Valuation of Land Amendment Act 2015

 

Valuation of Land Amendment Act 2015

Contents

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

3.Act amended2

4.Section 4 amended2

 

Valuation of Land Amendment Act 2015

No. 14 of 2015

An Act to amend the Valuation of Land Act 1978.

[Assented to 15 May 2015]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

1.Short title

This is the Valuation of Land Amendment Act 2015.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)sections 1 and 2 come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day);

(b)the rest of the Act —

(i)comes into operation on 30 June 2015 if assent day is not later than that day; or

(ii)is deemed to have come into operation on 30 June 2015 if assent day is later than that day.

3.Act amended

This Act amends the Valuation of Land Act 1978.

4.Section 4 amended

(1)In section 4(1) in the definition of unimproved value:

(a)in paragraph (b)(ii)(I) delete “rent that would be payable” and insert:

 

annual rent that would be used to calculate unimproved value under item (II) or (III)

 

(b)delete paragraph (b)(ii)(II), (III) and (IV) and insert:

 

(II)an exploration licence is held under the Mining Act 1978 —

(A)2.5 times the annual rent payable for the licence under that Act if it is the first year of the term of the licence; or

(B)2.5 times the annual rent that would be payable for the licence under that Act if it were the first year of the term of the licence;

or

(III)any other licence or a lease is held under the Mining Act 1978 — 5 times the annual rent payable for the licence or lease under that Act; or

(IV)a licence or lease is held under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 — 2.5 times the annual fee payable for the licence or lease under that Act; or

(VA)a permit or drilling reservation is held under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 — the annual fee payable for the permit or drilling reservation under that Act; or

 

(2)In section 4(1) in the definition of unimproved value after paragraph (b)(ii)(I) insert:

 

or

 

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