24—Amendment of section 166—Discretionary rebates of rates
(1) Section
166(1)—after paragraph (l) insert:
(m)
where the rebate is considered by the council to be appropriate to provide
relief in order to avoid what would otherwise constitute—
(i)
a liability to pay a rate or charge that is inconsistent
with the liabilities that were anticipated by the council in its annual
business plan; or
(ii)
a liability that is unfair or unreasonable;
(n)
where the rebate is to give effect to a review of a decision of the council
under Chapter 13 Part 2;
(o)
where the rebate is contemplated under another provision of this Act.
(2) Section
166—after subsection (3a) insert:
(3b) A council should
give reasonable consideration to the granting of rebates under this section
and should not adopt a policy that excludes the consideration of applications
for rebates on their merits.