Local Government Act 2002

Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities - Development contributions - Development contributions policy

201: Contents of development contributions policy

You could also call this:

“What a council must put in its plan for getting money from builders to pay for community stuff”

You need to know what must be included in a development contributions policy if a territorial authority wants to get funding for community facilities. The policy must have a summary that explains and justifies how each development contribution is calculated. It also needs to include important assumptions used in these calculations, and mention any possible effects if there’s a lot of uncertainty about what might happen.

The policy should tell you about any conditions or rules for giving back, delaying, or cancelling development contributions, or returning land. It should also explain how they decide the value of extra land or sections.

The policy must have a special list called a schedule. This schedule needs to follow the rules set out in another part of the law called section 202.

All of this information helps everyone understand how the territorial authority plans to use development contributions to pay for community facilities.

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Part 8 Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities
Development contributions: Development contributions policy

201Contents of development contributions policy

  1. If a territorial authority has determined to seek funding for community facilities under this subpart, the policy required by section 102(1) must include, in summary form, in addition to the matters set out in section 106,—

  2. an explanation of, and justification for, the way each development contribution in the schedule required by subsection (2) is calculated; and
    1. the significant assumptions underlying the calculation of the schedule of development contributions, including an estimate of the potential effects, if there is a significant level of uncertainty as to the scope and nature of the effects; and
      1. the conditions and criteria (if any) that will apply in relation to the remission, postponement, or refund of development contributions, or the return of land; and
        1. the basis on which the value of additional allotments or land is assessed for the purposes of section 203(1).
          1. A development contributions policy must contain a schedule in accordance with section 202.

          Notes
          • Section 201(1): amended, on , by section 49 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 124).