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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - What kinds of rates may be set?

19: Targeted rate for water supply

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"Councils can charge you for the water you use, based on how much you use."

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A local authority can set a special rate for the water it supplies, based on how much water you use. This rate is worked out according to the authority's funding impact statement. You can be charged a fixed amount for each unit of water, or you can be charged according to a scale of charges. A local authority is like a council, and it provides services to your community. When the law talks about a local authority, it does not include the Auckland Council, which is a special council in Auckland, established by section 6(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: What kinds of rates may be set?

19Targeted rate for water supply

  1. A local authority may set a targeted rate in accordance with its funding impact statement for the quantity of water provided by the local authority.

  2. A targeted rate under subsection (1) may be calculated—

  3. as a fixed charge per unit of water consumed or supplied; or
    1. according to a scale of charges.

      1. Subsection (1) does not apply to Auckland Council.

      2. In subsection (3), Auckland Council means the local authority established by section 6(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009.

      Compare
      • 1988 No 97 s 27
      Notes
      • Section 19(1): amended, on , by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
      • Section 19(3): inserted, on , by section 117 of the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 (2024 No 31).
      • Section 19(4): inserted, on , by section 117 of the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 (2024 No 31).