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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - What is rateable?

8: Non-rateable land

You could also call this:

"Land that doesn't need to pay full rates"

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You need to know what land is non-rateable. The land described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is non-rateable. This means you do not have to pay rates on this land.

Some land is partially non-rateable. For the land described in Part 2 of Schedule 1, you only have to pay half of the rates you would normally pay.

These rules are affected by section 9, which has more information about non-rateable land.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: What is rateable?

8Non-rateable land

  1. The land described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is non-rateable.

  2. Rates assessed for the land described in Part 2 of Schedule 1 must not exceed 50% of the rates that would otherwise have been assessed if the land were not described in that schedule.

  3. Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to section 9.