New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL LANDS PROTECTION ACT 1998 - SECT 31

31 Authorities to contribute to State Council’s fund

(1) Each authority must, within such period and in such manner as is determined by the State Council, pay a contribution each financial year to the State Council for the purpose of enabling the State Council to carry out its functions.

(2) The contribution to be made by each authority is to be calculated in the following manner or, if regulations are made for the purposes of this subsection, as prescribed by the regulations:

(a) the State Council must, at least 2 months (or such other period as may be specified in the regulations) before the commencement of each financial year, determine the amount of money that it requires authorities to contribute to the State Council’s fund to enable it to carry out its functions during that following financial year,

(b) the State Council is to notify the Policy Council of the amount so determined,

(c) the Policy Council is to determine the portion of the total amount that is to be paid to the State Council’s fund by each authority.