Purchaser agreeing to effect improvements to furnish declaration as to expenditure
21 Purchaser agreeing to effect improvements to furnish declaration as to expenditure
Every purchaser of Crown land who by the terms and conditions of his contract is bound to effect improvements to the land shall furnish to the Director-General a declaration on the anniversary of the purchase of the land and thereafter at yearly intervals showing – particulars of the improvements effected on or to the land purchased by him; and particulars of the value and the cost of such improvements; and such other particulars as the Director-General may require or determine.
If the purchaser – fails to furnish a declaration in accordance with subsection (1); or furnishes a declaration that does not comply with the requirements of that subsection – he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
A certificate, purporting to be under the hand of the Director-General, that such a declaration as is referred to in subsection (1) has not been furnished to him by the purchaser, or that the declarations attached thereto are the only declarations that have been furnished, shall be evidence of the facts stated therein.
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