165No new residence area rights to be granted

165 No new residence area rights to be granted (1) No new right to occupy any Crown land as a residence area shall be granted after the commencement of the **Land (Residence Areas) Act 1972**. (2) A right to occupy a residence area granted prior to the commencement of the **Land (Residence Areas) Act 1972** shall subject to this Act continue in force until the date of expiry of the current period and shall be renewable from time to time for periods of one year. (3) Renewals of rights to occupy a residence area may be granted by any person authorized by the Governor in Council in that behalf. (4) The fee for the renewal of a right to occupy a residence area shall be 50 cents or such other fee as may from time to time be determined by the Governor in Council. (5) A receipt given for a fee for the renewal of a right to occupy a residence area shall for all purposes be sufficient evidence of such renewal. S. 166 substituted by No. 8304 s. 2, amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 17.20).