Land Regulation 2020 (Qld)

Land Regulation 2020

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Land Regulation 2020.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 July 2020.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 9 defines particular words used in this regulation.

3A Rounding of particular amounts expressed as numbers of fee units (1) This section applies for working out the amount of a fee or other matter expressed in section 33, 34 or 36 as a number of fee units. (2) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded to the nearest dollar (rounding one-half upwards). Example— Section 34(1) of this regulation provides for a minimum rent of 277 fee units. If the value of a fee unit for this regulation were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying $1.015 by 277 would be $281.155. After rounding, the amount of the minimum rent would be $281.

Part 2 Reserves and deeds of grant in trust

Division 1 Adoption of model by-laws by trustee

4 Way of adopting model by-law— Act , s 56 (1) For section 56(7) of the Act, subsections (2) to (4) prescribe the way for a trustee to adopt a model by-law for trust land. (2) The trustee must decide to adopt the model by-law. (3) As soon as practicable after deciding to adopt the model by-law, the trustee must— (a) give notice of the decision (a public notice) by publishing the notice in a way the trustee considers is reasonably likely to come to the attention of members of the public who are likely to use the trust land; and Examples of ways a public notice may be given for paragraph (a)— • displaying the notice, for at least 7 days, in a conspicuous place on the trust land to which members of the public have ready access • publishing the notice on the trustee's website • publishing the notice, at least once, in a newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the trust land is situated (b) notify the chief executive. (4) The public notice must state the following matters— (a) the name of the trustee; (b) the property description of the trust land; (c) the name of the model by-law; (d) the purposes and general effect of the model by-law; (e) where the model by-law may be inspected; (f) the day the notice is first published under subsection (3)(a); (g) if the model by-law is to be adopted on a day later than the day mentioned in paragraph (f)—the later day. (5) The adoption of the model by-law has effect on— (a) the day the public notice is first published under subsection (3)(a); or (b) if the public notice states a later day under subsection (4)(g)—the later day. (6) While the adoption of the model by-law has effect, the trustee must keep a copy of the public notice available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public on request.