Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Determination 2016
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5 Categories of land
(1) This section defines categories of land for the purposes of this instrument. (2) Land is residential land if: (a) the land is used wholly or primarily for the purpose of providing a residence for one or more of the following: (i) the owner or occupier of the land; (ii) the family of the owner or occupier of the land; (iii) the employees of the owner or occupier of the land; and (b) the land is not used, in whole or in part, for the purpose of providing holiday accommodation. (2A) Land is commercial/residential land if: (a) the land is used, but not wholly or primarily, for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (2)(a); and (b) the land is used for one or more of the following purposes: (i) a shop; (ii) a workshop; (iii) an office; (iv) a bakery; (v) a surgery; (vi) any other business purpose. (3) Land is commercial land if: (a) the land is used for one or more of the following purposes: (i) conducting a business; (ii) the practice of a profession; (iii) holiday accommodation; (iv) any other commercial purpose; and (b) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section. (4) Land is industrial land if: (a) the land is used for manufacturing or processing; and (b) the manufacturing or processing cannot be conducted without the use of water; and (c) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section. (5) Land is vacant land if: (a) there is no building on the land; and (b) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section. (6) Land is government land if: (a) the land is used by the Commonwealth Government or the government of a State for business, professional, commercial, or office purposes, or as a power station; and (b) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section. (7) Land is institutional/public land if: (a) the land is used for a club, institutional or public purpose that has been approved by the Administrator by notice in writing given to the owner or occupier of the land; and (b) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section. (8) Land is charitable purposes land if the land is used for one of the following purposes: (a) providing relief or assistance to persons who are sick, aged, disadvantaged, unemployed or young; (b) the conduct of activities: (i) by a private organisation that is not operated for the purpose of profit or gain to individual members, shareholders or owners; and (ii) for the benefit of the public or in the interests of social welfare. (9) Land is local government land if: (a) the land is used by a local government for business or office purposes; and (b) the land is not used for any other purpose mentioned in this section.