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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - Maximum revenue from certain rates

21: Certain rates must not exceed 30% of total rates revenue

You could also call this:

"Some council rates can't be more than 30% of the total rates collected each year."

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When a local authority sets rates, you need to know that some rates have a limit. The money collected from certain rates must not be more than 30% of all the money collected from rates in a year. These certain rates include uniform annual general charges set according to section 15, and targeted rates set on a uniform basis and calculated according to section 18(2) or clause 7 of Schedule 3. There is an exception for targeted rates that are only for water supply or sewage disposal, as the rule does not apply to these rates.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: Maximum revenue from certain rates

21Certain rates must not exceed 30% of total rates revenue

  1. The rates revenue sought by a local authority in any year from the rates described in subsection (2) must not exceed 30% of the total revenue from all rates sought by the local authority for that year.

  2. The rates are—

  3. uniform annual general charges that are set in accordance with section 15; and
    1. targeted rates that are set on a uniform basis and are calculated in accordance with section 18(2) or clause 7 of Schedule 3.

      1. Subsection (2) does not apply to targeted rates that are set solely for water supply or sewage disposal.