LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 2003
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 2003
As in force at 13 November 2014
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
3A Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 3
Part 2 Land Development Corporation
4 Establishment of Corporation .......................................................... 3
5 Composition of Corporation ............................................................. 3
6 Functions of Corporation ................................................................. 3
7 Powers of Corporation ..................................................................... 4
8 Minister may give Corporation directions......................................... 5
9 Corporation to take commercial approach ....................................... 5
10 Corporation an Agency .................................................................... 6
11 Corporation excluded matter under Corporations Act 2001 ............. 6
12 Delegation ....................................................................................... 6
Part 3 Advisory Board
Division 1 Establishment and membership of Board
13 Establishment of Advisory Board ..................................................... 7
14 Function of Board ............................................................................ 7
15 Duration of appointment of ordinary member .................................. 7
16 Vacation of office of ordinary member ............................................. 7
17 Termination of appointment of ordinary member ............................. 7
22 Disclosure of interests by members................................................. 8
Division 2 Procedures of Board
23 Convening of members of Board ..................................................... 9
24 Meetings of Board ........................................................................... 9
25 Procedure of Board ......................................................................... 9
Part 4 Property, finance and reports
26 Certain property vests in Corporation .............................................. 9
27 Acquisition of estates in fee simple in Crown land by
Corporation .................................................................................... 10
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28 Money of Corporation .................................................................... 10
29 Proper accounts to be kept etc. ..................................................... 10
30 Corporation to report to Minister regarding financial position of
Corporation .................................................................................... 11
31 Provision of financial information to Treasurer............................... 12
32 Annual report of Corporation ......................................................... 12
Part 5 By-laws
33 Power to make by-laws ................................................................. 12
34 Subject matter of by-laws .............................................................. 12
35 Application of by-laws .................................................................... 13
36 Recovery of penalties imposed under by-laws .............................. 14
37 Section 57 of Interpretation Act 1978 does not apply to by-
laws ............................................................................................... 14
38 Proof of by-laws and suspension of by-laws .................................. 14
Part 6 Miscellaneous
39 Appointment of staff ....................................................................... 14
40 Civil penalties ................................................................................ 15
41 Validity of procedures and actions of Corporation ......................... 15
42 Protection from liability .................................................................. 15
43 Form and execution of documents by Corporation ........................ 16
44 Regulations.................................................................................... 16
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 13 November 2014
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LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 2003
An Act to establish a statutory corporation to develop and manage land
for use by new and existing industries in the Territory, for use for
residential developments and for associated activities, and for related
purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Land Development Corporation
Act 2003.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 1 July 2003.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
Board means an Advisory Board established under section 13.
Chief Executive Officer, see section 3(1) of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993.
co-development land means:
(a) land declared as co-development land in an agreement
between the Corporation and a person who:
(i) owns or leases the land; or
(ii) is a mortgagee in possession of the land; or
(iii) occupies the land under a licence; or
(b) land declared under the regulations as co-development land.
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community amenities, areas or facilities includes health care
facilities, child care facilities, aged care facilities, parks, open
spaces, community centres, civic centres, halls, libraries, sporting
facilities and transport facilities.
Corporation means the Land Development Corporation
established under section 4.
Corporation land means land owned or leased by, occupied under
a licence by, vested in or otherwise acquired by or under the control
or management of the Corporation.
industrial businesses includes other businesses usually
associated with providing goods or services to industrial businesses
or persons who work at or visit industrial businesses.
land includes:
(a) rivers, creeks, streams, watercourses, channels, lakes and
lagoons on land; and
(b) inland and coastal waters.
member, in relation to a Board, means the person appointed to be
the Corporation or an ordinary member of the Board.
ordinary member means a member who is not the person
appointed to be the Corporation under section 5(2).
project land means Corporation land or co-development land.
residential developments means:
(a) developments of residential accommodation of any kind; or
(b) developments of any of the following to the extent they are
associated with developments mentioned in paragraph (a):
(i) community amenities, areas or facilities;
(ii) commercial or retail areas or facilities.
Examples for paragraph (b)
1 A shopping precinct on the ground floor of a large apartment building.
2 A free standing gymnasium and a swimming pool in a suburban development
of single dwellings.
staff means the persons who are employed or engaged by the
Corporation.
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vehicle means any means of transport whether self propelled or
not and whether used on land or sea or in the air.
3A Application of Criminal Code
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code applies to an offence against this
Act.
Note for section 3A
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code states the general principles of criminal
responsibility, establishes general defences, and deals with burden of proof. It
also defines, or elaborates on, certain concepts commonly used in the creation of
offences.
Part 2 Land Development Corporation
4 Establishment of Corporation
(1) The Land Development Corporation is established.
(2) The Corporation:
(a) is a corporation sole;
(b) has a common seal; and
(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and
disposing of real (including leasehold) and personal property
and of suing and being sued.
(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially are to take judicial
notice of the common seal of the Corporation affixed to a document
and are to assume that it was duly affixed.
5 Composition of Corporation
(1) The Corporation consists of a Chief Executive Officer.
(2) The Minister must, in writing, appoint a Chief Executive Officer to
be the Corporation.
6 Functions of Corporation
The functions of the Corporation are:
(a) to develop and promote project land for use by industrial
businesses; and
(b) to develop and promote project land for use for residential
developments; and
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(c) to undertake residential developments on project land; and
(d) to provide services, facilities and general assistance to
facilitate:
(i) the establishment and conduct of industry on project
land; and
(ii) the use of project land for residential developments; and
(e) to carry out or facilitate other activities associated with the
development, management or use of project land.
7 Powers of Corporation
(1) Subject to this Act or an instrument of a legislative or administrative
character made under this Act, the Corporation has power to do all
things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in
connection with or incidental to the performance of its functions.
(2) In particular, the Corporation has power to:
(a) negotiate and enter into contracts, agreements, schemes and
arrangements; and
(aa) form partnerships and enter into joint ventures and other
arrangements for sharing profits; and
(ab) borrow money or raise money otherwise than by borrowing
(including from outside the Territory or Australia); and
(b) purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and hold real or personal
property; and
(c) sell, grant leases of or otherwise dispose of real or personal
property; and
(d) acquire, hold and dispose of rights, privileges, permits,
licences and authorities; and
(e) occupy, use, control and manage land or a building; and
(f) erect buildings and construct wharves, roads, railways,
pipelines, bridges or other facilities; and
(fa) erect and construct community amenities, areas or facilities;
and
(g) purchase, lease or hire plant, machinery, equipment or other
things for the purpose of conducting its functions; and
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(h) impose and collect fees and charges for or in respect of use of
Corporation land or a facility on that land; and
(i) accept, hold and enforce undertakings, indemnities, bonds or
securities protecting it against loss; and
(j) regulate and prohibit the conduct of persons on its land and
set the conditions on which persons may enter or be excluded
from a part or parts of Corporation land; and
(k) regulate and prohibit the presence, use and removal of
vehicles and animals on Corporation land or a part of the land;
and
(l) employ or engage staff, engage consultants and appoint
agents and attorneys; and
(m) charge for work, services, goods and information done,
supplied or published by the Corporation and for admission on
to Corporation land; and
(n) perform any other functions imposed on it under this Act.
(3) The Corporation may exercise a power involving it doing either of
the following only if it has the written approval of the Treasurer to do
so:
(a) forming a partnership, or entering into a joint venture or other
arrangement for sharing profits;
(b) borrowing money or raising money otherwise than by
borrowing.
8 Minister may give Corporation directions
(1) In performing its functions and exercising its powers, the
Corporation is subject to the directions of the Minister.
(2) The Minister must lay before the Legislative Assembly a copy of a
direction given under subsection (1) within 6 sitting days of the
Assembly after giving the direction.
(3) A copy of a direction given under subsection (1) in a financial year
is to be included in the Corporation's report for the year prepared
under section 32.
9 Corporation to take commercial approach
(1) Subject to this Act, the Corporation must act in a commercial
manner.
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(2) The Minister may direct the Corporation under section 8 to act in a
manner other than a commercial manner.
(3) If the Minister directs the Corporation to act in a manner that is not
commercial, the Minister must specify in the direction the manner in
which the Corporation must act.
10 Corporation an Agency
(1) The Corporation is an Agency for the purposes of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993 and the Financial
Management Act 1995.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the Corporation is nominated
in the Administrative Arrangements Order as an Agency for the
purposes of either the Public Sector Employment and Management
Act 1993 or the Financial Management Act 1995 or for the
purposes of both of those Acts.
(3) The person appointed to be the Corporation under section 5:
(a) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; and
(b) is the accountable officer within the meaning of the Financial
Management Act 1995 of the Corporation.
11 Corporation excluded matter under Corporations Act 2001
The Corporation is declared to be an excluded matter for the
purposes of section 5F of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to
the whole of the Corporations legislation.
12 Delegation
(1) The Corporation may, in writing, delegate to a person or body any
of its powers or functions under this Act, other than this power of
delegation.
(2) If the Corporation delegates to a body and there is a change in the
membership of the body, the delegation continues in force as a
delegation of the power or function to the body as newly constituted
unless the Corporation expressly revokes or varies the instrument
of delegation.
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Part 3 Advisory Board
Division 1 Establishment and membership of Board
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Part 3 Advisory Board
Division 1 Establishment and membership of Board
13 Establishment of Advisory Board
(1) The Minister may establish an Advisory Board to perform the
functions mentioned in section 14.
(2) A Board consists of the person appointed to be the Corporation and
not more than 4 ordinary members appointed by the Minister.
14 Function of Board
The function of a Board is to advise the Corporation on any matter
relating to the activities of the Corporation that the Minister or the
Corporation refers to the Board.
15 Duration of appointment of ordinary member
(1) An ordinary member holds office for the period specified in the
instrument of appointment of the member.
(2) An ordinary member is eligible for re-appointment.
16 Vacation of office of ordinary member
A person ceases to be an ordinary member if:
(a) the person's term of office expires and the person is not
re-appointed; or
(b) the person resigns by giving written notice to the Minister.
17 Termination of appointment of ordinary member
(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of an ordinary member
on the grounds of inability, inefficiency, misbehaviour or physical or
mental incapacity.
(2) The Minister must terminate the appointment of an ordinary
member if the member knowingly contravenes section 22.
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(3) An ordinary member's appointment terminates on either of the
following occurring:
(a) the member becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of
a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors,
compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of the
member's remuneration for their benefit;
(b) the member is found guilty:
(i) by a court in the Territory of an offence punishable by
imprisonment for 12 months or more; or
(ii) by a court outside the Territory of an offence which, if
committed against a law in force in the Territory, would
be an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months
or more.
(4) A termination of an appointment under subsection (1) or (2) must
be in writing and a copy must be given to the member.
22 Disclosure of interests by members
(1) If a member has a direct or indirect interest in a matter being
considered, or about to be considered, by a Board, the member
must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the Board as
soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the member's
knowledge.
(2) The disclosure is to be recorded in the Board's minutes.
(3) Subject to a resolution of the Board to the contrary, a member who
has made a disclosure under subsection (1):
(a) must not, while the member has the interest, take part in any
deliberation or decision of the Board relating to the matter in
which the member has the interest; and
(b) is to be disregarded for the purpose of constituting the quorum
of the Board for the purpose of any deliberation or decision of
the Board relating to the matter in which the member has the
interest.
(4) The resolution of the Board to the contrary is to be deliberated and
voted on in the absence of the member.
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Division 2 Procedures of Board
23 Convening of members of Board
(1) The members of a Board must meet as often as is necessary to
perform its functions.
(2) The Minister may, in writing, direct a Board to meet.
24 Meetings of Board
(1) The person appointed to be the Corporation or, in that person's
absence, the ordinary member elected by the ordinary members
present from amongst their number, must preside at a meeting of a
Board.
(2) Each member present at a meeting has one vote.
(3) Questions arising at a meeting of the Board are to be determined
by a majority of the votes of the members present and, in the event
of an equality of votes, the person presiding over the meeting has a
casting vote.
(4) At a meeting of the Board, the number of members that is equal to
half of the members plus one constitutes a quorum.
25 Procedure of Board
(1) Unless otherwise prescribed, the procedures of the Board are to be
determined by a Board.
(2) The Board must keep a record of all its meetings and other
proceedings.
Part 4 Property, finance and reports
26 Certain property vests in Corporation
(1) On the commencement of this Act, all estates and interests in
property, real and personal, and rights held by the Trade
Development Zone Authority within the meaning of the Trade
Development Zone Act 1985 immediately before the
commencement of this Act vest in the Corporation, subject to any
liabilities, charges, obligations, conditions, terms or trusts affecting
the estates or interests.
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(2) On the commencement of this Act, all levies, fees, charges,
interest, debts or money payable to and recoverable by the Trade
Development Zone Authority become payable to and recoverable
by the Corporation.
27 Acquisition of estates in fee simple in Crown land by
Corporation
(1) The Corporation may be granted an estate in fee simple in Crown
land, or a lease of Crown land, under the Crown Lands Act 1992.
(2) If the Corporation is granted land in accordance with subsection (1),
the Minister must give notice of the grant by notice in the Gazette.
28 Money of Corporation
(1) The money of the Corporation consists of:
(a) money that is appropriated for its purposes;
(b) money received as grants;
(c) money received in performing its functions and exercising its
powers; and
(d) any other money that from time to time becomes available for
use by the Corporation.
(2) The money of the Corporation is only to be applied for the purposes
of the Corporation.
29 Proper accounts to be kept etc.
The Corporation must ensure that:
(a) proper accounts and records of the transactions and affairs of
the Corporation are kept;
(b) there are adequate controls over the incurring of liabilities of
the Corporation;
(c) all payments out of the money of the Corporation are correctly
made and properly authorised; and
(d) adequate control is maintained over the property of or in the
custody, control and management of the Corporation.
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30 Corporation to report to Minister regarding financial position
of Corporation
(1) If the Corporation:
(a) considers that a matter is affecting its operations in such a
way that hinders, prevents or otherwise adversely affects to a
significant degree its performance of its functions or its
financial position; or
(b) expects a matter to affect its operations in such a way that will
hinder, prevent or otherwise adversely affect to a significant
degree its performance of its functions or its financial position,
the Corporation must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware
of the matter, inform the Minister in writing of:
(c) the matter;
(d) the reasons why it considers that the matter is affecting, or will
affect, its performance or its financial position; and
(e) the effect the matter is having, or the likely effect the matter
will have, on its performance or its financial position.
(2) The Corporation must, in writing, report to the Minister in respect of
each financial year or other reporting period determined by the
Minister about its financial performance during that period and its
expected financial performance during the next 2 reporting periods.
(3) The report under subsection (2) is to at least:
(a) specify the financial performance targets of the Corporation for
the reporting period, identify the targets the Corporation
achieved and the targets it exceeded, identify the targets it did
not achieve and specify the reasons why it did not achieve
them;
(b) detail the financial performance objectives of the Corporation
for the next 2 reporting periods and include details of:
(i) the projected nature and scope of its activities for those
periods, including material contracts and terms and
conditions of any lease or sale or purchase of real
property;
(ii) its financial projections for those periods; and
(iii) the likely financial risks for the Corporation and its
strategies to minimise the risks; and
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(c) contain any other information the Minister requires.
(4) The Corporation must give the report under subsection (2) to the
Minister within 3 months after the end of the reporting period it
refers to.
31 Provision of financial information to Treasurer
(1) The Treasurer may at any time request the Corporation to provide
the Treasurer with the information that the Treasurer considers will
enable him or her to accurately assess the financial affairs of the
Corporation.
(2) The Corporation must comply with the Treasurer's request.
32 Annual report of Corporation
(1) At the end of each financial year the Corporation must prepare a
report on the administration of this Act and the operations of the
Corporation during the financial year.
(2) The report is to include a copy of any directions and reasons for
directions given to the Corporation, and any objections to the
directions made by the Corporation, under section 8 during the
financial year.
(3) The Corporation must forward a copy of the report to the Minister
by 30 November following the end of the financial year.
(4) The Minister must lay a copy of the report before the Legislative
Assembly within 6 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after
receiving the report.
Part 5 By-laws
33 Power to make by-laws
(1) The Corporation may make by-laws relating to the management of
Corporation land.
(2) The Corporation may not make a by-law that is inconsistent with
this Act, or any other Act or any regulations, or that is unlawful.
34 Subject matter of by-laws
(1) The by-laws may provide for the following:
(a) the regulation or prohibition of access to or use of Corporation
land or buildings on the land of the Corporation;
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(b) the regulation or prohibition of the conduct of persons on
Corporation land or in a building on the land;
(c) the regulation or prohibition of the presence or use of vehicles
or animals on Corporation land or in a building on the land and
provide for the removal, impounding or disposal of such
vehicles or animals;
(d) the regulation of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on Corporation
land;
(e) the parking of vehicles or the erection, form of or markings on
traffic signs or directions on Corporation land;
(f) the security or general facility of the Corporation land;
(g) penalties not exceeding 2 penalty units for offences against
the by-laws.
(2) A by-law may provide for matters of regulation or prohibition, either
absolutely or conditionally or in relation to a class of acts, matters or
things or a situation or other circumstance.
(3) A by-law may:
(a) authorise a member of the staff or other person to do an act or
thing (including the giving of directions by a member of the
staff or other person); or
(b) provide that an act or thing is to be done with the approval of a
member of the staff or other person.
35 Application of by-laws
(1) A by-law may apply to:
(a) the whole or a specified part of the Corporation land; or
(b) a specified class of persons or circumstances.
(2) The Corporation may, in the manner prescribed by the Regulations,
suspend the operation of a by-law:
(a) for a specified period;
(b) on the whole or a specified part of the land of the Corporation;
or
(c) in relation to a specified class of persons or circumstances.
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36 Recovery of penalties imposed under by-laws
(1) If a penalty is imposed on a person as a result of a prosecution for
an offence committed against a by-law, or a penalty is payable
under an infringement notice in lieu of prosecution of an offence
committed or allegedly committed against a by-law, the penalty may
be recovered by the Corporation as a debt due and payable to the
Corporation by the person on whom it is imposed.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of the Fines and
Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001.
37 Section 57 of Interpretation Act 1978 does not apply to by-laws
Section 57 of the Interpretation Act 1978 does not apply to the
by-laws.
38 Proof of by-laws and suspension of by-laws
(1) In any proceedings, the production of:
(a) a copy of a by-law purporting to be a true copy of the by-law
on which the Corporation's common seal is affixed and which
is certified as a true copy of the by-law and signed by a person
authorised by the Corporation to do so; and
(b) the Gazette in which notification of the making of the by-law is
published,
is conclusive evidence of the by-law having been made and the
contents of the by-law.
(2) In any proceedings, the production of a copy of the notice (if any)
required by the Regulations to be given in relation to the
suspension of a by-law purporting to be a true copy of the notice on
which the Corporation's common seal is affixed, and which is
certified as a true copy of the notice and signed by a person
authorised by the Corporation to do so, is conclusive evidence of
the suspension of the by-law.
Part 6 Miscellaneous
39 Appointment of staff
In addition to employees employed under the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993, the Corporation may, on
the terms and conditions it considers appropriate, employ any other
persons it considers necessary for the purposes of the Corporation.
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40 Civil penalties
(1) An agreement to which the Corporation is a party may provide that,
if a party other than the Corporation is in breach of an obligation
under the agreement, that party is required to pay to the
Corporation by way of a civil penalty for the breach the amount
determined in accordance with the agreement.
(2) The agreement may also provide that the amount of the civil
penalty is to increase over the period during which the obligation
continues by a further amount determined in accordance with the
agreement.
(3) A civil penalty payable under this section is a debt due to the
Corporation by the party concerned despite the following:
(a) that neither the Corporation or any other person (whether a
party to the agreement or not) suffered damage as a result of
the breach;
(b) that the amount of the civil penalty is unrelated to the extent of
any damage that the Corporation or any other person
(whether a party to the agreement or not) may have suffered
as a result of the breach.
41 Validity of procedures and actions of Corporation
A procedure of the Corporation, or an act or thing done by a
delegate of the Corporation, is not invalid by reason only of any of
the following:
(a) a defect in the appointment of a person to be the Corporation;
(b) a defect in a delegation by the Corporation.
42 Protection from liability
(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been:
(a) a person appointed to be the Corporation; or
(b) a member of the staff.
(2) The person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done, or
omitted to be done, by the person in good faith in the exercise or
purported exercise of a power, or the performance or purported
performance of a function, under this Act.
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(3) In addition, the person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act
done, or omitted to be done, by the Corporation in the exercise or
purported exercise, or the performance or purported performance of
a function, under this Act.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not affect any liability the Territory
would, apart from those subsections, have for the act or omission.
43 Form and execution of documents by Corporation
(1) A deed, instrument, contract or agreement relating to any property
or matter that, if made or executed by an individual, would by law
be required to be in writing under seal may be made on behalf of
the Corporation in writing under its common seal.
(2) An instrument, contract or agreement relating to any property or
matter that, if made by or between individuals, would be required to
be in writing signed by the parties to it may be made or entered into
on behalf of the Corporation in writing by a person acting under the
authority, express or implied, of the Corporation.
(3) A contract relating to any property or matter that, if made between
individuals, would by law be valid, although made or entered into by
parole only and not reduced to writing, may be made on behalf of
the Corporation by a person acting under the authority, express or
implied, of the Corporation.
(4) A contract entered into, or an instrument, contract or agreement
signed, in relation to any property or obligation of the Corporation is
taken to have been entered into or signed by the Corporation if it is
entered into or signed by a person acting under the authority,
express or implied, of the Corporation.
44 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
giving effect to this Act.
(2) The Regulations may provide for the following:
(a) the use or custody of the common seal of the Corporation;
(b) the manner of holding or adjourning meetings of a Board;
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(c) the manner in which the Corporation may suspend the
operation of a by-law;
(d) matters of liability, evidence or procedure relating to the
commission or prosecution of offences against the by-laws;
(e) penalties not exceeding 100 penalty units or, if the offender is
a body corporate, 500 penalty units for offences against the
Regulations;
(f) the payment of a prescribed amount instead of a penalty that
may otherwise be imposed for an offence against the by-laws
or the Regulations and the service of a notice relating to
payment of the amount on a person alleged to have
committed the offence and the particulars to be included in the
notice;
(g) the designation of an offence against the Regulations or the
by-laws as a regulatory offence.
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Land Development Corporation Act 2003 (Act No. 31, 2003)
Assent date 27 June 2003
Commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Land Development Corporation Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 22, 2009)
Assent date 25 June 2009
Commenced 1 July 2009 (s 2)
Land Development Corporation Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 33, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 10, 26, 27, 36, 37 and
39.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 22, 2009, s 4
s 3 amd No. 22, 2009, s 5; No. 33, 2014, s 3
s 3A ins No. 33, 2014, s 4
s 5 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8
s 6 sub No. 22, 2009, s 6
amd No. 33, 2014, s 5
s 7 amd No. 22, 2009, s 7
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ENDNOTES
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s 10 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8
ss 13 – 14 sub No. 33, 2014, s 6
s 15 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8
sub No. 33, 2014, s 6
s 16 sub No. 33, 2014, s 6
s 17 amd No. 44, 2005, s 35
sub No. 33, 2014, s 6
ss 18 – 21 rep No. 33, 2014, s 6
s 22 amd No. 33, 2014, s 7
s 23 amd No. 33, 2014, s 8
s 24 amd No. 33, 2014, s 9
s 25 amd No. 33, 2014, s 10
ss 33 – 34 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8
s 35 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8; No. 33, 2014, s 11
ss 36 – 38 amd No. 22, 2009, s 8
s 44 amd No. 33, 2014, s 12
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