30Costs of administration

30 Costs of administration

30 Costs of administration

(1) Costs reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the portfolio Minister or the Administrator in the exercise of functions under an Administration Order are payable by the authorised operator unless the threat or likely threat in connection with which the Order was made is not the result of any failure by the authorised operator to comply with the obligations of the authorised operator under the authorised concession arrangements.

(2) Costs payable by the authorised operator are recoverable by the portfolio Minister as a debt due to the Crown and may also be recovered by being deducted by the Administrator from revenues from land titles operations.

(3) Revenues from land titles operations conducted by the Administrator are (after deduction of any amount authorised by this section) payable to the person who would be entitled to the revenues arising from operation by the authorised operator.

(4) A certificate of the portfolio Minister as to the amount of the costs recoverable from the authorised operator under this section is evidence of the matters certified.