Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Amendment (Fee Administration) Regulation 2002 (2002-526) [GG No 122 of 26.7.2002, p 5555] (NSW)

2002 No 526

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Amendment (Fee Administration)

Regulation 2002

under the

Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Land and Environment Court

Regulation 2000:

(a)	to enable the registrar of the Land and Environment Court to delegate powers to postpone, waive or remit any fee charged under that Regulation to certain public servants, and
(b)	toamendthescheduleofcourtfeestoreflectanextensionofthebusiness hours of the office of the registrar.

This Regulation also makes changes in the nature of law revision. including sections 15 and 78 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 122 of 26 July 2002, page 5555	Page 1
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Clause 1	Land and Environment Court Amendment (Fee Administration) Regulation 2002

Land and Environment Court Amendment (Fee
Administration) Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Land and Environment Court Amendment (Fee
Administration) Regulation 2002.

2 Amendment of Land and Environment Court Regulation 2000

The Land and Environment Court Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Regulation 2002

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]     Clause 3A

Insert after clause 3:

3A Definition

In this Regulation:
the Act means the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

[2]     Clause 6 Postponement or waiver of fees in certain cases

Omit “a registrar or Clerk of a Local Court” from clause 6 (3).
Insert instead “the registrar”.

[3]     Clause 6 (4) (a) (i)

Omit “or Clerk of the Local Court with whom the initiating process is lodged”.

[4]     Clause 6 (4) (a) (ii)

Omit “or Clerk”.

[5]     Clause 7 When fees payable

Omit “a registrar who is requested to file a document or render a service”
from clause 7 (2).
Insert instead “the registrar”.

[6]     Clause 7 (3)–(6)

Insert after clause 7 (2):

(3) The registrar may delegate his or her power under this clause to direct that the whole or any part of any fee be postponed to any public servant holding office as, or appointed to act temporarily as, a grade 5/6 administrative or clerical officer or above.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

(4)	The registrar may delegate his or her power under this clause to direct that the whole or any part of any fee be waived or remitted to any public servant holding office as, or appointed to act temporarily as, a grade 7/8 administrative or clerical officer or above.
(5)	A reference in subclause (2) to the registrar includes a reference to a person to whom the registrar delegates his or her powers in accordance with this clause.
(6)	This clause is subject to clause 6.

[7]     Schedule 1 Court fees

Omit item 21 (relating to opening, or keeping open, the office of the
registrar).
Insert instead:

21  Opening, or keeping open, the office of the registrar:

(a)

on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (except

the day after Easter Monday) 454.00

(b)

on any other day:

(i)	before 8 am or after 5.30 pm	454.00
(ii)	between 8 and 8.30 am or 5 and 5.30 pm	47.00

BY AUTHORITY

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