Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2023 (Vic)

Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2023

S.R. No. 29/2023

table of provisions

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Notice of rates and charges

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Endnotes

statutory rules 2023

S.R. No. 29/2023

Local Government Act 1989

Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2023

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 16 May 2023

Responsible Minister:

MELISSA HORNE
Minister for Local Government

ANGELA SMITH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 to prescribe further information that must be contained in a notice of rates or charges.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 243 of the Local Government Act 1989.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2023.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Local Government (General) Regulations 2015[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Notice of rates and charges

(1)After regulation 10(a) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(ab)if the person who is liable to pay the rate or charge is not the owner of the land, the name of the owner;".

(2)After regulation 10(g) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(ga)a statement that the person may apply to the Council for a payment plan;

(gb)the manner, in order of priority, in which the Council intends to allocate money received or recovered from the person (whether in relation to legal costs, interest, a current rate or charge, arrears of a rate or charge or otherwise);".

(3)In regulation 10(j)(ii) of the Principal Regulations, after "Act;" insert "and".

(4)After regulation 10(j)(ii) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(iii)every type or class of land subject to a differential rate in the municipal district; and

(iv)the rate set for every type or class of land subject to a differential rate in the municipal district; and

(v)for every type or class of land subject to a differential rate in the municipal district, the amount that would have been payable by the person had the person's land constituted that type or class of land;".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 119/2015 as amended by S.R. Nos 18/2016, 156/2019, 115/2020 and 71/2021.