22Transfer of management responsibility

22 Transfer of management responsibility

S. 22(1) amended by No. 67/2006
s. 4(1).

(1) A land owner may agree in writing with the lessee or an occupier of the land or with any person having management or control of the land ("the new land manager") that the new land manager will have sole responsibility for carrying out, in relation to the land, a duty imposed by a relevant provision on the land owner.

S. 22(2) amended by No. 67/2006
s. 4(1).

(2) While the agreement is in force, a relevant provision applies to the land covered by the agreement as if it referred to the new land manager instead of the land owner.

(3) The land owner and the new land manager may, by a further written agreement, vary or terminate an agreement under subsection (1).

S. 22(4) amended by No. 67/2006
s. 4(2).

(4) If a special area plan exempts a land owner from a duty under a relevant provision and places the duty on another person, the relevant provision applies to that person in respect of that duty as if it referred to that person instead of to a land owner.

S. 22(5) inserted by No. 67/2006
s. 4(3).

(5) In this section, relevant provision means any provision of the following—

(a) Part 3;

(b) Division 3 of Part 4, other than section 34;

(c) Part 5, other than section 40;

(d) Part 5A;

(e) Division 2 of Part 8;

(f) Part 9.

Pt 3A (Heading and ss 22A–22Q) inserted by No. 51/2013 s. 7.