Australian Capital Territory
Rates (City Centre Marketing and Improvements Levy - Collection Areas) Determination 2014 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2014–314
made under the  
Rates Act 2004, Schedule 1 section 1.2 City centre marketing and improvements levy
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Purpose  
1.	The purpose of this Instrument is to determine the collection areas for the purposes of the city centre marketing and improvements levy.  The levy commenced on 1 July 2007.  This instrument removes the collection areas that fell in the district of Turner.
Summary
2.	The city centre marketing and improvements levy is raised as an annual charge on commercial properties within a prescribed collection area.  
3.	Section 1.2 (2) of Schedule 1 of the Rates Act 2004 allows the Minister to determine a collection area for the purposes of the city centre marketing and improvements levy.  
4.	There will be two collection areas, each with a different percentage rate to apply.  The percentage rates are determined in a Disallowable Instrument made under section 139 of the Taxation Administration Act 1999.
Determination
5.	This Instrument determines the collection areas for the purposes of the city centre marketing and improvements levy to be:
•	For Area A , or the Retail Core, the area in the Division of City bounded by Moore Street, West Row, London Circuit, Constitution Avenue, Coranderrk Street, Cooyong Street and Barry Drive.
•	For Area B, or the Non-Retail Core, the Division of City, excluding the area bounded by Moore Street, West Row, London Circuit, Constitution Avenue, Coranderrk Street, Cooyong Street and Barry Drive, and including the area in the Division of Braddon bounded by Girrawheen Street, Torrens Street, Cooyong Street and Northbourne Avenue.
6.	This Instrument commences on 1 July 2015.  
Revocation
7.	Disallowable Instrument DI2007-136 is revoked.
8.	DI2007-136 continues to apply for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2015. 

Authorised by the Treasurer
Andrew Barr MLA