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Rates Rebate Act 1973

13: Form of verification

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"How to prove your rates rebate application is true"

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When you apply for a rates rebate, you might need to verify your application in writing. You must do this in a way that the Secretary for Local Government approves. The Secretary for Local Government decides what form and manner you should use to verify your application, as part of the Rates Rebate Act 1973, which was amended by the Rates Rebate (Statutory Declarations) Amendment Act 2020.

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13Form of verification

  1. An application that is required to be verified in writing for the purposes of this Act must be verified in a manner and form approved by the Secretary for Local Government.

Notes
  • Section 13: replaced, on , by section 9 of the Rates Rebate (Statutory Declarations) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 44).