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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (27 February) . . Page.. 635 ..

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 382

Land Rates - Exemptions

MR MOORE - Asked the Treasurer upon notice on 19 February 1997:

Further to your response to Question on Notice No. 281, regarding exemptions from payment of rates for religious institutions -

(1) Can you explain the apparent contradiction between the situation that "all religious institutions that have a lease of land in the ACT are exempt" (your answer to Question No. 281) and the rates concession which is limited to "...buildings used exclusively for public worship..."(s.6(1)(c) of the Rates and Land Tax Act 1926).

(2) Are any leases held by religious institutions for the sites of administrative, aged care, commercial etc. (ie. not "exclusively for public worship") being exempted from rates.

(3) Are any leases held by religious institutions for mixed purposes being exempted from rates through the presence on the lease site of a place of worship.

(4) Can you list all the sites in the ACT which are exempt from rates under

(a) s.6(1)(b) of the Rates and Land Tax Act 1926 (other than on the ground that the site is a cemetery).

(b) s.6(1)(c) of the Rates and Land Tax Act 1926 (other than on the ground that the site is used as a free public library); or

(c) s.6(1)(d) of the Rates and Land Tax Act 1926 (where the school is not a public school).

(5) Can you provide an estimate of the rates which would be payable, but for the exemptions, for each site identified under the last item.

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