Agricultural Tenancies Regulation 2006 (NSW)

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Agricultural Tenancies Regulation 2006.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2006.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Agricultural Tenancies Regulation 2001 which is repealed on 1 September 2006 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definition(1)

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990.

(2)

Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4Disputes that cannot be the subject of an application for arbitration

Any dispute involving a claim for an amount of money that exceeds the jurisdictional limit of the Local Court sitting in its General Division is a prescribed dispute for the purposes of section 21 (2) (b) of the Act.

5Awards(1)

As soon as practicable after an award is made under the Act, a copy of the award must be served on:

• (a)

  each of the parties to the arbitration, and

• (b)

  in the case of an arbitration conducted by a committee, each of the members of the committee.

(2)

Each copy of the award must be signed by the single arbitrator, or by the chairperson of the committee, as the case requires.

(3)

An award need not include a statement of the reasons for making the award.

6Remuneration of arbitrators and members of arbitration committees

The rate of remuneration of:

• (a)

  an arbitrator, or

• (b)

  a member of an arbitration committee, or

• (c)

  a technical assessor,

is to be as fixed from time to time by the Minister.

7Application of Commercial Arbitration Act 2010

Section 33B (4) (b) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 does not apply to or in respect of an arbitration under the Act.

8Saving

Any act, matter or thing that had effect under the Agricultural Tenancies Regulation 2001 immediately before the repeal of that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation.