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RATES ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

PART 2--UNIMPROVED VALUE OF RATEABLE LAND

  • 6 Meaning of unimproved value  
  • 7 Unimproved value of land developed under development lease  
  • 8 Meaning of rateable land  
  • 9 First determination of unimproved value  
  • 10 Annual redeterminations  
  • 11 Redetermination—error  
  • 11A Redetermination—change of circumstances (other than chargeable variation of nominal rent  
  • 11B Redetermination—chargeable variation of nominal rent lease  
  • 12 Recording, notification and publication of determinations  

PART 3--IMPOSITION AND PAYMENT OF RATES

  • 13 Pt 3 subject to pt 5  
  • 13A Meaning of average unimproved value  
  • 14 Imposition of rates  
  • 15 Rates for part of year  
  • 16 Owner to pay rates  
  • 17 When are rates payable?  
  • 18 How may rates be paid?  
  • 19 Payment of rates by instalments  

PART 4--ENFORCEMENT

  • 20 Disapplication of provisions of Taxation Administration Act  
  • 20A Penalty tax  
  • 21 Interest payable on overdue rates  

PART 5--UNIT SUBDIVISIONS

Division 5.1--Application of Act to unit subdivisions

  • 28 Unit subdivisions  
  • 29 Unit subdivisions—rates  

Division 5.2--Certain proposed unit subdivisions

  • 30 Definitions for div 5.2  
  • 31 Application by owner of eligible parcel of land  
  • 32 Determination of percentages of residential and commercial parts of development  
  • 33 Variation of lease or change of intention  
  • 34 Imposition of rates—qualifying parcels of land  
  • 35 When div 5.2 applies to parcel of land  
  • 36 End of application of div 5.2  
  • 37 Notice of end of application of div 5.2  
  • 39 Reassessment—completion of development  
  • 40 Reassessment—noncompletion of development  

PART 5A--AIRPORT LAND

  • 40A Definitions—pt 5A  
  • 40B Meaning of airport land  
  • 40C AUV of airport land  
  • 40D Working out the development index  
  • 40E Working out growth index  
  • 40F Expiry—airport land provisions  

PART 6--EXEMPTIONS, REMISSIONS AND CERTAIN INTEREST PAYMENTS

  • 41 Exemption from rates  
  • 42 Remission of rates  
  • 43 Remission of interest  
  • 44 Interest on refund  

PART 7--DEFERRAL AND REBATES

Division 7.1--Interpretation for pt 7

  • 45 Definitions for pt 7  

Division 7.2--Deferral of rates

  • 46 Determination for deferral of rates on application  
  • 47 Determination for deferral of rates without application  
  • 48 Effect of deferral determination  
  • 49 Deferred amount not recoverable if determination in force  
  • 50 Amendment of deferral determination  
  • 51 Revocation of deferral determination—payment of debt and on  
  • 52 Additional grounds for revocation of deferral determination  
  • 53 Notice of proposed revocation on additional grounds  
  • 54 Revocation of deferral determination on grounds  
  • 55 Recovery of deferred amounts  
  • 56 Interest payable after revocation of deferral determination  
  • 57 Memorandum of discharge  
  • 58 Information about deferral determination  
  • 59 Notice of revocation  

Division 7.3--Rebate of rates

  • 60 Meaning of liability for rates for div 7.3  
  • 61 Application for rebate  
  • 62 No entitlement for past years  
  • 63 Rebate of rates—eligible person since 30 June 1997  
  • 64 Rebate of rates—capped  
  • 65 Rebates and deferred liability  
  • 66 Joint and several liability for rates  
  • 67 Change in circumstances  
  • 68 Adjustment of liability for rates  
  • 69 Break in entitlement  

PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 69A Imposition of levies  
  • 70 Objections  
  • 71 Objections relating to valuations—general  
  • 72 Objections relating to valuations—unit owners  
  • 73 Review by ACAT  
  • 74 Working out amounts with fractions for Act  
  • 76 Certificate of rates and other charges  
  • 77 Statement of amounts payable and payments made  
  • 78 Determination of fees  
  • 79 Regulation-making power  

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