Rate Exemptions
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Section 43 of Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 exempts Local Aboriginal Land Councils from the payment of rates and charges to Local Government Authorities and water supply authorities on certain types of lands.
The types of lands which may be exempt from rates include:
- land listed in Schedule 1 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2002 [Link to be attached];
- land that is not being used for a commercial or residential purpose (vacant land); and
- land not being used for a residential purpose and declared by the LALC to be of cultural or spiritual significance.
If land is either listed in Schedule 1 or is vacant land, it is automatically exempt from rate exemptions.
To obtain a rates exemption for land not being used for a residential purpose but is declared by the Local Aboriginal Land Council to be of cultural or spiritual significance (this could include land being used for a commercial purpose such as a cultural centre or museum), the Minister must approve the resolution and list the land in Schedule 1 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation.
Further information is available by contacting:
NSW Aboriginal Land Council on (02) 9689 4444
Local Government and Shires Association on (02) 9242 4000
Department of Local Government on (02) 9793 0793
