sec.120Criteria for granting concession

### sec.120 Criteria for granting concession The local government may grant the concession only if it is satisfied— the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or the land is owned by— an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or the concession is appropriate having regard to the cost of living in the locality where the land is situated; or the payment of the rates or charges will cause hardship to the land owner; or the concession will encourage the economic development of all or part of the local government area; or the concession will encourage land that is of cultural, environmental, historic, heritage or scientific significance to the local government area to be preserved, restored or maintained; or the land is used exclusively for the purpose of a single dwelling house or farming and could be used for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial or industrial purpose; or the land is subject to a GHG tenure, mining tenement or petroleum tenure; or the land is part of a parcel of land (a parcel ) that has been subdivided and— the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and the land is not developed land. In this section— GHG tenure see the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 , section 18 (2) . mining tenement see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , schedule 2 . petroleum tenure means— a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 18 (3) ; or an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 . s 120 amd 2025 SL No. 161 s 16 (sec.120-ssec.1) The local government may grant the concession only if it is satisfied— the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or the land is owned by— an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or the concession is appropriate having regard to the cost of living in the locality where the land is situated; or the payment of the rates or charges will cause hardship to the land owner; or the concession will encourage the economic development of all or part of the local government area; or the concession will encourage land that is of cultural, environmental, historic, heritage or scientific significance to the local government area to be preserved, restored or maintained; or the land is used exclusively for the purpose of a single dwelling house or farming and could be used for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial or industrial purpose; or the land is subject to a GHG tenure, mining tenement or petroleum tenure; or the land is part of a parcel of land (a parcel ) that has been subdivided and— the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and the land is not developed land. (sec.120-ssec.2) In this section— GHG tenure see the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 , section 18 (2) . mining tenement see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , schedule 2 . petroleum tenure means— a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 18 (3) ; or an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 . - (a) the land is owned or occupied by a pensioner; or - (b) the land is owned by— (i) an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or (ii) an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or - (i) an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or - (ii) an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or - (c) the concession is appropriate having regard to the cost of living in the locality where the land is situated; or - (d) the payment of the rates or charges will cause hardship to the land owner; or - (e) the concession will encourage the economic development of all or part of the local government area; or - (f) the concession will encourage land that is of cultural, environmental, historic, heritage or scientific significance to the local government area to be preserved, restored or maintained; or - (g) the land is used exclusively for the purpose of a single dwelling house or farming and could be used for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial or industrial purpose; or - (h) the land is subject to a GHG tenure, mining tenement or petroleum tenure; or - (i) the land is part of a parcel of land (a parcel ) that has been subdivided and— (i) the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and (ii) the land is not developed land. - (i) the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and - (ii) the land is not developed land. - (i) an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; or - (ii) an entity that provides assistance or encouragement for arts or cultural development; or - (i) the person who subdivided the parcel is the owner of the land; and - (ii) the land is not developed land. - (a) a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 18 (3) ; or - (b) an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 .