(1) It is a term of a
long-stay agreement that the park operator must bear the cost of —
(a) if a
contribution is levied under the Strata Titles Act 1985 or the
Community Titles Act 2018 — the contribution; and
(b) all
rates, taxes or charges imposed in respect of the agreed premises and shared
premises under —
(i)
the Land Tax Act 2002 ; and
(ii)
the Local Government Act 1995 ; and
(iii)
the Water Services Act 2012 , except a charge for the
volume of water consumed.
(2) Despite subsection
(1), a term of a long-stay agreement or another written contract, agreement,
scheme, deed or other written arrangement between a long-stay tenant and the
park operator may provide that the long-stay tenant indirectly pays, as a
component of rent paid under the long-stay agreement, a prescribed charge as
defined in the Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992
section 3(1).
[Section 32N inserted: No. 28 of 2020 s. 30.]
[Heading inserted: No. 28 of 2020 s. 30.]