30Non-specific outgoings contribution limited by ratio of lettable area

#### 30 Non-specific outgoings contribution limited by ratio of lettable area 30 Non-specific outgoings contribution limited by ratio of lettable area > > (1) A lessee under a retail shop lease in a retail shopping centre is not liable to contribute towards a non-specific outgoing of the lessor (that is, an outgoing not specifically referable to any particular shop in the retail shopping centre) unless the shop is one of the shops to which the outgoing is referable, and is not liable to contribute an amount in excess of an amount calculated by multiplying the total amount of that outgoing by the ratio of the lettable area of the shop to the total of the lettable areas of all the retail shops to which the outgoing is referable. > > > (2) An outgoing is referable to a retail shop if the shop is one of the shops that enjoys or shares the benefit resulting from the outgoing. > > > (3) An outgoing on account of GST payable by the lessor in respect of rent payable under a lease is not a non-specific outgoing of the lessor for the purposes of this section. > > Note. > > This section prevents a lessee being required to make up for any shortfall in outgoings recouped by the lessor that is attributable to vacant shops or concessions allowed to other lessees. > > **s 30:** Am 2002 No 106, Sch 1 \[3\].