Local Land Services Regulation 2026
44Timing and content of annual returns
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44 Timing and content of annual returns
44 Timing and content of annual returns
(1) An annual return must be lodged with Local Land Services before 1 September each year.
(2) The annual return must be signed by, or on behalf of, the person lodging the return.
(3) The annual return must include the following—
(a) the name and contact details, including the postal address, of the person lodging the return,
(b) the address of the holding, if different from the person’s postal address,
(c) a description of the holding, including the following—
(i) the portion number or the lot and deposited plan number,
(ii) the parish and county in which the holding is located,
(iii) the area of the holding,
(iv) the area of the holding planted with grapevines or sugar cane on the relevant date,
(v) details of a part of the holding that is a conservation area within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974,
(d) the property identification code for the holding,
(e) the number of each kind of stock, other than pigs, that—
(i) are kept on the holding, and
(ii) are, on the relevant date, at least 6 months of age,
(f) the number of pigs kept on the holding on the relevant date,
(g) if intensive livestock production is carried out on the holding—
(i) the area of the holding used for intensive livestock production, and
(ii) the stock capacity of that area, and
(iii) the number of stock kept for intensive livestock production on the holding,
(h) if the return is lodged by a person referred to in section 43(1)(a)—the holding reference number shown on the last rate notice for the land.