17 November 2016 Have your say on the Rates
Rebate (Retirement Village Residents) Amendment
Bill
Public submissions are now open on the Rates
Rebate (Retirement Village Residents) Amendment Bill, which
is being considered by the Local Government and Environment
Committee.
The bill aims to ensure that people who pay
rates and live in retirement villages with occupation rights
agreements are able to apply for a rates rebate. To do this,
it proposes to amend the definition of “ratepayer” in
the Rates Rebate Act 1973.
The Chairperson of the Local
Government and Environment Committee, Scott Simpson, says
“I am looking forward to working on this bill with the
committee, and give the member in charge absolute assurance
that we will make it a good piece of
legislation”.
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