Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY RATES ACT 1971 - NOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY RATES ACT 1971

As in force at 27 November 2023

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 27 November 2023

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NORTHERN TERRITORY RATES ACT 1971

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1     KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Darwin Rates Ordinance 1971 (Act No. 21, 1971)
Assent date	19 May 1971
Commenced	1 July 1971 (Gaz No. 26, 30 June 1971)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973)
Assent date	11 December 1973
Commenced	11 December 1973 (s 12(2))
Amending Legislation
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 34, 1974)
Assent date		26 August 1974
Commenced		11 December 1973 (s 3(2))
Ordinances Revision Ordinance (No. 2) 1974 (Act No. 69, 1974)
Assent date		24 October 1974
Commenced		11 December 1973 (s 3)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 27, 1976)
Assent date		28 June 1976
Commenced		ss 1, 2 and 6: 28 June 1976 (s 6(2)); ss 3 and 4: 11 December 1973; s 5: 24 October 1974
Transfer of Powers (Further Provisions) Ordinance 1977 (Act No. 51, 1977)
Assent date	9 December 1977
Commenced	1 January 1978 (s 2)
Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)
Assent date	1 July 1978
Commenced	1 July 1978 (s 8)
Statute Law Revision Act 1978 (Act No. 95, 1978)
Assent date	5 September 1978
Commenced	5 September 1978
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1979 (Act No. 128, 1979)
Assent date	15 October 1979
Commenced	15 October 1979
Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)
Assent date	28 November 1983
Commenced	1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47, 1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8, 26 February 1986, p 5)
Darwin Rates Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 37, 1991)
Assent date	26 September 1991
Commenced	26 September 1991 (s 2)
Pastoral Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 (Act No. 39, 1992)
Assent date	25 June 1992
Commenced	26 June 1992 (s 2, s 2 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (Act No. 17, 1992) and Gaz S33, 26 June 1992)
Real Property (Statutory Charges Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 77, 1993)
Assent date	23 November 1993
Commenced	1 October 1994 (s 2, s 2 Real Property Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 76, 1993) and Gaz G37, 14 September 1994, p 2)
Land Title (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 45, 2000)
Assent date	12 September 2000
Commenced	1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 2, 2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009)
Assent date	1 September 2009
Commenced	16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3)
Penalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013)
Assent date	12 July 2013
Commenced	28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2)
Darwin Rates Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 47, 2014)
Assent date	8 December 2014
Commenced	11 February 2015 (Gaz G6, 11 February 2015, p 7)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date	6 April 2016
Commenced	1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date	13 December 2019
Commenced	pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27, 30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date		19 November 2020
Commenced		20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date		25 May 2021
Commenced		26 May 2021 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023 (Act No. 24, 2023)
Assent date	21 September 2023
Commenced	27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 2)

3     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973) (as amended) to: ss. 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 26, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 55 and 58.

4     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 12, 13, 14, 24 and 47.

5     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
s 1     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 47, 2014, s 4
s 2     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
s 3     rep No. 128, 1979, s 37
s 4     amd No. 37, 1991, s 3; No. 45, 2000, s 11
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 5
    amd No. 39, 2019, s 370
s 4A     ins No. 47, 2014, s 5
pt II
div 1 hdg     sub No. 47, 2014, s 6
s 5 –     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 7
pt II
div 1A hdg     ins No. 47, 2014, s 7
ss 6 – 7     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 7
s 8     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
ss 9 – 11     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
pt II
div 2 hdg     sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
s 12     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
s 13     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
s 14     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 3; No. 25, 2009, s 10
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
s 15     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 8
pt II
div 3 hdg     amd No. 24, 2023, s 95
s 16     amd No. 47, 2014, s 9; No. 24, 2023, s 96
s 17     amd No. 47, 2014, s 10 No. 24, 2023, s 97
s 18     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 47, 2014, s 11
    sub No. 24, 2023, s 98
s 19     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 24, 2023, s 98
s 20     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 8, 2016, s 45
    sub No. 24, 2023, s 98
s 21     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 24, 2023, s 98
s 22     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    rep No. 24, 2023, s 98
s 23     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4
pt III
div 1 hdg     sub No. 47, 2014, s 12
s 24     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 25     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 26     rep No. 47, 2014, s 13
pt III
div 1A hdg     ins No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 27     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 28     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 13
ss 29 – 30     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 31     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 39, 1992, s 3
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 32     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 33 – 34     rep No. 47, 2014, s 13
s 35     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4
s 36     amd No. 47, 2014, s 14
s 37     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 15
pt III
div 2 hdg     ins No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 38     sub No. 47, 2014, s 15
pt III
div 2 hdg     rep No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 39     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 40     sub No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 41     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 42     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 15
s 43     sub No. 37, 1991, s 5
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 15
pt III
div 3 hdg     sub No. 47, 2014, s 16
s 43     ins No. 47, 2014, s 16
s 44     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 16
s 45     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 16
s 46     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 16
s 47     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 77, 1993, s 4
    amd No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 48     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 17
s 49     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 17
s 50     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 17
s 51     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 68, 1983, s 45; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 16; No. 47, 2014, s 18
s 52     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 16
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 19
s 53     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
s 54     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
s 55     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 20
ss 56 – 57     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    rep No. 47, 2014, s 20
s 59     amd No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 21
s 60     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
s 61     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6
    sub No. 47, 2014, s 22
s 62     amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 47, 2014, s 23
s 63     amd No. 95, 1978, s 14; No. 37, 1991, s 6; No. 47, 2014, s 24
pt VI hdg     ins No. 24, 2023, s 99
ss 64 – 66     ins No. 24, 2023, s 99