63Operation of Act in relation to the Crown and statutory bodies

63 Operation of Act in relation to the Crown and statutory bodies

63 Operation of Act in relation to the Crown and statutory bodies

(1) The same contribution shall be paid by the Crown and by any body corporate that is constituted by or under any Act and is deemed by that or any other Act to be a statutory body representing the Crown or to represent the Crown as would be payable if this Act applied to and bound the Crown and any such body corporate, and the Authority may make and issue an assessment for any contribution payable under this subsection in the same way as it may make and issue assessments for contribution payable by other persons.

(2) Where any act, matter or thing would, if this Act applied to and bound the Crown and any body corporate referred to in subsection (1), be required to be done or omitted to be done by the Crown or any such body corporate that act, matter or thing shall be done or be omitted to be done by the Crown or that body corporate.

(3) For the purposes of this section, development shall be deemed to have been carried out by the Crown or by any body corporate referred to in subsection (1) if land owned by the Crown or such a body corporate is lawfully divided for the purpose of disposing of the land or any part thereof.

(4) Where any dispute arises between the Crown or any body corporate referred to in subsection (1) and the Authority as to any contribution payable by the Crown or any such body corporate or as to the obligation of the Crown or any such body corporate to do or refrain from doing any act, matter or thing in compliance with the requirements of subsection (2), the dispute may be referred to the Premier for decision and the Premier’s decision on the dispute shall be final and shall be given effect to.