📘 Local Government Amendment (Rating of Certain Mining Licences) Act 2026
This Act amends the Local Government Act 1995 to clarify and adjust the rating of certain mining licences, specifically miscellaneous licences and small prospecting licences. It extinguishes past rates and liabilities for these licences and validates previous rating actions where such land was considered non-rateable.
Impact
Local governments will need to refund rates collected on specific mining licences for past financial years and adjust their rate records. Holders of miscellaneous licences and small prospecting licences will no longer be liable for rates on Crown land subject to these licences, and past liabilities are extinguished. This provides clarity on what constitutes rateable land in the context of mining tenements.
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