The purpose of this Act is to promote the purpose of local government. You can find this purpose in the Local Government Act 2002. This Act does this by giving local authorities flexible powers to set and collect rates. The Act also ensures rates are set in a transparent and consultative manner. It provides processes and information so ratepayers can understand their liability for rates. The Act also aims to facilitate the administration of rates in a way that supports the principles in the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993. This helps local authorities make decisions about rates. You can see how this works by looking at how local authorities set and collect rates. The Act is in place to help with the administration of rates.
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"What the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 is about"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
