Land Rent Amendment Act 2012 (ACT)

Land Rent Amendment Act 2012

A2012-18

Contents

Page

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

4            Application of ActSection 5 (1)  2

5            New division 3.1  2

6            Section 9 heading  3

7           Section 9  3

8            Discount—decision on applicationSection 12 (1)  3

9            Section 12 (3) and note  3

10          Discount—hardshipSection 13  4

11          Discount—review of eligibilityNew section 14 (4A) and (4B)  4

12          New division 3.2  5

13          Section 33  5

14          New part 10  6

15          Dictionary, new definition of registered affordable housing provider         6

Land Rent Amendment Act 2012

A2012-18

An Act to amend the Land Rent Act 2008

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Land Rent Amendment Act 2012.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Land Rent Act 2008.

4. Application of Act
   Section 5 (1)

   after

   other than to

   insert

   the Territory or

5. New division 3.1

   before section 9, insert

Division 3.1               Lessees generally

8AApplication—div 3.1

This division does not apply to a lessee who is a registered affordable housing provider.

1. Section 9 heading

   substitute

2. Meaning of lessee—div 3.1

3. Section 9

   omit

   In this part:

   substitute

   In this division:

4. Discount—decision on application
   Section 12 (1)

   after

   section 10

   insert

   (Discount—application)

5. Section 12 (3) and note

   substitute

   (3)If the commissioner grants the discount, the discount applies from the date on which the application under section 10 (Discount—application) was received by the commissioner.

   Note 1For the amount of land rent payable with a discount, see s 8 (1) (a) and (2) (a).

   Note 2Section 30 (Land rent—discount for part of year) applies if the lessee is eligible for a discount for only part of a year.

6. Discount—hardship
   Section 13

   omit

7. Discount—review of eligibility
   New section 14 (4A) and (4B)

   insert

   (4A)The commissioner may grant an extension of time for a lessee to provide a declaration under subsection (4) if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is appropriate to grant the extension.

   (4B)If the lessee does not provide a declaration as required under subsection (4) before 30 September or, if an extension is granted under subsection (4A), the extended date—

   (a)the total income of the lessee, or all of the lessees, is taken to exceed the income threshold amount; and

   (b)the lessee becomes ineligible for the discount.

8. New division 3.2

   after section 16, insert

Division 3.2               Registered affordable housing providers

16AMeaning of registered affordable housing provider—pt 3

In this part:

registered affordable housing provider means a registered affordable housing provider under the Housing Assistance Act 2007.

16BDiscount—registered affordable housing providers

(1)The commissioner may determine that a registered affordable housing provider is entitled to pay discounted land rent for a land rent lease.

(2)A determination is a disallowable instrument.

NoteA disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

1. Section 33

   substitute

2. Objections

   A decision under section 12 (Discount—decision on application) is prescribed for the Taxation Administration Act, section 100 (Objection).

   NoteObjections relating to the commissioner’s determination of the unimproved value of a parcel of land are dealt with under the Rates Act 2004, s 71.

3. New part 10

   insert

Part 10Transitional—Land Rent Amendment Act 2012

1. Application for discount—hardship

   (1)This section applies if, immediately before the commencement day, the commissioner has received, but not yet decided, an application under section 13 (Discount—hardship).

   (2)The application is, on the commencement day, taken to be an application under section 10 (Discount—application).

   (3)In this section:

   commencement day means the day the Land Rent Amendment Act 2012 commences.

2. Expiry—pt 10

   This part expires 1 year after the day it commences.

   NoteTransitional provisions are kept in the Act for a limited time. A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).

3. Dictionary, new definition of registered affordable housing provider

   insert

   registered affordable housing provider, for part 3 (Land rent—discount)—see section 16A.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 29 March 2012.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 17 May 2012.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Land Rent Amendment Bill 2012, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 3 May 2012.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2012