Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to
sub‑bylaw (3), where —
(a) a
charge, other than a quantity charge, is prescribed for a year; and
(b) part
of the way through that year, land becomes, or ceases to be, land in respect
of which that charge applies,
the amount of the
charge in respect of that land applicable for the part of the year concerned
shall be an amount that bears to the charge prescribed for a full year the
same ratio as the part of the year for which the charge applies bears to the
full year.
(2) Subject to
sub‑bylaw (1), a charge prescribed in respect of land for a year
applies for the whole year notwithstanding that the charge may not have been
prescribed until after the commencement of the year.
(3)
Sub‑bylaw (1) does not apply in respect of land used, at any time
during the year for which a charge is to be assessed, for the purpose of
providing holiday accommodation unless —
(a) the
ownership or occupation of that land changes; and
(b) the
Corporation is of the opinion that the land ceases to be land used in whole or
in part for the purpose of providing holiday accommodation.
(4) Where, part of the
way through a year, a property is provided with a new meter and, as a result,
there is a change in a meter‑based charge applicable to the property,
the amount of the meter‑based charge for that year is to be calculated
on a pro rata basis.
[By‑law 3 amended in Gazette
29 Jun 1988 p. 2112; 29 Dec 1995 p. 6331;
29 Jun 2000 p. 3323; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3187; 27
Jun 2008 p. 2983.]