90Certificates

90 Certificates

(1) A person may apply to the Secretary for a certificate under this section for land described in the application.

(2) An application for a certificate must be in writing in a form approved by the Secretary and must be accompanied by a fee (if any) determined in accordance with the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 for applications of that kind.

(3) As soon as possible after receiving an application for a certificate, the Secretary must give the certificate to the applicant.

(4) A certificate must—

(b) describe the land to which the certificate relates; and

(c) state whether, on a date specified in the certificate—

(i) the land was or was not a special area; and

(ii) a land management notice was or was not in force, in relation to the land; and

(iii) a special area plan applied or did not apply to the land; and

(iv) a land use condition applied or did not apply to the land; and

S. 90(4)(c)(v) amended by No. 61/2003 s. 32(a).

(v) a regional catchment strategy applied or did not apply to the land; and

S. 90(4)(d) inserted by No. 61/2003 s. 32(b).

(d) if a land management notice was in force on the date specified in the certificate, be accompanied by a copy of that land management notice.

(5) In proceedings under this Act, a certificate under this section is conclusive proof of the facts stated in it.

Division 3—General