Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Despite any other
written law but except as stated in subsection (2) —
(a) the
Authority; and
(b)
deeds or other instruments to which it is a party,
are liable to and
chargeable with duties, taxes or other imposts under any written law.
(2) Despite
subsection (1) but subject to subsection (3), the Authority is not
liable to pay any local government rate or charge.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply to the liability to pay any rate or charge
in respect of land held under a lease or tenancy agreement from the Authority.
(4) The Authority is
to pay to the Treasurer in respect of each financial year an amount equivalent
to the sum of all local government rates and charges that, but for
subsection (2) and the Local Government Act 1995
section 6.26(2)(a)(i), the Authority would have been liable to pay in
respect of that financial year.
(5)
Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to rates and charges in respect
of land referred to in subsection (3).
(6) An amount payable
under subsection (4) —
(a) is
to be determined in accordance with such principles as the Treasurer may
direct; and
(b) is
to be paid at such time or times as the Treasurer may direct.
(7) The first payment
under subsection (4) is to be in respect of the next full financial year
after the commencement of this Act.