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Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999
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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.
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> > (2) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving any such application, issue a plantation certificate—
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> > > (a) stating whether or not the land to which the certificate relates is an authorised plantation, and
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> > > (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
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> > > (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.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) Neither the Minister nor the State incur any liability in respect of any advice provided in good faith pursuant to subsection (3).
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> > (5) The regulations may provide that information to be furnished in a plantation certificate must be set out in a specified form and manner.
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> > (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).
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> > (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.