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LAND ACT 1994 - SCHEDULE 1B

SCHEDULE 1B – Regulation about the payment and collection of rent and instalments

1 Matters that may be included

Matters that may be included in a regulation under section 448 (2) (g) , include, for leases, licences and permits (
"authorities" ), the following—

(a) the setting of periods for which rents are payable;
(b) the categorisation of authorities for rental purposes, including how categories may be changed, and including the review and appeal of decisions about categorisation;
(c) the calculation of rent payable for authorities, including for different categories of authorities;
(d) the setting of rent payable for particular authorities if calculation provisions under paragraph (c) are not to be applied, having regard to prescribed circumstances;
(e) provision for the Minister to apply an alternative way of calculating the rent payable for a category of authority so that a lower rental amount may be applied in prescribed circumstances;
(f) ending the requirement to pay rent for leases subject to conversion to freehold;
(g) making of rent adjustments for authorities having regard to prescribed events, including, for example, a change in the area of an authority or a change in the category because of a change of purpose;
(h) the fixing, in prescribed circumstances, of lesser rents than would otherwise be payable, whether by applying a discount or in some other way, including, for example, the setting by the Minister of concessional arrangements for authorities—
(i) requiring unusual development or investigative activity; or
(ii) held by charitable, sporting or recreational organisations; or
(iii) affected by a property build-up scheme or an indigenous cultural interest;
(i) when and where any rent or instalment must be paid, including requiring payments to be made before objections or appeals are finalised;
(j) the refunding of overpaid rent or instalments, and the extent to which interest is payable on overpaid amounts;
(k) deferral arrangements for the payment of rent or instalments because of hardship and when deferral arrangements cease to apply;
(l) the payment of penalty interest on unpaid rent or instalments;
(m) action that may be taken in relation to the non-payment of an amount of rent or instalments, or of any amount of interest payable because of the non-payment of rent or instalments, including—
(i) the giving of notice about an intention to take an action mentioned in subparagraph (ii) or (iv) ; or
(ii) action to recover the amount in a court; or
(iii) action under this Act for the forfeiture of a lease; or
(iv) the cancellation of a licence or permit; or
(v) reinstatement of a cancelled licence or permit on payment of an unpaid amount.



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