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The objective is to provide for rates relief from certain targeted rates on Farmland and Non-residential properties where the ratepayer occupies and uses the adjoining land as one unit.

There are no consequential amendments to the Community Plan.

Conditions and criteria

Rating units that meet the criteria under this policy may qualify for a remission of any targeted rate set on the basis of a fixed dollar charge per rating unit or separately used or inhabited part. The ratepayer will remain liable for at least one set of each type of charge.

The granting of this Remission is subject to all of the following five conditions:

• All Rating Units must be occupied by the same ratepayer.
• All Rating Units must be used by the ratepayer as a single entity.
• All Rating Units must be contiguous or separated only by road, railway, drain, water race, river or stream.
• The number of Community Services Targeted rates is limited to the number of inhabited dwellings on each rating unit.
• The occupier is unable to negotiate a lease compliant with the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.

We will consider, on a case-by-case basis, all applications received that meet the criteria described in the paragraphs above.

Amount of remission

If your remission is approved, you will only be charged one set of targeted rates each rating year.

An approved remission will apply from no later than the beginning of the next rating year commencing 1 July from which the application is made until you no longer meet the five criteria above.