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Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015
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C2019C00139 C03
01 April 2019
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30 June 2023
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
4 Definitions
5 Rules may specify that land is not agricultural land
5A Meaning of registrable water entitlement
6 Starting and ceasing to hold freehold interests in, and rights to occupy, land
6A Starting and ceasing to hold water entitlements and rights
7 Extension to external Territories
8 Extraterritoriality
9 This Act binds the Crown
10 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
11 Severability
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Part 2—Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land
12 Simplified outline of this Part
13 Commissioner must keep this register
14 Parts of this register
15 Commissioner may add information to basic part of this register
16 Commissioner may correct or update information in this register
17 Statistical part of this register to be published on website
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Part 3—Requirements to give information about foreign holdings of agricultural land
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
18 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Foreign holdings of agricultural land on 1 July 2015
19 Notification of foreign persons’ holdings of agricultural land as at 1 July 2015
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Division 3—Changes in foreign holdings of agricultural land
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Subdivision A—Requirement to notify Commissioner of events affecting foreign holding of agricultural land
20 Notification of changes of foreign persons’ holdings of agricultural land
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Subdivision B—Events that must be notified
21 Foreign person starting to hold agricultural land
22 Foreign person ceasing to hold agricultural land
23 Becoming a foreign person while holding agricultural land
24 Ceasing to be a foreign person while holding agricultural land
25 Land becoming agricultural land while held by a foreign person
26 Land ceasing to be agricultural land while held by a foreign person
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Division 4—Giving of notice by agents
27 Requirement for executors and administrators to give notice for persons who die
28 Requirement for corporate liquidators to give notice
29 Agents may give notice
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Division 5—Exemptions from requirements to give notice
30 Rules may exempt from requirements to give notice
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Part 3A—Register of Foreign Ownership of Water Entitlements
30A Simplified outline of this Part
30B Commissioner must keep this register
30C Parts of this register
30D Commissioner may add information to basic part of this register
30E Commissioner may correct or update information in this register
30F Statistical part of this register to be published on website
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Part 3B—Requirements to give information about foreign holdings of water entitlements
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
30G Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Foreign holdings of water entitlements or contractual water rights on 30 November 2017
30H Notification of foreign persons’ holdings of water entitlements or contractual water rights as on 30 November 2017
30J Notification of changes to these holdings that occur before 1 December 2017
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Division 3—Changes in foreign holdings of water entitlements or contractual water rights
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Subdivision A—Requirement to notify of events affecting foreign holding of these entitlements or rights
30K Notification of changes of foreign persons’ holdings of water entitlements or contractual water rights
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Subdivision B—Events that must be notified
30L Foreign person starting to hold a water entitlement or contractual water right
30M Foreign person ceasing to hold a water entitlement or contractual water right
30N Becoming a foreign person while holding a water entitlement or contractual water right
30P Ceasing to be a foreign person while holding a water entitlement or contractual water right
30Q Change to certain characteristics of a water entitlement or contractual water right
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Division 4—Giving of notice by agents
30R Requirement for executors and administrators to give notice for persons who die
30S Requirement for corporate liquidators to give notice
30T Agents may give notice
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Division 5—Exemptions from requirements to give notice
30U Rules may exempt from requirements to give notice
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
31 Simplified outline of this Part
32 Commissioner has the general administration of this Act
33 Offshore information notices for persons who may have obligations under Part 3 or Part 3B
34 Periodic report
34A Productivity Commission inquiry—Parts 3A and 3B
35 Rules
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history