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ACTS AMENDMENT (CARBON RIGHTS AND TREE PLANTATION AGREEMENTS) BILL 2002

                      Western Australia


 Acts Amendment (Carbon Rights and Tree
      Plantation Agreements) Bill 2002

                            CONTENTS


      Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.    Short title                              2
2.    Commencement                             2
      Part 2 -- Land Administration Act 1997
3.    The Act amended                          3
4.    Section 3 amended                        3
5.    Section 18A inserted                     3
      Part 3 -- Soil and Land Conservation
           Act 1945
6.    The Act amended                          5
7.    Section 4A inserted                      5
      Part 4 -- Stamp Act 1921
8.    The Act amended                          7
9.    Third Schedule amended                   7
      Part 5 -- Transfer of Land Act 1893
10.   The Act amended                          8
11.   Section 4 amended                        8
12.   Section 65 amended                      10
13.   Section 91 amended                      11
14.   Part IV Divisions 2A and 2B inserted    11
15.   Section 110 amended                     25
16.   Section 129A amended                    25
17.   Section 137 amended                     25


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Contents


   18.     Section 174 amended                            26
   19.     Section 180 amended                            26
   20.     Section 228 amended                            26
   21.     Section 242 amended                            27




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

              (As amended during consideration in detail)



    Acts Amendment (Carbon Rights and Tree
         Plantation Agreements) Bill 2002


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the --
•  Land Administration Act 1997;
•  Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945;
•  Stamp Act 1921; and
•  Transfer of Land Act 1893,
in relation to matters arising from the enactment of the Carbon
Rights Act 2002 and the Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2002.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.       Short title
             This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment (Carbon Rights
             and Tree Plantation Agreements) Act 2002.

5   2.       Commencement
             This Act comes into operation on the day on which the Carbon
             Rights Act 2002 comes into operation.




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                   Part 2 -- Land Administration Act 1997
     3.        The Act amended
               The amendments in this Part are to the Land Administration
               Act 1997*.
5              [* Reprinted as at 22 June 2001.
                  For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                  Western Australia, Table 1, p. 196.]

     4.        Section 3 amended
               Section 3(1) is amended by inserting after the definition of
10             "authorised land officer" the following definition --
               "
                      "carbon covenant" and "carbon right" have the same
                          respective meanings as they have in the Carbon
                          Rights Act 2002;
15                                                                               ".

     5.        Section 18A inserted
               After section 18 the following section is inserted --
     "
            18A.      Minister's powers as to carbon rights and carbon
20                    covenants affecting Crown land
                      The Minister may --
                       (a) apply for the State to be registered as the
                            proprietor of a carbon right in respect of Crown
                            land;
25                     (b) enter into a carbon covenant --
                               (i) that benefits a carbon right in respect of
                                    Crown land; or
                              (ii) that burdens Crown land;
                            or

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                  (c)   deal with --
                          (i) a carbon right in respect of Crown land;
                               or
                         (ii) a carbon covenant referred to in
5                              paragraph (b)(i) or (ii).
                                                                         ".




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            Part 3 -- Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945
     6.        The Act amended
               The amendment in this Part is to the Soil and Land
               Conservation Act 1945*.
5              [* Reprinted as at 12 August 1997.
                  For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                  Western Australia, Table 1, p. 346.]

     7.        Section 4A inserted
               After section 4 the following section is inserted in Part I --
10   "
            4A.      Regulations and soil conservation notices do not
                     apply to prevent commercial harvest of plantation
                     products
               (1)   In subsection (2) --
15                   "code of practice" means a code of practice approved
                         by the Commissioner and published in the Gazette;
                     "commercial purpose" means the purpose of sale or
                         any other purpose that is directed to financial gain
                         or reward;
20                   "notice" means a soil conservation notice as defined in
                         section 31;
                     "plantation" means one or more groups of planted
                         trees;
                     "product", in relation to a tree, includes the whole
25                       tree, a part of the tree or a thing produced by the
                         tree whether or not the part of the tree or the thing
                         produced by the tree is above or below the ground
                         or has become separated from the tree before being
                         harvested;



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                    "regulation" means a regulation made under
                        section 22(2) or 48;
                    "tree" means a perennial plant having one or more
                        woody, self-supporting trunks and includes a tree
5                       seedling and a sapling.
              (2)   A regulation or notice is of no effect to the extent to
                    which it purports to prevent the harvest for a
                    commercial purpose of a product of a tree in a
                    plantation if the harvest is being done, or is intended to
10                  be done, in accordance with a code of practice that
                    applies at the time the harvest is being done, or is
                    intended to be done.
                                                                                 ".




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                             Part 4 -- Stamp Act 1921
     8.          The Act amended
                 The amendment in this Part is to the Stamp Act 1921*.
                 [* Reprinted as at 3 August 2001.
5                   For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                    Western Australia, Table 1, p. 354.]

     9.          Third Schedule amended
                 The Third Schedule is amended by inserting after item 2(18) the
                 following subitems --
10          "
                (19)   A timber sharefarming agreement under the Conservation
                       and Land Management Act 1984 or the Forest Products
                       Act 2000 under which a profit à prendre is created but this
                       subitem does not apply to such an agreement if a profit à 
15                     prendre had been previously created in respect of a crop of
                       trees to which the agreement applies.
                (20)   An agreement under the Tree Plantation Agreements
                       Act 2002 in respect of which a plantation interest, as defined
                       in that Act, is created but this subitem does not apply to such
20                     an agreement if a plantation interest had been previously
                       created in respect of a plantation to which the agreement
                       applies.
                                                                                         ".




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                     Part 5 -- Transfer of Land Act 1893
     10.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Transfer of Land
                 Act 1893*.
5                [* Reprinted as at 9 February 2001.
                    For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                    Western Australia, Table 1, p. 385.]

     11.         Section 4 amended
           (1)   Section 4(1) is amended by inserting after the definition of
10               "Authorised land officer" the following --
                 "
                       "Carbon covenant", "carbon covenant form",
                           "carbon right" and "carbon right form" have
                           the same respective meanings as they have in the
15                         Carbon Rights Act 2002.
                                                                                  ".
           (2)   Section 4(1) is amended in the definition of "Dealing" by
                 inserting after "Dealing" --
                 "   , in relation to Crown land,   ".
20         (3)   Section 4(1) is amended by deleting the definition of
                 "Instrument" and inserting the following definition instead --
                 "
                    "Instrument" includes --
                           (a) a document for the conveyance, assignment,
25                                transfer, lease, sublease, mortgage or charge
                                  of freehold land;
                           (b) a document creating an easement, profit à 
                                  prendre or restrictive covenant;
                           (c) a carbon right form, carbon covenant form or
30                                tree plantation agreement;

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                     (d)   a document for --
                          (i) the transfer, mortgage or charge of a
                                carbon right, carbon covenant,
                                plantation interest or profit à prendre or
5                               for any other dealing in relation to a
                                carbon right, carbon covenant,
                                plantation interest or profit à prendre;
                         (ii) the extension of a carbon right, carbon
                                covenant or plantation interest;
10                      (iii) the variation of a carbon covenant or
                                tree plantation agreement; or
                        (iv) the surrender of a carbon right, carbon
                                covenant or plantation interest;
                     (e) a document lodged with a plan or diagram
15                         under Part IVA for the purpose of creating
                           an easement or restrictive covenant under
                           that Part; and
                     (f) any other document for a dealing in relation
                           to Crown land.
20                                                                           ".
     (4)   Section 4(1) is amended after the definition of "Person" by
           inserting the following definition --
       "
             "Plantation interest" has the same meaning as it has in
25                  the Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2002.
                                                                             ".
     (5)   Section 4(1) is amended in the definition of "Proprietor" as
           follows:
             (a) by deleting "or" at the end of paragraph (a);




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                     (b)       by inserting after paragraph (a) --
                               "
                                   (aa)   in relation to a carbon right, carbon covenant
                                          or plantation interest, a person; or
5                                                                                          ";
                     (c)       by inserting after "that freehold land," --
                           "
                                    carbon right, carbon covenant or plantation
                                    interest,
10                                                                                         ".
           (6)   Section 4(1) is amended after the definition of "Transmission"
                 by inserting the following definition --
                 "
                     "Tree plantation agreement" means an agreement as
15                          defined in the Tree Plantation Agreements
                            Act 2002.
                                                                                           ".

     12.         Section 65 amended
           (1)   Section 65(1) is amended by inserting after "lease" in both
20               places where it occurs --
                 "    , tree plantation agreement         ".
           (2)   Section 65(3) is amended as follows:
                     (a)       in paragraph (a) by inserting after "lease" --
                               " , tree plantation agreement ";
25                   (b)       by inserting after "lease," --
                               " tree plantation agreement, ".




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     13.      Section 91 amended
              Section 91 is amended as follows:
                  (a)    by deleting "or charge" and inserting instead --
              "
5                       , charge, carbon right, carbon covenant or plantation
                        interest
                                                                                 ";
                  (b)    by deleting "or annuitant" in both places where it occurs
                         and inserting instead --
10            "
                        , annuitant, or proprietor of a carbon right, carbon
                        covenant or plantation interest
                                                                                    ".

     14.      Part IV Divisions 2A and 2B inserted
15            After section 104 the following Divisions are inserted in
              Part IV --
     "
             Division 2A -- Carbon rights and carbon covenants
           104A.        Definitions
20                      In this Division --
                        "affected land", in relation to a carbon right, means
                             the land in respect of which the carbon right is
                             registered;
                        "burdened land", in relation to a carbon covenant,
25                           means the land in respect of which the covenant is
                             registered as a burden;
                        "relevant carbon right", in relation to a carbon
                             covenant or a proposed carbon covenant, means
                             the carbon right in relation to which the covenant
30                           is, or is to be, entered into.


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             104B.   Registration of carbon right form
               (1)   A carbon right form shall not be registered unless it is
                     accompanied by --
                       (a) the written consent of each person who has a
5                           registered interest in the freehold land or Crown
                            land in respect of which the proposed carbon
                            right is to be created; and
                       (b) the prescribed fee.
               (2)   If a carbon right form is in respect of Crown land, it
10                   shall not be registered unless there is compliance with
                     section 18 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104C.   Extension of carbon right
               (1)   A carbon right may be extended by an instrument of
                     extension in an approved form that sets out the term of
15                   the extension and that is signed by each proprietor of
                     the carbon right.
               (2)   An instrument of extension of a carbon right shall not
                     be registered unless it is accompanied by --
                       (a) the written consent of each person who has a
20                           registered interest in --
                                (i) the affected land; and
                               (ii) the carbon right;
                             and
                       (b) the prescribed fee.
25             (3)   Subsection (2) does not require the written consent of a
                     person whose signature to an instrument of extension
                     of a carbon right is required under subsection (1).
               (4)   If a carbon right is registered in respect of Crown land,
                     an instrument of extension of the carbon right shall not
30                   be registered unless there is compliance with section 18
                     of the Land Administration Act 1997.

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       104D.    Transfer of carbon right
          (1)   The requirements of subsections (2), (3) and (4) are in
                addition to the requirements of Part IV Division 1 and
                any other provision of this Act relevant to the transfer
5               of land or an interest in land.
          (2)   A carbon right can only be transferred in relation to the
                whole of the area of the affected land.
          (3)   If the proprietor of a carbon right is also the proprietor
                of a carbon covenant entered into in relation to that
10              carbon right, a transfer of the carbon right shall not be
                registered unless it is accompanied by a transfer of the
                proprietor's interest in the carbon covenant.
          (4)   If a carbon right is registered in respect of Crown land,
                a transfer of the carbon right shall not be registered
15              unless there is compliance with section 18 of the Land
                Administration Act 1997.

       104E.    Mortgage of carbon right
          (1)   The requirements of subsection (2) are in addition to
                the requirements of Part IV Division 3 and any other
20              provision of this Act relevant to the mortgage of land.
          (2)   If a carbon right is registered in respect of Crown land,
                a mortgage of the carbon right shall not be registered
                unless there is compliance with section 18 of the Land
                Administration Act 1997.

25     104F.    Surrender of carbon right
          (1)   A carbon right may be wholly or partially surrendered
                by an instrument of surrender in an approved form that
                is signed by each proprietor of the carbon right.




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               (2)   An instrument of surrender of a carbon right shall not
                     be registered unless --
                       (a) the following have been surrendered,
                             discharged or withdrawn --
5                               (i) each registered interest in the carbon
                                    right or the part of the carbon right to be
                                    surrendered;
                               (ii) any carbon covenant that is registered in
                                    respect of the carbon right or the part of
10                                  the carbon right to be surrendered;
                              (iii) any caveat lodged in respect of the
                                    carbon right or the part of the carbon
                                    right to be surrendered;
                             and
15                     (b) the instrument is accompanied by the
                             prescribed fee.
               (3)   If a carbon right is registered in respect of Crown land,
                     an instrument of surrender of the carbon right shall not
                     be registered unless there is compliance with section 18
20                   of the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104G.   Registration of carbon covenant form
               (1)   A carbon covenant form shall not be registered unless
                     it is accompanied by --
                        (a) the written consent of each person who has a
25                            registered interest in --
                                 (i) the land to be burdened by the proposed
                                      carbon covenant; and
                                (ii) the relevant carbon right;
                              and
30                      (b) the prescribed fee.



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          (2)   If a carbon covenant form is in respect of Crown land,
                it shall not be registered unless there is compliance
                with section 18 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

       104H.    Extension of carbon covenant
5         (1)   A carbon covenant may be extended by an instrument
                of extension in an approved form that sets out the term
                of the extension, which shall not be longer than the
                term of the relevant carbon right, and that is signed by
                each proprietor of --
10                (a) the carbon covenant; and
                  (b) the burdened land.
          (2)   An instrument of extension of a carbon covenant --
                 (a) may be used to vary the provisions of a carbon
                       covenant if the Registrar is satisfied that the
15                     covenant if varied as proposed would continue
                       to comply with section 11(2) of the Carbon
                       Rights Act 2002; and
                 (b) shall not be used to effect a change to --
                          (i) the proprietors of the carbon covenant
20                            or the burdened land; or
                         (ii) the area of the burdened land to which
                              the covenant applies.
          (3)   An instrument of extension of a carbon covenant shall
                not be registered unless it is accompanied by --
25                (a) the written consent of each person who has a
                        registered interest in --
                           (i) the carbon covenant;
                          (ii) the burdened land; and
                         (iii) the relevant carbon right;
30                      and
                 (b) the prescribed fee.

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                (4)   Subsection (3) does not require the written consent of a
                      person whose signature to an instrument of extension
                      of a carbon covenant is required under
                      subsection (1)(a) or (b).
5               (5)   If a carbon covenant applies in respect of Crown land,
                      an instrument of extension of the carbon covenant shall
                      not be registered unless there is compliance with
                      section 18 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104I.    Variation of carbon covenant
10              (1)   The provisions of a carbon covenant may be varied by
                      an instrument of variation in an approved form that sets
                      out the variations and the conditions (if any) on which
                      the variations are made, and that is signed by each
                      proprietor of --
15                      (a) the carbon covenant; and
                        (b) the burdened land.
                (2)   An instrument of variation of a carbon covenant --
                       (a) may be used to vary the provisions of a carbon
                             covenant if the Registrar is satisfied that the
20                           covenant if varied as proposed would continue
                             to comply with section 11(2) of the Carbon
                             Rights Act 2002; and
                       (b) shall not be used to effect --
                                (i) a change to the proprietors of the carbon
25                                  covenant or the burdened land;
                               (ii) a change to the area of the burdened
                                    land to which the covenant applies; or
                              (iii) an extension or other change to the term
                                    of a carbon covenant.




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          (3)   An instrument of variation of a carbon covenant shall
                not be registered unless it is accompanied by --
                  (a) the written consent of each person who has a
                        registered interest in --
5                          (i) the carbon covenant;
                          (ii) the burdened land; and
                         (iii) the relevant carbon right;
                        and
                 (b) the prescribed fee.
10        (4)   Subsection (3) does not require the written consent of a
                person whose signature to an instrument of variation of
                a carbon covenant interest is required under
                subsection (1)(a) or (b).
          (5)   If a carbon covenant applies in respect of Crown land,
15              an instrument of variation of the covenant shall not be
                registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
                the Land Administration Act 1997.

       104J.    Transfer of benefits under a carbon covenant
          (1)   The requirements of subsections (2), (3) and (4) are in
20              addition to the requirements of Part IV Division 1 and
                any other provision of this Act relevant to the transfer
                of land or an interest in land.
          (2)   A carbon covenant can only be transferred in relation
                to the whole of the area of the land in respect of
25              which --
                  (a) the relevant carbon right is registered; and
                  (b) the covenant applies.
          (3)   A transfer of a carbon covenant shall not be registered
                unless it is accompanied by a transfer of the
30              proprietor's interest in the relevant carbon right.


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               (4)   If a carbon covenant applies in respect of Crown land,
                     a transfer of the carbon covenant shall not be registered
                     unless there is compliance with section 18 of the Land
                     Administration Act 1997.

5            104K.   Mortgage of carbon covenant
               (1)   The requirements of subsections (2) and (3) are in
                     addition to the requirements of Part IV Division 3 and
                     any other provision of this Act relevant to the mortgage
                     of land.
10             (2)   A person shall not be a mortgagee of a carbon covenant
                     unless the person is also a mortgagee of the relevant
                     carbon right.
               (3)   If a carbon covenant applies in respect of Crown land,
                     a mortgage of the carbon covenant shall not be
15                   registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
                     the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104L.   Surrender of carbon covenant
               (1)   A carbon covenant may be wholly or partially
                     surrendered by an instrument of surrender in an
20                   approved form that is signed by each proprietor of --
                       (a) the carbon covenant; and
                       (b) the burdened land that is the subject of the
                            surrender.
               (2)   An instrument of surrender of a carbon covenant shall
25                   not be registered unless --
                       (a) the following have been surrendered,
                             discharged or withdrawn --
                               (i) each registered interest in the carbon
                                     covenant or the part of the carbon
30                                   covenant to be surrendered;


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                         (ii)   any caveat lodged in respect of the
                                carbon covenant or the part of the
                                covenant to be surrendered;
                        and
5                 (b)   the instrument is accompanied by the
                        prescribed fee.
          (3)   If a carbon covenant applies in respect of Crown land,
                an instrument of surrender of the carbon covenant shall
                not be registered unless there is compliance with
10              section 18 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

            Division 2B -- Tree plantation agreements and
                         plantation interests
       104M. Definitions
15              In this Division --
                "agreement" means a tree plantation agreement;
                "agreement land" has the same meaning as it has in
                      the Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2002.

       104N.    Registration of tree plantation agreement
20        (1)   A party to an agreement may lodge the agreement for
                registration.
          (2)   An agreement shall not be registered unless it is in an
                approved form and is accompanied --
                  (a) by the written consent of each person who has a
25                     registered interest in the agreement land;
                  (b) if the agreement is entered into by a lessee of
                       freehold land or Crown land, by the written
                       consent of each person who has a registered
                       interest in the freehold land or Crown land that
30                     is the subject of the lease; and


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                      (c)   by the prescribed fee.
               (3)   If the agreement is entered into by a lessee of Crown
                     land, the agreement shall not be registered unless there
                     is compliance with section 18 of the Land
5                    Administration Act 1997.

             104O.   Extension of plantation interest
               (1)   A plantation interest may be extended by an instrument
                     of extension in an approved form that sets out the term
                     of the extension and the conditions (if any) on which
10                   the extension is made, and that is signed by each
                     proprietor of --
                       (a) the plantation interest; and
                       (b) the relevant agreement land.
               (2)   An instrument of extension of a plantation interest --
15                    (a) may be used to vary the provisions of the
                            relevant agreement if the Registrar is satisfied
                            that the agreement if varied as proposed would
                            continue to comply with section 6(1) of the
                            Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2002; and
20                    (b) shall not be used to effect a change to --
                               (i) the proprietors of the plantation interest
                                    or the relevant agreement land; or
                              (ii) the area of the relevant agreement land
                                    to which the plantation interest applies.
25             (3)   An instrument of extension of a plantation interest shall
                     not be registered unless it is accompanied by --
                       (a) the written consent of --
                               (i) each person who has a registered
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                         (ii)   if the relevant agreement was entered
                                into by a lessee of freehold land or
                                Crown land --
                                     (I) each person who is a proprietor
5                                         of the freehold land or Crown
                                          land that is the subject of the
                                          lease; and
                                    (II) each person who has a
                                          registered interest in the
10                                        freehold land or Crown land
                                          the subject of the lease that was
                                          registered subsequent to the
                                          registration of the relevant
                                          agreement;
15                              and
                        (iii)   each person who has a registered
                                interest in the plantation interest;
                        and
                 (b)    the prescribed fee.
20        (4)   Subsection (3) does not require the written consent of a
                person whose signature to an instrument of extension
                of a plantation interest is required under
                subsection (1)(a) or (b).
          (5)   If an agreement is entered into by a lessee of Crown
25              land, an instrument of extension of the plantation
                interest that is the subject of the agreement is not to be
                registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
                the Land Administration Act 1997.

       104P.    Variation of agreement
30        (1)   The provisions of an agreement may be varied by an
                instrument of variation in an approved form that sets
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                     the variations are made, and that is signed by each
                     proprietor of --
                       (a) the plantation interest that is the subject of the
                             agreement; and
5                      (b) the agreement land.
               (2)   An instrument of variation of an agreement --
                      (a) may be used to vary the provisions of the
                            agreement if the Registrar is satisfied that the
                            agreement if varied as proposed would continue
10                          to comply with section 6(1) of the Tree
                            Plantation Agreements Act 2002; and
                      (b) shall not be used to effect --
                               (i) a change to the proprietors of a
                                   plantation interest or the relevant
15                                 agreement land;
                              (ii) a change to the area of the agreement
                                   land to which the plantation interest that
                                   is the subject of the agreement applies;
                                   or
20                           (iii) an extension or other change to the term
                                   of a plantation interest.
               (3)   An instrument of variation of an agreement shall not be
                     registered unless it is accompanied by --
                       (a) the written consent of --
25                             (i) each person who has a registered
                                    interest in the agreement land;
                              (ii) if the agreement was entered into by a
                                    lessee of freehold land or Crown
                                    land --
30                                       (I) each person who is a proprietor
                                               of the freehold land or Crown



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                                         land that is the subject of the
                                         lease; and
                                  (II)   each person who has a
                                         registered interest in the
5                                        freehold land or Crown land
                                         the subject of the lease that was
                                         registered subsequent to the
                                         registration of the agreement;
                                and
10                      (iii)   each person who has a registered
                                interest in the plantation interest that is
                                the subject of the agreement;
                        and
                  (c)   the prescribed fee.
15        (4)   Subsection (3) does not require the written consent of a
                person whose signature to an instrument of variation of
                an agreement is required under subsection (1)(a) or (b).
          (5)   If an agreement is entered into by a lessee of Crown
                land, an instrument of variation of the agreement shall
20              not be registered unless there is compliance with
                section 18 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

       104Q.    Transfer of plantation interests
          (1)   The requirements of subsections (2) and (3) are in
                addition to the requirements of Part IV Division 1 and
25              any other provision of this Act relevant to the transfer
                of land or an interest in land.
          (2)   A plantation interest can only be transferred in relation
                to the whole of the area of the relevant agreement land.
          (3)   If a plantation interest is registered in respect of Crown
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                     registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
                     the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104R.   Mortgage of plantation interests
               (1)   The requirements of subsection (2) are in addition to
5                    the requirements of Part IV Division 3 and any other
                     provision of this Act relevant to the mortgage of land.
               (2)   If a plantation interest is registered in respect of Crown
                     land, a mortgage of the plantation interest shall not be
                     registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
10                   the Land Administration Act 1997.

             104S.   Surrender of plantation interests
               (1)   A plantation interest may be wholly or partially
                     surrendered by an instrument of surrender in an
                     approved form that is signed by each proprietor of --
15                     (a) the plantation interest; and
                       (b) the agreement land.
               (2)   An instrument of surrender of a plantation interest shall
                     not be registered unless --
                       (a) the following have been surrendered,
20                           discharged or withdrawn --
                               (i) each registered interest in the plantation
                                     interest or the part of the plantation
                                     interest to be surrendered;
                              (ii) any caveat lodged in respect of the
25                                   plantation interest or the part of the
                                     plantation interest to be surrendered;
                             and
                       (b) the instrument is accompanied by the
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                     (3)       If an agreement is entered into by a lessee of Crown
                               land, an instrument of surrender of the plantation
                               interest that is the subject of the agreement shall not be
                               registered unless there is compliance with section 18 of
5                              the Land Administration Act 1997.
                                                                                            ".

     15.             Section 110 amended
                     Section 110 is amended by inserting after "lease" --
                     "     , carbon right, carbon covenant, plantation interest     ".

10   16.             Section 129A amended
                     Section 129A(1) is amended as follows:
                       (a) by deleting "or charge" and inserting instead --
                     "
                               , charge, carbon right, carbon covenant or plantation
15                             interest
                                                                                            ";
                         (b)    by deleting "or annuitant" and inserting instead --
                     "
                               , annuitant, or proprietor of the carbon right, carbon
20                             covenant or plantation interest
                                                                                            ".

     17.             Section 137 amended
           (1)       Section 137 is amended before "Any" by inserting the
                     subsection designation "(1)".
25         (2)       At the end of section 137 the following subsection is inserted --
                 "
                     (2)       A person claiming an interest in a proposed carbon
                               right, carbon covenant or plantation interest may,
                               before the relevant carbon right form, carbon covenant

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                         form or tree plantation agreement is registered, lodge a
                         caveat under subsection (1) as if the person were
                         claiming an interest in land.
                                                                                     ".

5    18.       Section 174 amended
               Section 174 is amended by inserting after "of," --
               " or proprietors of carbon rights or plantation interests in,        ".

     19.       Section 180 amended
               Section 180 is amended by deleting "lease mortgage charge or
10             other dealing or any discharge from any mortgage or charge"
               and inserting instead --
               "
                     , lease, mortgage, charge, carbon right, carbon
                     covenant, tree plantation agreement or other dealing or
15                   any discharge from any mortgage or charge or any
                     surrender of a carbon right, carbon covenant or
                     plantation interest
                                                                                     ".
     20.       Section 228 amended
20             Section 228 is amended as follows:
                   (a)    by deleting "mortgage or charge" and inserting
                          instead --
               "
                         , mortgage, charge, carbon right, carbon covenant or
25                       plantation interest
                                                                                     ";
                   (b)    by deleting "or annuitant" and inserting instead --
               "
                         , annuitant, or proprietor of the carbon right, carbon
30                       covenant or plantation interest
                                                                                     ".

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    21.    Section 242 amended
           Section 242(4) is amended in the definition of "registered
           disposition" by deleting "or charge" and inserting instead --
           "
5                , charge, carbon right, carbon covenant or tree
                 plantation agreement
                                                                          ".




 


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