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

Revenue Statement - 2021/22



2.        ADMINISTRATION
2.1       Issue of Rates Notices
Council will issue rate notices in July 2021 for the billing period 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021
and in January 2022 for the billing period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.

2.2       Adjustment of Rates and Charges
Supplementary rates notices for variations in rates and charges may be issued as required during
the financial year. It is the owner’s responsibility to check that all rates and charges are correct at
the time of the issue of the rate notice. Adjustments to rates and charges levied in prior financial
years will not be made.

2.3       Early Payment Discount
Discounts for prompt payments will be allowed on the rates and charges stipulated in Council's
Revenue Statement as having discounts applying to them. Such discounts are allowed pursuant to
section 130 of the Regulation.

          Method of Calculation
Subject to section 2.3.2 of this Revenue Statement, a 5% discount will be allowed on general rates
where the net amount shown on the rate notice is paid by the designated due date.
No discount is allowable on the following charges which may appear on the rates notice:
     State Emergency Management Levy;
     Special Rates and Charges;
     Separate Rates and Charges;
     Waste Management Charges;
     Change of Ownership Fee;
     Rate Notice Paper Fee;
     Backflow Device Registration Fee;
     Valuation Fee;
     Holding Tank Charges ;
     Any property charge relating to the provision of temporary services or the carrying out of Council
      works on or in connection with the property;
     Any non-rate item included on the rate notice;
     Legal costs incurred by Council in rate and charge collection;
     Interest charges on overdue rates and charges; and
     Any other rate, charge or amount unless a discount is specifically permitted by this Revenue
      Statement.

          Payments Made Before the Due Date
A discount shall be allowed where full payment of the current period rates and charges, plus any
overdue rates and charges and interest thereon, is received before the first working day following
the due date. This shall apply to all payments made at a Council office, an approved agency, or by
electronic means. For payments made through an approved agent or by electronic means the
payment is deemed to be received on the transaction date provided by the approved agent or
relevant financial institution.

          Allowance of Early Payment Discount for Late Payments
There are occasions when payment by the due date is not achieved through circumstances beyond
the control of the ratepayer and section 130(10) of the Regulation provides Council with
a discretionary power to allow discount in such circumstances.

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