New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CROWN LANDS ACT 1989 - SECT 22

22 Jurisdiction of local land boards

(1) The Minister may refer:

(a) any matter arising out of the administration of this Act, or of any other Act dealing with the administration of Crown land, or

(b) any other prescribed matter,

to a local land board or a Chairperson sitting alone for inquiry and report.

(2) A local land board or Chairperson has power to hear and determine all references, appeals and other matters coming before the board or Chairperson under this or any other Act.

(3) If a matter is referred to a Chairperson sitting alone, the Chairperson has all the powers of a local land board for the purpose of dealing with the matter (but may deal with the matter not sitting in open court).