149Exemption from local government rates etc.

149 Exemption from local government rates etc. (1) This section applies to land owned by a public sector entity within a designated port. (2) The land is exempt from local government rates. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to charges for works carried out or goods or services provided by a local government council in relation to the land. (4) However, if the land is leased or licensed to the port operator of the designated port: (a) subsection (2) does not apply in relation to local government rates in relation to the land for the period for which it is leased or licensed; and (b) any local government rates in relation to the land for that period: (i) are not payable by the public sector entity; and (ii) are payable instead by the port operator. leased includes subleased and concurrently leased and subleased. licenced includes sublicenced. Ports Management Act 2015 109 local government rates means any rates, charges or taxes under the Local Government Act 2019 or Northern Territory Rates Act 1971.