5




Page 2
Rural Lands Protection Amendment Bill 2009

Amendment of rural lands protection legislation                           Schedule 1




Schedule 1              Amendment of rural lands protection                                1
                        legislation                                                        2


1.1 Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 No 143                                                 3

[1]    Section 62 When are rates to be made and levied?                                    4

       Insert after section 62 (3):                                                        5

            (3A)     A rate does not have effect until it is approved by the Minister.     6

[2]    Schedule 7 Savings and transitional provisions                                      7

       Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):                                                  8
                     Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2009                             9

[3]    Schedule 7, Part 7                                                                 10

       Insert at the end of the Schedule:                                                 11


       Part 7        Provisions consequent on enactment of                                12
                     Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act                                 13
                     2009                                                                 14

       48     Minister's approval of rates: section 62 (3A)                               15

                     Section 62 (3A) applies only to a rate made after the                16
                     commencement of that subsection.                                     17

       49     Making and levying of rates before commencement of Schedule                 18
              4 [2] and [4] to Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2008                  19

              (1)    This clause:                                                         20
                     (a) has effect on and from 1 January 2010, and                       21
                     (b) ceases to have effect on the commencement of Schedule            22
                           4 [2] and [4] to the Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act      23
                           2008.                                                          24

              (2)    A rate may consist of:                                               25
                     (a) a base amount, and                                               26
                     (b) an amount payable for each stock unit based on the total         27
                           notional carrying capacity of rateable land in the district.   28

              (3)    An authority may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, do     29
                     either or both of the following:                                     30
                     (a) divide its district into zones and make and levy different       31
                            rates for different zones,                                    32



                                                                               Page 3
               Rural Lands Protection Amendment Bill 2009

Schedule 1     Amendment of rural lands protection legislation




                   (b)    make and levy different rates for the different constituent           1
                          parts of its district.                                                2

             (4)   In this clause, constituent parts of a district means the divisions          3
                   of districts and parts of divisions of districts that have been              4
                   amalgamated by a proclamation under section 5 to constitute the              5
                   district.                                                                    6
                   Note. The making of rates is subject to the approval of the Minister (see    7
                   section 62 (3A)) and any guidelines and specific orders of the State         8
                   Council (see section 12 (1)).                                                9

1.2 Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2008 No 112                                           10

      Section 2 Commencement                                                                   11

      Omit "commence on 1 January 2010" from section 2 (2).                                    12

      Insert instead "commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation".              13




Page 4


 


[Index] [Search] [Download] [Related Items] [Help]