Various eligible pensioner rebates capped (s. 40(9)(b))
4 Various eligible pensioner rebates capped (s. 40(9)(b))
The limit on the amount of rebate that an eligible pensioner is to be allowed for a type of prescribed charge referred to in section 40(9)(b) of the Act is the amount set in the following Table for a charge of that type for the rating year during which the service to which the charge relates was provided.
Table
Service to which charge relates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rating year | Water supply | Sewerage | Drainage | Local Government rates |
1/7/16 ‑ | $108.86 | $436.15 | $54.99 | $750.00 |
1/7/17 ‑ | $108.86 | $436.15 | $54.99 | $750.00 |
For a rating year beginning on or after 1 July 2018, the limit, for that rating year, on the amount of rebate that an eligible pensioner is to be allowed for a type of prescribed charge referred to in section 40(9)(b) of the Act is as follows —
a charge for the provision of —
water supply — $108.86;
sewerage — $436.15;
drainage — $54.99;
a charge, by way of rates, made under the Local Government Act 1995 — $750.00.
A limit is not placed on the amount of rebate that a pensioner is to be allowed on the following prescribed charges —
a charge, by way of a rate, made under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945; or
a charge by way of the emergency services levy; or
a charge, by way of a service charge, made under the Local Government Act 1995 section 6.38 in relation to the provision of underground electricity.
[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 14 Jun 2016 p. 1840‑1; amended: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3450; 12 Jun 2018 p. 1900.]
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