Liability of owner (other than Crown) to pay rates not paid by occupier
10 Liability of owner (other than Crown) to pay rates not paid by occupier
An owner (other than the Crown) of the land in respect of which any rate is levied by Local Land Services is liable for payment to Local Land Services of the whole or any part of the rate that is unpaid 12 months after the day on which it became due and payable by an occupier and any interest or any other charges payable in respect of the rate.
Local Land Services cannot recover any unpaid rate, interest or charges from an owner under subclause (1) unless it gives the owner 28 days’ notice of the amount of the rate that is unpaid and of any interest or charges payable in respect of the rate.
An owner who pays the whole or part of an unpaid rate or any interest or charges payable in respect of the rate may recover the amount paid from the occupier who was given the rate notice.
Nothing in subclause (2) affects any occupier’s liability for payment of a rate.
If there are 2 or more owners of land, they are jointly and severally liable to pay the unpaid rate. However, as between themselves they are liable only for that part of the rate that is proportionate to the owner’s interest in the land.
An owner who pays to Local Land Services more than the owner’s proportionate part of the unpaid rate may recover the excess by way of contribution from the other owner or owners.
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