Rates Remission Policy
This policy remits rates under fourteen specific objectives and criteria:
- Rates Relief for Economic Development
- Incentives to address earthquake-prone buildings
- Rates Remission for Community, Sporting and other Not-for-Profit Organisations
- Rates Remission for Contiguous Rating Units Owned or Leased by a Single Ratepayer
- Rates Remission for Multiple Toilet Pans
- Rates Remission of Penalties
- Rates Remission on Water Rates
- Rates Remission on Land Affected by Natural Calamity
- Rates Remission on Land Protected for Natural Conservation Purposes
- Financial hardship or disproportionate rates compared to the value of the property.
- Incentivising Residential Development
- Rates Remission on Subdivisions for Residential Purposes
- Land subject to rezoning
- Any other matters
This policy is in addition to the statutory provisions for fully non-rateable land provided in Schedule 1 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.
