Local Government Act 1993

The general manager of a council that proposes to apply for a certificate is to ensure that a notice of the proposal is published in a daily newspaper circulating in the council's municipal area.

A notice for the purposes of subsection (1) is to – specify that it is proposed to apply for a certificate authorising the making, in respect of each financial year, of an averaged area rate that is to apply in respect of that financial year to a category of rateable land in a locality within the municipal area of the council; and specify the locality to which the proposal relates; and specify the category of rateable land to which the proposal relates, including, if the category is referred to in section 109A(5)(b), the range of values of land within the category; and specify the reasons why the council intends to impose on a ratepayer a rate that is based on an averaging of the value of all rateable land to which the rate is to apply rather than a rate based on the value of the ratepayer's land; and include a statement as to how the amount of an averaged area rate is calculated; and invite interested persons to make, within 21 days from the date on which the notice is published, written submissions in respect of the proposal; and invite interested persons to attend, on the date, and at a place, specified in the notice, a public meeting, in relation to the proposal, that is to be held in accordance with section 109F.

A date that is specified in a notice in relation to a proposal in accordance with subsection (2)(g) is to be at least 21 days after – the issue of the notice; and the giving of notice under section 109D in relation to the proposal.

The general manager of the council is to ensure that – a copy of a notice published under subsection (1) is available for inspection, without charge, and for purchase, for a reasonable charge, at the offices of the council; and a copy of the notice may be viewed at a website of the council – on and from the date on which the notice is published, for a period of at least 12 months from that date.