Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992

In this section —

Where an eligible person who occupies a site on land in a caravan park —

has entered into a prescribed charge arrangement described in subsection (3) in relation to the land or is taken to have entered into such an arrangement under subsection (4); and

is and remains liable to pay the prescribed charge as an amount payable under the prescribed charge arrangement,

An eligible person enters into a prescribed charge arrangement for the purposes of this section if the person enters into a written contract, agreement, scheme, deed or other written arrangement with the lessor of land in a caravan park to pay, either directly or indirectly, a prescribed charge on the land occupied by the person as an owner‑occupier.

An eligible person is taken to have entered into a prescribed charge arrangement for the purposes of this section if the eligible person —

was the spouse or de facto partner of a deceased eligible person who had entered into a prescribed charge arrangement; and

was residing with the deceased eligible person at the time of his or her death.

An eligible person occupies a site as an owner‑occupier for the purposes of this section if —

the eligible person —

is the owner of a caravan or park home situated on the site in a caravan park; and

has, under the terms of a written residential tenancy agreement and from the date on which an entitlement of that person is registered, an exclusive right to occupy that site for a term of 5 years or longer, or such other term as may be prescribed in place of that term;

the eligible person —

is the spouse or de facto partner of an eligible person referred to in paragraph (a), or was the spouse or de facto partner of a deceased person who was an eligible person referred to in paragraph (a) at the time of his or her death; and

resides with that person, or was residing with that deceased person at the time of his or her death.