Under the Local Government Act 2019 (the Act) (Chapter 11), land within a local government area is divided into three basic categories:
Conditionally rateable land is generally either a pastoral lease or mining tenement. Rateable land comprises all land that is not conditionally rateable or exempt.
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Central Desert Regional Council (“Council”) advises that the adopted 2024/25 Council Regional Plan incorporating its 2024/25 Budget is now available from the Council’s public offices or on its website at: www.centraldesert.nt.gov.au. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Local Government Act, the Council declared the following rates and charges in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2025.
A copy of the assessment record is available for inspection, free of charge, at any of the council's public offices. A person may apply to the council for the correction of an entry in the assessment record.
Pursuant to section 237 of the Local Government Act 2019 (“Act”), Council declares that it intends to raise, for general purposes by way of rates, the amount of $1,803,133.30.
Pursuant to section 226 of the Act, the basis of rates are a combination of:
Pursuant to section 227 of the Act, the basis of assessed value is the unimproved capital value.
In respect of allotments classed as “Residential" in the Council assessment record, a fixed charge of $2,265.18 per allotment.
In respect of allotments classed as "Business Commercial" in the Council assessment record, a differential rate of 0.150018% of the unimproved capital value with the minimum amount payable in the application of this rate being $2,378.44 multiplied by:
whichever is the greater.
In respect of allotments classed as "Agriculture Commercial" in the council assessment record, a differential rate of 0.140072% of the unimproved capital value with the minimum amount payable in the application of this rate being $1,110.42 multiplied by:
whichever is the greater.
In respect of allotments of land over which there is a pastoral lease, as defined in section 3 of the Pastoral Land Act, a rate of 0.000770 of the unimproved capital value with the minimum amount payable in the application of this rate being $946.94
In respect of allotments of land which are subject to mining tenements as defined in the Local Government Act, a rate of 0.008741 of the unimproved capital value with the minimum amount payable in the application of this rate being $2,241.18
Note:
Pursuant to Section 238 of the Act, the Council declares the Special rate “Animal Management” to assist with implementation of animal management in the area.
The Council intends to raise the amount of $161,008.57 by way of this special rate.
This rate will be levied on all “Residential” allotments by application of a fixed charge of $232.67 per allotment.
Charges
Pursuant to section 239 of the Act, Council declares the following charges for the purpose of kerbside garbage collection provided, or which Council is willing and able to provide in Anmatjere, Atitjere, Engawala, Lajamanu, Laramba, Nyirripi, Willowra, Yuelamu and Yuendumu.
Council intends to raise $1,537,797.13 by these charges.
In respect of allotments classed as "Residential" in the council assessment record, where Council is willing and able to provide the service, a charge of $1,340.44 per bin per annum and additional charge of $670.22 per additional bin requested by the ratepayer.
The service provided is a kerbside collection of the contents of one 240 litre bin per week and access to the Council's waste management facility for the purpose of depositing waste from the residential allotment, regardless of whether the services are used.
In respect of allotments classed as "Business Commercial" in the council assessment record, where council is willing and able to provide the service, a charge of $2,680.87 per bin and additional charge of $1,340.43 per additional bin requested by the ratepayer.
Council has resolved that the payment of rates and charges may be paid by two approximately equal instalments on the following dates:
Pursuant to section 244(3) of the Act, Council resolved to relieve all ratepayers from the consequences of default in payment by instalment, to the extent of those instalments where the due date has not yet arrived. Where instalments of rates and charges are not paid on or before the date on which the instalment is due and payable:
A ratepayer who fails to abide by such conditions may either be sued for recovery of the principal amount of the rates and charges and late payment penalties; or a charge may be registered over the property or lease prior to potential sale of the property. Costs reasonably incurred by Council in recovering or attempting to recover the rates and charges will be recoverable from the ratepayer
The relevant interest rate for the late payment of rates and charges is fixed in accordance with section 245 of the Act at the rate of 18% per annum.
The Council’s current income is derived from four basic sources:
In determining the rating regime for this year, the Council has considered a number of factors, including:
The income received from rates represents just 4.7% of Council’s total income, a small proportion of them are conditionally rateable properties, which Council has no control over. Council has increased the amount it aims to receive from rate revenue by 3.76% for the 2024/2025 financial year on the basis of the effective reduction in revenue from other sources due to minimal CPI increases in grant revenue, balanced with its needs to cover increased costs forecast for the new financial year. It is acknowledged that some individual ratepayers may experience difficulties and may seek consideration of their rates through application under the Rates Hardship policy, available on the Council’s website. However, it is not believed that the small increase will have any significant social or economic impact on ratepayers or on the region.
Council’s rates and the amounts the Council proposes to raise by way of rates, are detailed in the Rating Structure found above.
Council intends to raise, for general purposes by way of rates, the amount of $1,803,133; $161,008 for Animal Management and $1,537,797 for Waste Collection.
