Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (Rates and Charges) Amendment Regulation 1998 (1998-72) [GG No 25 of 13.2.1998, p 663] (NSW)

1998 No 72

New South Wales

Local Government (Rates and

Charges) Amendment Regulation

1998

under the

Local Government Act 1993

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has

made the following Regulation under the Local Government Act 1993.

ERNIE PAGE, M.P.,
Minister for Local Government

Explanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are: 

(a) 

to exempt the Homebush Bay area leased by the Royal Agricultural

Society from all local government rates, except water supply special

rates and sewerage special rates, and

(b) to ensure that land that is exempted from local government rates does not become rateable because it is used to provide Olympic accommodation.

This Regulation is made under the Local Government Act 1993, including section 556 (r) and Schedule 6, clause 20.

Published in Gazette No 25 of 13 February 1998, page 663 Page 1

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Clause 1	Local Government (Rates and Charges) Amendment Regulation 1998
Schedule 1	Amendment

Local Government (Rates and Charges)

Amendment Regulation 1998

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Local Government (Rates and Charges)
Amendment Regulation 1998.

2 Amendment of Local Government (Rates and Charges) Regulation 1993

The Local Government (Rates and Charges) Regulation I993 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clause 5A and 5B

Insert after clause 5:

5A Homebush Bay area exempt from rates

All land leased by the Royal Agricultural Society in the Homebush Bay area (as defined in the Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act 1995) is exempt from all rates, except water supply special rates and sewerage special rates.

5B Exemptions not affected by Olympic accommodation

An exemption of land from rates under section 555 or 556 of the Act is not affected by any arrangement for the provision of accommodation on the land between 1 July and 31 December 2000 for the Olympic or Paralympic Games.