Native Title (Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 309
I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Native Title Act 1993.
Dated 8 December 1999.
WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
DARYL WILLIAMS
Native Title (Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)1
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 3092
made under the
Contents
Page
1 Name of Regulations
2 Commencement
3 Amendment of Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993
Schedule 1 Amendments
These Regulations are the Native Title (Tribunal) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1).
These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3 Amendment of Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993
Schedule 1 amends the Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993.
(regulation 3)
[1] After regulation 8
insert
8A Decision whether to waive fee
(1) If the Registrar decides under paragraph 8 (d) to waive, or not to waive, a fee for an application, the Registrar must tell a person whose liability to pay the fee would be affected if the fee were waived.
(2) The Registrar must tell the person, in writing, within 28 days of the decision.
(3) If the decision is not to waive the fee, the Registrar must also tell the person:
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.
(4) Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision under paragraph 8 (d) not to waive a fee.
(5) Failure to do what this regulation requires does not affect the validity of a decision.
[2] After regulation 15
insert
15A Decision whether to waive fee
(1) If the Registrar decides under subregulation 15 (2) to waive, or not to waive, a fee for inspection of a register, the Registrar must tell a person whose liability to pay the fee would be affected if the fee were waived.
(2) The Registrar must tell the person, in writing, within 28 days of the decision.
(3) If the decision is not to waive the fee, the Registrar must also tell the person:
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.
(4) Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision under subregulation 15 (2) not to waive a fee.
(5) Failure to do what this regulation requires does not affect the validity of a decision.
Notes
1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1993 No. 380, as amended by 1994 No. 6; 1995 Nos. 399 and 420; 1996 No. 186; 1998 Nos. 3, 221 and 281.
2. Made by the Governor-General on 8 December 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 December 1999.