Rural Lands Protection Regulation 2010
The Rural Lands Protection Regulation 2005 was subject to staged repeal on 1 September 2010 as required under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. Under this Act, most regulations are subject to automatic repeal every five years. This process generally involves reviewing the Regulation and determining whether to allow the Regulation to lapse or be remade with or without amendment.
The Rural Lands Protection Regulation 2010 commenced on 1 September 2010 after online notification on the NSW Legislation website on 27 August 2010. The Regulation is made under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 (the Act). The objective of the Act is to protect rural lands and establish the Livestock Health and Pest Authority system in NSW. The Regulation helps achieve the objects of the Act by providing for the election of directors to the boards of Authorities, prescribes how rates are made and levied under the Act, the types and cost of permits to use travelling stock reserves and stock watering places, the transportation of stock by vehicle and transported stock statements, stock identification schemes and the powers of authorised officers appointed under the Act.
The draft Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) (248kb PDF)were placed on public consultation from 14 June to 9 July 2010. Sixteen submissions were received. A report on the outcomes of the public consultation (124kb PDF) provides an update on the submissions received and the changes made to the draft Regulation as a result.
The final Regulation can be viewed on the NSW Legislation website of the NSW Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.