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Natural Environment Bill

Key roles - Functions, powers, and responsibilities of regional councils - Administrative charges

229: Administrative charges

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"Paying fees to the local council for certain things"

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If a new law is passed, a local authority may set charges for certain things. You may have to pay charges when you make an application or request under this law. The local authority can also charge you to cover their costs. The local authority can charge you if they think you have broken this law. They can also set charges as allowed by regulations. You will have to pay charges set by the local authority. The local authority must follow rules set by regulations when setting charges. This means they have to fix charges in a certain way.

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Part 5Key roles
Functions, powers, and responsibilities of regional councils: Administrative charges

229Administrative charges

  1. A local authority may fix charges of all or any of the following kinds:

  2. charges payable in relation to any application, notice, or request under this Act where the local authority or an independent hearings panel has functions under this Act in relation to the application, notice, or request:
    1. charges payable to recover the costs of the carrying out by the local authority of its functions, duties, or powers under this Act:
      1. charges payable by a person who, in the opinion of an enforcement officer, has contravened this Act, a national environmental standard, a regulation, a rule in a plan, or a natural resource permit, for the carrying out by the local authority of any function necessary to determine whether the contravention has occurred:
        1. charges authorised by regulations.

          1. Charges must be fixed in accordance with requirements prescribed in regulations.