259Pre-conditions of sale

259 Pre-conditions of sale (1) Before the council sells land for non-payment of rates, it must give a notice to the principal ratepayer for the land at the address appearing in the assessment record: (a) stating the period for which rates have been in arrears; and (b) stating the total amount currently outstanding on the land; and (c) warning that if that amount is not paid in full within a stated period (at least 1 month) after the date of the notice, the council intends to sell the land for non-payment of rates. (2) A copy of the notice must be given to: (a) any other person with a registered interest in the land; and

Local Government Act 2019 147 (b) if the land is a pastoral lease or other lease granted by the Territory, or a mining tenement – the Minister administering the legislation under which the lease or mining tenement was granted. (3) If the whereabouts of a person to whom a notice (or copy) is not ascertained by the council after reasonable inquiries, the notice may be given by: (a) publishing it in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the Territory; and (b) leaving a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the land.