2016
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Safer Families Levy Bill 2016

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Rates Act 2004

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Safer Families Levy Act 2016.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Rates Act 2004.
4	Schedule 1, new section 1.3
insert
1.3	Safer families levy
	(1)	Safer families levy is imposed for a parcel of rateable land that is residential or rural land.
	(2)	In this section:
safer families levy means the safer families levy determined under the Taxation Administration Act, section 139.
5	Schedule 1, new section 2.1B
insert
2.1B	Application of further provisions—safer families levy
	(1)	This section applies to the following provisions (the applied provisions):
	(a)	section 18 (How may rates be paid?);
	(b)	section 19 (Payment of rates by instalments);
	(c)	part 7 (Deferral and rebates) other than section 63 (Rebates of rates—eligible person since 30 June 1997) and section 64 (Rebate of rates—capped);
	(d)	any other provision prescribed by regulation.
	(2)	The applied provisions have effect as if—
	(a)	a reference to rates included a reference to the safer families levy imposed under section 1.3; and
	(b)	any other necessary changes were made; and
	(c)	any changes prescribed by regulation were made.
	(3)	Sections 18 and 19, as applied by this section, are subject to part 5 (Unit subdivisions).
6	Rebate of levy
Schedule 1, section 3.2 (5), definition of levy
substitute
levy, for a parcel for a year, means levy imposed under this schedule for the parcel for the year (other than the safer families levy imposed under section 1.3), and includes any levy deferred under a deferral determination.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2016.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2016.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2016