20Councils to pay only fixed charge in respect of specified leviable land

20 Councils to pay only fixed charge in respect of specified leviable land

(1) This section applies to leviable land that—

(a) is vested in, occupied by or under the care, control and management of a Council; and

(b) is not used for commercial or business purposes; and

(c) is taken to have a public benefit land use classification in accordance with section 15 and is allocated any of the following AVPCC—

(i) 750−752;

(ii) 821;

(iii) 824;

(iv) 829;

(v) 832;

(vi) 835−837;

(vii) 842;

(viii) 844−845;

(ix) 900−973;

S. 20(1)(c)(ixa) inserted by No. 41/2013 s. 33.

(ixa) 980–988;

(x) 990−991.

An AVPCC that has a decimal place is to be treated as a whole number rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(2) A Council is liable to pay only the relevant fixed charge specified in section 11(2) in respect of leviable land to which this section applies.

(3) For the avoidance of doubt, a Council is not liable to pay the levy amount calculated in accordance with section 17 in respect of leviable land to which this section applies.

(4) In this section, land used for commercial or business purposes includes land used*—*

(a) by golf clubs; or

(b) for race-courses.

Pt 2 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 20A−20D) inserted by No. 16/2025 s. 15.