Rates Act 2004
67Change in circumstances
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67 Change in circumstances (1) This section applies to a person who has applied for a rebate if any of the following circumstances happens: (a) the person stops being an eligible person; (b) the person stops being the owner or a joint owner of the person’s principal place of residence; (c) for a tenant in common—there is a change in the extent of the person’s interest in the person’s principal place of residence; (d) the person changes his or her principal place of residence. (2) This section also applies to a special disability trust if— (a) the trust stops being the owner of the trust beneficiary’s principal place of residence; or (b) the trust beneficiary’s principal place of residence changes. (3) Within 30 days after the day the circumstance happens, the person must give written notice of it to the commissioner. (4) The person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (3). Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.