Local Government Act 1993
556What land is exempt from all rates, other than water supply special rates and sewerage special rates?
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556 What land is exempt from all rates, other than water supply special rates and sewerage special rates?
556 What land is exempt from all rates, other than water supply special rates and sewerage special rates?
(1) The following land is exempt from all rates, other than water supply special rates and sewerage special rates—
(a) land that is a public place,
(b) land used for a public reserve and vested in the Crown, a public body or trustees,
(c) land used for a common and vested in the Crown, a public body or trustees,
(d) land used for a public cemetery and vested in the Crown, a public body or trustees,
(e) land used solely for a free public library and vested in the Crown, a public body or trustees,
(f) land acquired under an environmental planning instrument for the public purpose specified in the instrument and not leased for private purposes,
(g) land that is held under a lease from the Crown for private purposes and is the subject of a mineral claim granted under Division 4 of Part 9 of the Mining Act 1992 and that the council has declared is not rateable,
(h) land that belongs to a public benevolent institution or public charity and is used or occupied by the institution or charity for the purposes of the institution or charity,
(i) land that belongs to a public hospital,
(j) land that is vested in the Minister for Health, the Health Administration Corporation or the New South Wales Health Foundation,
(k) land that is vested in a local health district constituted under the Health Services Act 1997,
(l) land that is vested in a university, or a university college, and is used or occupied by the university or college solely for its purposes,
(m) land that is vested in the Crown or Venues NSW and is described in Schedule 4A, Parts 1, 2 or 3 of the Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008 and is used or occupied for the purposes of or in accordance with that Act,