City of Brisbane Regulation 2012
sec.112Criteria for granting concession
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sec.112 Criteria for granting concession
The council may grant the concession only if it is satisfied— the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or the land is owned by— an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or the payment of the rates or charges will cause hardship to the land owner; or the concession will encourage the economic development of Brisbane or a part of Brisbane; or the concession will encourage land that is of cultural, environmental, historic, heritage or scientific significance to Brisbane to be preserved, restored or maintained; or the land is used exclusively for the purpose of a single dwelling house or farming and could be used for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial or industrial purpose; or the land is subject to a GHG tenure, mining tenement or petroleum tenure; or the land is part of a parcel of land (a parcel ) that has been subdivided and— the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and the land is not developed land. In this section— GHG tenure see the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 , section 18 (2) . mining tenement see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , schedule 2 . petroleum tenure means— a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 18 (3) ; or an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 . (sec.112-ssec.1) The council may grant the concession only if it is satisfied— the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or the land is owned by— an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or the payment of the rates or charges will cause hardship to the land owner; or the concession will encourage the economic development of Brisbane or a part of Brisbane; or the concession will encourage land that is of cultural, environmental, historic, heritage or scientific significance to Brisbane to be preserved, restored or maintained; or the land is used exclusively for the purpose of a single dwelling house or farming and could be used for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial or industrial purpose; or the land is subject to a GHG tenure, mining tenement or petroleum tenure; or the land is part of a parcel of land (a parcel ) that has been subdivided and— the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and the land is not developed land. (sec.112-ssec.2) In this section— GHG tenure see the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 , section 18 (2) . mining tenement see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , schedule 2 . petroleum tenure means— a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 18 (3) ; or an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 .
- (a) the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or