68Plantation certificates

68 Plantation certificates

68 Plantation certificates

(1) A person may, on payment of the fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations, apply to the Minister for a certificate under this section (a plantation certificate) with respect to any land to which this Act applies.

(2) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving any such application, issue a plantation certificate—

(a) stating whether or not the land to which the certificate relates is an authorised plantation, and

(b) stating whether or not any such authorisation is subject to a condition under section 42 with respect to a financial contribution to transport infrastructure expenditure and, if so subject, stating the amount of any contribution that is due but unpaid, and

(c) specifying such other matters relating to the application of this Act to the land to which the certificate relates as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3) The Minister may, in a plantation certificate, include advice on such other relevant matters affecting the land of which the Minister may be aware.

(4) Neither the Minister nor the State incur any liability in respect of any advice provided in good faith pursuant to subsection (3).

(5) The regulations may provide that information to be furnished in a plantation certificate must be set out in a specified form and manner.

(6) The production of a plantation certificate is taken for all purposes to be conclusive proof in favour of a bona fide purchaser for value of the matters certified under subsection (2).

(7) For the purpose of any proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations which may be taken against a person who has obtained a plantation certificate or who might reasonably be expected to rely on that certificate, that certificate is, in favour of that person, to be conclusively presumed to be true and correct.