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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Preliminary and key provisions - Preliminary provisions

3: Purpose

You could also call this:

"This law helps local councils do their job and explains how rates work so it's fair for everyone."

The purpose of this Act is to promote the purpose of local government set out in the Local Government Act 2002. You can think of this as helping local councils do their job by giving them flexible powers to set and collect rates. This means they can fund their activities and make decisions about rates in a way that is transparent and fair to everyone.

The Act also aims to help you understand how rates work and how much you need to pay. It does this by providing information and processes that make it clear what you are liable for.

The Act also supports the principles set out in the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, which is about Māori land law.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Preliminary provisions

3Purpose

  1. The purpose of this Act is to—

  2. promote the purpose of local government set out in the Local Government Act 2002 by—
    1. providing local authorities with flexible powers to set, assess, and collect rates to fund local government activities:
      1. ensuring that rates are set in accordance with decisions that are made in a transparent and consultative manner:
        1. providing for processes and information to enable ratepayers to identify and understand their liability for rates; and
        2. facilitate the administration of rates in a manner that supports the principles set out in the Preamble to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993.

          Notes
          • Section 3: replaced, on , by section 4 of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 12).