Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LAND RENT ACT 2008 (NO. 16 OF 2008) - SECT 13

    (1)     This section applies if an application under section 10, made at any time during the term of the lease—

        (a)     includes an application for the discount to be applied from the date the application is made; and

        (b)     sets out details of the grounds on which that part of the application is made.

    (2)     The commissioner must—

        (a)     if the commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the lessee is eligible to pay discounted land rent, and would suffer substantial financial hardship without an immediate discount—apply the discount from the date the application is made; or

        (b)     in any other case—refuse to apply the discount immediately.

Note     Section 30 (Land rent—discount for part of year) applies if the lessee is eligible for a discount for only part of a year.

    (3)     If subsection (2) (b) applies, the notice given under section 12 (2) must also include a written notice of the reasons not to apply the discount from the date the application is made.