New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAND DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT ACT 1970

- As at 25 February 2019 
- Act 22 of 1970 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Definitions
   4.      References in this Act to base date valuation
   5.      References in this Act to development consents

   PART 2 - LAND DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION

   6.      Contributions to be levied and paid in respect of declared land
   7.      Time when declared land becomes liable for contribution
   7A.     Certain dispositions to cease to attract liability
   8.      Certain land not liable
   9.      Leviable increase in the price of land
   10.     Leviable increase in the value of land
   11.     Declaration of released land

   PART 3 - ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTION

   12.     Person liable to pay contribution
   13.     Assessment of contribution when land becomes liable for contribution
   14.     Contribution to be reduced by amount of previous contribution
   15.     Postponement of whole or part of contribution where minor development approved
   16.     Refund or waiver of contribution where disposition etc rescinded etc
   17.     Liability of council to pay contribution where land sold for overdue rates
   18.     Right to pay contribution in advance
   19.     Amendment of assessments
   20.     Notice of assessment
   21.     Validity of assessment

   PART 4 - OBJECTIONS AND APPEALS

   22.     Appeal
   23.     Pending appeal not to affect assessment
   24.     Appeals to Court
   24A.    Objections and appeals as to certain applications under sec 16

   PART 5 - COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF CONTRIBUTION

   25.     Date of payment of contribution
   26.     Additional contribution in case of default
   27.     Extension of time and payment by instalments
   28.     Recovery of contribution
   29.     Substituted service
   30.     Provisions where contribution not paid in contributor's lifetime
   31.     Action to recover contribution may be taken at any time
   32.     Default
   33.     Contribution between contributors jointly liable
   34.     Waiver of contribution in cases of hardship
   35.     Writing off contribution
   36.     Appeals Board's powers may be exercised by the Secretary of the Authority in certain cases
   37.     Definition of contribution for certain purposes
   38.     Contribution to be a first charge on land

   PART 6 - VALUATION OF LANDS

   39.     Valuations
   40.     Valuer-general to make base date valuations
   41.     Interested persons may obtain base date valuation
   42.     Valuations at other dates
   43.     Apportionment and amalgamation of valuations
   44.     Notice of valuation
   45.     Absence of notice does not invalidate valuation
   46.     Objections to valuations
   47.     Procedure on objection
   48.     Appeals to Court
   49.     Hearing by Court
   50.     Consequential procedure
   51.     Record of valuations
   52.     Amendments
   53.     Valuer-general may enter and inspect land and require information

   PART 7 - FINANCE

   54.     The Fund
   55.     Accounts and audit

   PART 8 - EVIDENCE

   56.     Authority to issue evidentiary certificates in respect of certain matters
   56A.    Conclusive presumption as to prescribed land
   57.     Evidence of maps or plans
   58.     Evidence of assessments and valuations

   PART 9 - GENERAL

   59.     Appeals Board
   60.     Authority to be notified of development for which consent not required
   61.     Contribution payable where illegal development carried out
   62.     Injunction may be obtained by Authority to prevent development where contribution not paid
   63.     Operation of Act in relation to the Crown and statutory bodies
   64.     Secrecy
   65.     Agents and trustees
   66.     Contracts to evade contribution void
   67.     Access to lands, buildings etc
   68.     Service of notices
   69.     Power to obtain evidence
   70.     Failure to furnish information
   71.     (Repealed)
   72.     Report to Parliament
   73.     Regulations
   74.     Evading contribution
   75.     Obstruction
   76.     Penalties not to relieve from contribution
   77.     General penalty
   78.     Recovery of penalties

   PART 10 - (Repealed)
   None
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           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5