Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

RATES AND LAND RENT (RELIEF) (NO. 14 OF 1997) - SECT 5

5. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) “shall,” and substituting “shall make a determination under this section”;

    (b)     by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “or” (last occurring);

        (c)     by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraphs:

    “(c)     that the owners are a pensioner and his or her spouse or domestic partner, where the spouse or partner is not a pensioner;

        (d)     in the case of an application made by a joint owner—that no other owner of the land can reasonably contribute to the payment of land rates for that parcel; or

        (e)     that—

              (i)     the owner is an eligible person to whom section 21BAAB applies; and

              (ii)     payment of the total rates due or to become due would be likely to cause substantial hardship to the owner.”; and

    (d)     by omitting from subsection (1) “make a determination under this section”.