Queensland Greens introduce ‘empty homes levy’ into Parliament

The proposed legislation is said to ensure the taxation system provides an incentive for property owners to put vacant residential homes onto the rental market, as detailed by Sarah Shaw, Sara McElhinney and Priya Singh.

The Queensland Greens introduced into the Queensland Parliament on Thursday 13 October 2022 the Land Tax and Other Legislation (Empty Homes Levy) Amendment Bill 2022. The Bill proposes to amend the Land Tax Act 2010 and the Valuation Act 2010 and proposes changes stated to help address issues caused by low rental vacancy rates across Queensland. See related articles: Queensland land tax changes to be set aside Queensland land tax changes likely to create additional costs for multi-juris...

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Authors: Sarah Shaw, Sara McElhinney,

Published Date: 18 October 2022