[Mary Klower]

Hello – We have received a application from Mission Australia for the non rateability of their properties within Port Macquarie. I have stalled them by advising them of the “fairness” and “appropriateness” of local rates etc. They have come back and want to continue with the application. Title search reveals they are the owner (from Dept. of Housing) for $0 however under the provisons of section 18(3) of the Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012 not under section (22) as being vested. (18 (3) speaks about the Registrar-General making a recording in the appropriate register. All other documentation they have supplied including their constitution looks very similiar to CHC. I know that Taree also has a application but can I ask if anyone else has received an application or if any other Council gives them exemption. These properties are not used for Half way houses they used for social housing – any feedback would be a great help.
Mary

[Tracey Walker]

Hi Mary,

We had one property owned by Mission Australia which was exempt from Rates, but unfortunately I cant see under what section of the act this was determined as it was before my time here at Wollongong.
The property has since been sold and is now rateable, sorry I cant be of anymore help.

Regards
Tracey

[Suzi Flynn]

Hi Mary,

While every application warrants its own assessments on merit, we have recently had an application for rating exemption under 556(1)(h) from Mission Australia. The application was successful.

Regards,
Suzi

[Matthew Saunders]

Hi Mary,

Penrith City Council received an application from Mission Australia in June 2016 for all of their properties. We approved an exemption for about half of the properties which were identified as being purchased or acquired by them outside the vesting process, but we found a few Gazette notices which showed that some of their land was vested to them by NSW Housing, so for those ones we did not approve the exemption. They have since paid the rates for the ones we didn’t approve so they appear to have accepted our decision.

For one of the Gazettes No 62 dated 11 July 2014 I can see a property that is in Port Macquarie (79 Hollingsworth Street) so you may want to look up that Gazette if that is one of the properties.

Kind regards,

Matthew.

[Mary Klower]

Thank you all for your comments and Matthew I have since downloaded the Gazette and all the properties they are seeking exemption for have been vested from NSW Housing although the title searches do not say they are vested under section 22 of the adoption of National Law Act 2012 – I will decline their application and see what happens.
Mary

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