New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 140

140 Community service contribution

(1) The Secretary shall from time to time assess the amount of the contribution to be paid by the holder of a lease of or licence to occupy or use lands within a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve or karst conservation reserve for the cost of providing or maintaining any community service in the park, site, area or reserve.

(2) The Secretary may levy the contribution payable by the holder of the lease or licence by serving on the holder a written notice of the contribution payable.

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (2) may--

(a) relate to one or more types of community service, and

(b) specify a date by which the contribution must be paid.

(3A) The amount of the contribution is due and payable to, and is recoverable by, the Secretary--

(a) if a date is specified in the notice referred to in subsection (2)--on that date, or

(b) if no such date is specified--on the expiration of one month from the service of the notice.

(3B) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary from issuing separate notices to the same holder of a lease or licence for different types of community service.

(4) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Secretary, may for any reason which to the Minister seems sufficient exempt any such holder from the payment of such a contribution or part thereof.

(5) In this section,
"community service" includes the following actions or services when undertaken or provided in connection with public health or building safety--

(a) making an inspection,

(b) conducting an audit,

(c) receiving an application,

(d) granting an approval.