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Local Government Act 2002

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

197AA: Purpose of development contributions

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“Why councils can ask builders to help pay for new things in growing towns”

The development contributions part of this law lets councils ask people who are building or developing things to pay a share of the costs for new services. When a town or city grows, it needs new things like roads, parks, or water pipes. The council can ask the people making these new buildings to help pay for these services. This way, the cost is shared fairly among those who are causing the town to grow. The amount each person pays should be fair and match how much their project adds to the town’s growth. This helps the council plan for the town’s needs over a long time.

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

197AAPurpose of development contributions

  1. The purpose of the development contributions provisions in this Act is to enable territorial authorities to recover from those persons undertaking development a fair, equitable, and proportionate portion of the total cost of capital expenditure necessary to service growth over the long term.

Notes
  • Section 197AA: inserted, on , by section 50 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).