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If the use of your rating unit has been detrimentally affected by erosion, subsidence, submersion or other natural calamity, and the Government funds that rates relief, we may be able to provide rates relief.

Conditions and criteria

Ratepayers who meet the criteria under this policy may qualify for a remission of up to 100% of their Rates for the period for which the rating unit is uninhabitable or the use is detrimentally affected. The remission will apply only to each single event and to the rating unit affected by such an event.

You must meet all four of these conditions:

• Where the Government has established a reimbursement scheme for rates remitted for such properties.
• Applications for this remission must be in writing describing the nature of the calamity and the steps being taken to return the rating unit to a usable state and providing an estimate of the time the rating unit is expected to be affected. Council may require other records, such as Insurance claims, as part of the remission approval process.
• All applications must be made within three months of the event.
• We can set additional criteria for each event, as criteria may change depending on the nature and severity of the event and available funding at the time.