560Who is liable to pay rates?

#### 560 Who is liable to pay rates? 560 Who is liable to pay rates? > > (1) The owner for the time being of land on which a rate is levied is liable to pay the rate to the council, except as provided by this section. > > > (2) If land owned by the Crown is leased, the lessee is liable to pay the rate, except as provided by subsection (4). > > > (3) If there are two or more owners, or two or more lessees from the Crown, of the land, they are jointly and severally liable to pay the rate. > > > (4) The Crown is liable to pay the rate for land owned by the Crown which is subject to the [Housing Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-052) or the [Aboriginal Housing Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-047). > > **s 560:** Am 1998 No 47, Sch 2.4; 2018 No 68, Sch 2.21 \[3\].