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Local Government Act 1993
531BAggregation of certain parcels subject to a charge
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#### 531B Aggregation of certain parcels subject to a charge
531B Aggregation of certain parcels subject to a charge
> > (1) If the council is of the opinion that the levying of a charge—
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> > > (a) would apply unfairly, and
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> > > (b) could cause hardship to a person who is liable to the charge in respect of two or more separate parcels of land,
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> > it may treat the parcels as being a single parcel and levy the charge accordingly.
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> > (2) Separate parcels may be treated as being a single parcel under this section only if each separate parcel is subject to the same category or sub-category declared by the council under Part 3.
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> > (3) A council must not treat separate parcels as being a single parcel under this section—
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> > > (a) if each parcel is a parcel on which a dwelling is erected or a parcel that comprises (or substantially comprises) a dwelling in a residential flat building, or
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> > > (b) if the parcels are a combination of parcels referred to in paragraph (a).
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> **ch 15, pt 3A (ss 531A, 531B):** Ins 1996 No 69, Sch 2 \[5\].