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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

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

9: Non-rateable land liable for certain rates

You could also call this:

"Some land that's normally exempt from rates might still have to pay for services like water or rubbish collection."

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You have land that is not normally rateable, but it can still be charged certain rates. This happens if a targeted rate is set just for water supply, sewage disposal, or refuse collection. The land must be getting one of these services for the rate to apply.

You can find more information about what land is not normally rateable in section 8. If the service, like water supply, is provided to your land, then you may have to pay a targeted rate for it. This rule helps decide when land that is not normally rateable has to pay certain rates.

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

9Non-rateable land liable for certain rates

  1. Land to which section 8 applies is rateable for the purpose of setting a targeted rate if—

  2. the rate is set solely for water supply, sewage disposal, or refuse collection; and
    1. the service referred to in paragraph (a) is provided in relation to the land.

      Notes
      • Section 9(a): amended, on , by section 3 of the Local Government (Rating) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 66).