Fire and Emergency Services Levy Act 2017

A liable person for land may apply to the relevant local council at any time to have the person’s land declared to be vacant land.

An application—

must be in a form approved by the local council, and

must include a description of the land concerned, and

must include the reasons why the applicant considers the land to be vacant land, and

must nominate the date from which the applicant considers the land should be sub-classified as vacant land, and

must be accompanied by the fee (if any) charged by the local council for the application.

If the local council has reasonable grounds for believing that the land does not meet the requirements for sub-classification as vacant land, it may notify the applicant of any further information it requires in order to be satisfied that the land is within that sub-category.

The regulations may prescribe a maximum fee that may be charged by a local council for making an application under this section.