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LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2003

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                    Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2003


LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL
              2003

                    EXPLANATORY NOTES

                                   FOR

  AMENDMENTS TO BE MOVED IN COMMITTEE
  BY THE HONOURABLE STEPHEN ROBERTSON
                  MP

Title of the Bill
  Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2003.


Objectives of the Amendments
  The proposed amendments are to Clauses 13, 20 and 21 in Part 5
(Amendment of the Valuation of Land Act 1944) of the Bill.
   These Clauses deal with the general proposition that State Land leases
will be valued as a whole for rating purposes (these lands are exempt from
land tax). However there are exceptions to this rule. One class of this is
already identified in the legislation involving Government Owned
Corporation lands.
   However, there is another class of State Leasehold land held by State
Government Departments and subleased to various persons. The sub
lessees in these situations are owners for both valuation and rating so it is
necessary to ensure the continued supply of separate valuations for these
parcels by my Department. An example of the above situation is the
Mooloolaba Boat Harbour lands which are held as a perpetual lease by the
Department of Transport and subleased to the various lessees.


Consultation
  The Department of Transport supports the proposed amendments.
 
 
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                NOTES ON THE PROVISIONS

   Amendment 1 amends Clause 13 to ensure the sub leases from a State
lease held by a State Government Department or person representing the
State may be a subdivision for valuation purposes in terms of section 8.
   Amendment 2 amends Clause 20 to ensure that the land in a State lease
held by a State Government Department or person representing the State
may be a subdivision for valuation purposes, if parcels are declared in
accordance with section 34(2). That is, if buildings are erected on the
leased land and such parcels are capable of separate occupation and such
parcels may lawfully be held, separate parcels can be declared.
   Amendment 3 amends Clause 21 to ensure the sub leases from a State
lease held by a State Government Department or person representing the
State may be a subdivision for valuation purposes in accordance with
section 35(1)(a). That is a Department or a State representative owns the
land and is letting it to different persons, the land in the sub lease parcels
may be separately valued.




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