Land Tax Act 2010
sec.55Port authority land
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sec.55 Port authority land
This section applies to land— that is owned by a port authority, or a wholly owned subsidiary of a port authority, and used by it as a commercial airport, including airport land within the meaning of the Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008 ; and to the extent the land is— used for a runway, taxiway, apron, road, vacant land, buffer zone or grass verge; or identified in a land use plan approved under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , section 286 , or the Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008 , chapter 3 , part 1 , as land designated for a purpose mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or occupied by the Commonwealth, the State, an exempt Commonwealth authority or an exempt State authority, other than a port authority. The land is exempt land. This section stops applying to land mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) or (ii) when either of the following events first happens— a development permit under the Planning Act 2016 comes into force for the land for a use that is not mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) ; development within the meaning of the Planning Act 2016 , other than reconfiguring a lot, starts for a use that is not mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) . In this section— exempt Commonwealth authority means an authority established under a Commonwealth law and exempted, under that or another Commonwealth law or a law of the State, from paying land tax. exempt State authority means an authority established under a law of the State and exempted, under that or another law of the State or a law of the Commonwealth, from paying land tax. port authority see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , schedule 6 . s 55 amd 2016 No. 27 s 290 (sec.55-ssec.1) This section applies to land— that is owned by a port authority, or a wholly owned subsidiary of a port authority, and used by it as a commercial airport, including airport land within the meaning of the Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008 ; and to the extent the land is— used for a runway, taxiway, apron, road, vacant land, buffer zone or grass verge; or identified in a land use plan approved under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , section 286 , or the Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008 , chapter 3 , part 1 , as land designated for a purpose mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or occupied by the Commonwealth, the State, an exempt Commonwealth authority or an exempt State authority, other than a port authority. (sec.55-ssec.2) The land is exempt land. (sec.55-ssec.3) This section stops applying to land mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) or (ii) when either of the following events first happens— a development permit under the Planning Act 2016 comes into force for the land for a use that is not mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) ; development within the meaning of the Planning Act 2016 , other than reconfiguring a lot, starts for a use that is not mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) . (sec.55-ssec.4) In this section— exempt Commonwealth authority means an authority established under a Commonwealth law and exempted, under that or another Commonwealth law or a law of the State, from paying land tax. exempt State authority means an authority established under a law of the State and exempted, under that or another law of the State or a law of the Commonwealth, from paying land tax. port authority see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , schedule 6 .