This regulation may be cited as the Valuation of Land (Fee Exemption) Amendment Regulation 2022.
This regulation amends the Valuation of Land Regulation 2003.
After section 9—
insert—9AExemption from particular fees for valuation roll information relevant to native title
(1)This section applies in relation to the fee mentioned in—(a)schedule 2, item 2(a) for a certified copy of an extract of an entry on a valuation roll; or(b)schedule 2, item 4(c) or (e) for searching for particulars contained in an entry on a valuation roll.(2)A person is exempt from payment of the fee if—(a)the person is an eligible person under subsection (3); and(b) the entry on the valuation roll relates to—(i)land that will be affected by a future act and in relation to which the person is a native title party; or(ii)land that is, or is proposed to be, the subject of an indigenous land use agreement to which the person is, or proposes to be, a party; or(iii)land the subject of a compensation application that has been made by or for the person.(3)For subsection (2)(a), each of the following is an eligible person—(a)1 or more common law holders under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 56, included in a determination of native title;(b)a person in a compensation claim group who, under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 251B, is authorised by all of the other persons in the group to make a compensation application;(c)a registered native title body corporate;(d)a registered native title claimant;(e)a representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body.(4)In this section—compensation application means an application for a determination of compensation under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 50(2).compensation claim group see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 61(1).future act see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 233.indigenous land use agreement see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 253.native title party see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 253.registered native title body corporate see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 253.registered native title claimant see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 253.representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 253.