Clarification of rating rules for miscellaneous and small prospecting licences on crown land, ensuring consistent application and preventing double rating.
Mining licence rating rules clarified to prevent double taxation and ensure sector certainty.
Amendments ensure miscellaneous mining licences on crown land are exempt from rates.
“The bill seeks to restore the longstanding understanding and practice that miscellaneous licences and small prospecting licences on crown land, regardless of occupation, are not rateable.”
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