2021-06-30 SM - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - 2021-22 Budget Document

Revenue Statement - 2021/22


2.9      Definitions
extractive industry: the dredging, excavating, quarrying, sluicing or winning of materials from the
ground.
home hosting: means providing or making available a habitable room, for example, a bedroom,
studio or cabin of a property, for use by 1 or more persons, other than the owner; whilst the owner
resides at the premises.
land use codes: those land use codes approved by the Queensland Department of Resources.
multi dwelling: dual occupancy, secondary dwelling or flats, on the same lot, categorised under
land use code 03.
not PPR: Land which is not the owner's principal place of residence.
predominant use: the single use, or in the case of multiple usages, the main use, for which Council
considers the property is being used or could be used given the improvements made to or activities
conducted upon the property.
primary production purposes: land available for the business or industry of grazing, dairying, pig
farming, poultry farming, viticulture, orcharding, apiculture, horticulture, aquaculture, vegetable
growing, the growing of crops of any kind, forestry; or any other business or industry involving the
cultivation of soils, the gathering in of crops or the rearing of livestock; and where a farming
concession is granted by the Department of Resources in accordance with Chapter 2, Part 2,
Division 5, Subdivision 2 of the Land Valuation Act 2010.
PPR: means a dwelling that is the place of residence at which at least one natural person who
constitutes the owner/s of the land predominantly resides. In establishing principal place of
residence, Council may consider, but not be limited to whether the owner has moved his or her
personal belongings into a residence on the land, the owner’s declared address for electoral,
taxation, government social security or national health registration purposes, or any other form of
evidence deemed acceptable by Council.
The following properties specifically do not satisfy the definition of a principal place of residence,
namely a dwelling that is:
(a)   not occupied by at least one person who is an owner, but occupied by any other person/s,
      whether in return for rent or remuneration or not, irrespective of whether an occupant is a
      member of the owner’s family or
(b)   vacant either permanently or temporarily for more than 120 days in any given year, except in
      the case where:
      (i)   The dwelling is a place of residence undergoing renovation or redevelopment, and the
            owner does not own any other property which they claim to be their principal place of
            residence.
      (ii) The property is vacant due to the owner’s absence on an extended holiday, provided
            that the property remains vacant for the entire period of their absence.
      (iii) A property is vacant due to the owner/s absence due to work commitments, provided
            that the absence is confirmed by the employer to Council’s satisfaction and the property
            remains vacant or is occupied by immediate family members only during the period of
            the owner’s absence.
      (iv) The owner is absent due to medical reasons of the owner or a close relative and this is
            confirmed in writing by a health professional to Council’s satisfaction.
(c)   not owned by a natural person e.g. owned by a company or trust, excepting where the natural
      person residing at the property as their principal place of residence is the company owner.
retirement village: a facility where older members of the community or retired persons reside, or
are to reside, in independent living units or serviced units in accordance with the Retirement Villages
Act 1999.



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