CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT 1993 - SECT 15 Publicity for schemes proposed to be established by Attorney General

CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT 1993 - SECT 15

15 Publicity for schemes proposed to be established by Attorney General

(1) The Attorney General is not to establish a scheme under this Part unless:

(a) the Attorney General (or a person authorised by the Attorney General) has, not less than 1 month previously, published in the Gazette or in a newspaper circulating throughout New South Wales a notice about the proposed scheme, and

(b) the Attorney General has given due consideration to any representations or suggestions made in respect of the proposed scheme by any person.

(2) A notice about a proposed scheme must:

(a) specify that the Attorney General proposes to establish a scheme under this Part, and

(b) give details of the proposed scheme or specify a place at which a copy of the proposed scheme may be inspected, and

(c) specify a period within which any person may make representations or suggestions to the Attorney General in respect of the proposed scheme.

(3) This section does not apply to the establishment of a scheme if:

(a) the scheme does not alter the original purposes of the charitable trust and the Attorney General is satisfied that the scheme should be established as a matter of urgency, or

(b) the value of the trust property affected by the scheme does not exceed $2,000 or, if another amount is prescribed by the regulations, that other amount, or

(c) the scheme is established in accordance with a referral from the Court.