Definitions
4 Definitions
In this Act—
Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue.
exercise a function includes perform a duty.
financial year means a year commencing on 1 July.
function includes a power, authority or duty.
leviable district means a district established by the regulations as a leviable district.
leviable premises—see section 7.
levy means the parking space levy imposed by this Act on leviable premises.
owner, in relation to leviable premises, includes—
any person who jointly or severally, whether at law or in equity, is entitled to the premises for any estate of freehold in possession, and
any person who is entitled to receive, or is in receipt of, or if the premises were let to a tenant would be entitled to receive, the rents and profits of the premises, whether as beneficial owner, lessor, trustee, mortgagee in possession, or otherwise, and
any person to whom a lease or licence to occupy the premises has been granted, and
in the case of premises comprising a public road or public reserve (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993), the council of the local government area within which the public road or public reserve is situated, and
in the case of premises that are the subject of a strata scheme under the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015, the owners corporation for that scheme constituted under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, and
in the case of premises that are a community, precinct or neighbourhood scheme within the meaning of the Community Land Development Act 2021, the association for the scheme constituted under section 25 of that Act.
parking space means a space that is situated on premises in a leviable district, being a space—
that is used, or set aside, for the parking of motor vehicles, or
that is declared by the regulations to be a parking space for the purposes of this Act.
premises includes any land and any building.
Note.
The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.
The regulations may establish a leviable district by reference to local government areas (or parts of local government areas), boundaries, plans or otherwise.
Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
, declared by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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