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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Assessment, payment, and recovery of rates and remission, postponement, and write-off of rates - Assessment, payment, and recovery - Notice to ratepayers of rates liability

51: Combined rates assessment and rates invoice

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"Getting one bill for multiple properties from your local council"

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If you own two or more properties in the same area, the local council can send you one document that combines the rates assessment and invoice for all those properties. The combined rates assessment must clearly show all the necessary information for each property, as required by section 45. This information helps you understand what you need to pay.

The combined rates invoice must also clearly show the rates for each property and include all the necessary information, as required by section 46. This means you can see how much you need to pay for each property. You will get a clear breakdown of the rates for each property in the combined invoice.

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Part 3Assessment, payment, and recovery of rates and remission, postponement, and write-off of rates
Assessment, payment, and recovery: Notice to ratepayers of rates liability

51Combined rates assessment and rates invoice

  1. If a ratepayer is liable for the payment of rates on 2 or more rating units or separate rating areas within the same district or region, the local authority may deliver a combined rates assessment and a combined rates invoice for those rating units or separate rating areas.

  2. The combined rates assessment must clearly set out all the information required by section 45 as it relates to each rating unit or separate rating area.

  3. The combined rates invoice must clearly distinguish the rates for each rating unit or separate rating area, and set out all the information required by section 46 as it relates to each unit or separate rating area.

Notes
  • Section 51(1): amended, on , by section 31(1) of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 12).
  • Section 51(2): amended, on , by section 31(2) of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 12).
  • Section 51(3): amended, on , by section 31(3) of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 12).