Rural land applications and farming concessions
Rural land applications
If your property was valued using site value (as non-rural land) and you believe this is incorrect, you can apply to have your land declared as rural land. Then your land can be valued using unimproved value (rural land) methodology
Eligibility
We will consider what your land is used for (for example, grazing cattle, agriculture, etc). For the application to be successful, both of the following criteria must be met:
- at least 95% of land in the state is used for the same purposes as other land zoned rural
- the land’s zoning as non-rural makes a material difference of at least 30% to the statutory valuation of the land, if it were valued as rural.
How to apply
Complete the rural land application form 562.2 KB) and submit it by email, post or in person at one of our business centres.
What happens next
We’ll assess your application and let you know our decision within 60 days.
Successful application
If you’re successful, you’ll receive a new valuation notice with a new unimproved valuation amount.
If you don’t agree with the new valuation amount, you can lodge an objection.
Unsuccessful application
If your rural land application is unsuccessful, your initial site valuation will remain current. You’ll have 60 days to lodge an objection to your site value, as long as you made your rural land application within 60 days of issue of the relevant valuation (i.e. during the objection period).
I don’t agree with the outcome of my rural land application
If you don’t agree with the outcome of your rural land application, you can apply for an internal review of the decision.
Farming concessions
If you use your land exclusively for farming, you may be entitled to a concession.
To apply for a concession for farming, complete the application for concessional valuation (exclusive use for farming) form 625.2 KB) .