Rates Rebate Act 1973

11A: Advice of Secretary for Local Government as to applications for rebates or refunds

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"The Secretary for Local Government helps councils with rate rebate applications"

If you are applying for a rebate or refund of rates, the chief executive of your local council can ask the Secretary for Local Government for advice at any time. They can ask for advice on any matter related to your application. The chief executive can do this even if other parts of the Rates Rebate Act 1973 say something different, and they can get advice from the Secretary for Local Government by following the rules set out in the Act, which was amended pursuant to section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002.

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11: Information to be supplied and books and documents to be produced, or

"Answer questions honestly and share required documents when applying for a rebate"

12: Secrecy, or

"Keeping rebate application information secret"

11AAdvice of Secretary for Local Government as to applications for rebates or refunds

Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the chief executive of a territorial authority or other authorised officer may at any time seek advice from the Secretary for Local Government on any matter connected with any application for a rebate or refund of rates under this Act.

Notes

Section 11A: inserted, on 13 December 1979, by section 2 of the Rates Rebate Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 106).
Section 11A: amended, on 1 July 2003, pursuant to section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).