Land Offices Act 1942 (NSW)

LAND OFFICES ACT.

Act No. 8, 1942.

An Act to make provision for authorising a Crown land agent appointed for any land district or land districts to act as Crown land agent for any additional land district or land districts; to empower the Minister to appoint the days to be observed as land office days for any particular land office; for this purpose to amend the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913; and for purposes connected therewith. [As- sented to, 16th June, 1942.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the. authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the "La'nd Offices Act,

1942."

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, or in any other Act or in any regulations under any such Act or in any noti- fication in the Gazette—

(b).

(a)

any person appointed by the Governor as Crown land agent for any land district or land districts may by the Minister be directed to act as Crown land agent for any additional land district or land districts and such person while so acting within the scope of his authority shall have and may exercise and discharge the like powers, authorities, duties and functions as if he had been appointed as the Crown land agent for such additional land district or land districts;

(b) the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint in respect of any particular land office the day or days upon which and the hours during which the Crown land agent is required to attend at such land office for the transaction of business, and the day or days so appointed shall be the land office days for such land office within the meaning of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, and any such noti- fication may in like manner be modified or revoked by the Minister.

3 . This Act shall continue in force for the duration of the present war between Ills Majesty and Germany and her allies and for such further period or periods thereafter, not exceeding twelve months in any one ca'se, as the Governor may from time to time appoint and notify by proclamation published in the Gazette.