Local Government (General) Amendment

Regulations 2016
S.R. No. 18/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page

1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Principal Regulations 2
5 Notice of rates and charges 2
6 Land information certificate 4

Endnotes 5

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Local Government Act 1989

Local Government (General) Amendment

Regulations 2016
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 5 April 2016
Responsible Minister:
NATALIE HUTCHINS
Minister for Local Government

ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Local Government (General) Regulations 2015
(a) to further prescribe information to be
contained in a notice of rates and charges;
and
(b) to further prescribe information to be
specified in a land information certificate;
and
(c) to make consequential amendments to
information specified in a land information
certificate as a consequence of the enactment
of the Local Government Legislation
Amendment (Environmental Upgrade
Agreements) Act 2015.

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2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 243 of
the Local Government Act 1989.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 8 April
2016.
4 Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Local Government
(General) Regulations 20151 are called the
Principal Regulations.
5 Notice of rates and charges
(1) In regulation 10(j)(ii) of the Principal Regulations,
for "Act." substitute "Act;".
(2) After regulation 10(j) of the Principal Regulations
insert
'(k) if the Council has not made an application to
the Essential Services Commission, or has
made an application, and a higher cap does
not apply for the financial year under
Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989,
a statement specifying
"Council has complied with the Victorian
Government's rates cap of [insert percentage
amount] per cent. The cap applies to the
average annual increase of rates and charges.
The rates and charges for your property may
have increased or decreased by a different
percentage amount for the following
reasons
(i) the valuation of your property relative
to the valuation of other properties in
the municipal district;

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(ii) the application of any differential rate

by Council;
(iii) the inclusion of other rates and
charges not covered by the Victorian
Government's rates cap.";
(l) if the Council has made an application to the
Essential Services Commission and a higher
cap applies for the financial year under
Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989,
a statement specifying
"The Victorian Government has specified a
rates cap of [insert percentage amount] per
cent. The cap applies to the average annual
increase of rates and charges.
Council has made an application to the
Essential Services Commission and a higher
rates cap of [insert percentage amount] per
cent applies. Council has complied with this
cap.
The rates and charges for your property may
have increased or decreased by a different
percentage amount for the following
reasons
(i) the valuation of your property relative
to the valuation of other properties in
the municipal district;
(ii) the application of any differential rate
by Council;
(iii) the inclusion of other rates and
charges not covered by the higher rates
cap.".'.

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6 Land information certificate

For regulation 13(1)(d)(xi) of the Principal
Regulations substitute
"(xi) any environmental upgrade charge in
relation to the land which is owed under
section 181C of the Act; and
(xii) any levy amount specified as being due in
an assessment notice in relation to the land
under section 25 of the Fire Services
Property Levy Act 2012;".

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Endnotes

Endnotes
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Reg. 4: S.R. No. 119/2015.