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City of Brisbane Act 2010
sec.276Validation of rates and charges
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### sec.276 Validation of rates and charges
This section applies to a rate or charge—
levied or to be levied by the council under this Act, or levied by the council under the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 , for a financial year up to and including the financial year ending 30 June 2018; and
that was not decided to be levied by resolution of the council at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
It is declared that the rate or charge is taken to be, and to always have been, as validly levied by the council as it would have been if the council had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
It is also declared that anything done, or to be done, in relation to the rate or charge is as valid as it would have been or would be if the council had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
the bringing by the council of proceedings against a person
the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by the council
the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by the council
the charging of interest on the rate or charge
s 276 ins 2018 No. 4 s 3
(sec.276-ssec.1) This section applies to a rate or charge— levied or to be levied by the council under this Act, or levied by the council under the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 , for a financial year up to and including the financial year ending 30 June 2018; and that was not decided to be levied by resolution of the council at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
(sec.276-ssec.2) It is declared that the rate or charge is taken to be, and to always have been, as validly levied by the council as it would have been if the council had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
(sec.276-ssec.3) It is also declared that anything done, or to be done, in relation to the rate or charge is as valid as it would have been or would be if the council had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 . the bringing by the council of proceedings against a person the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by the council the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by the council the charging of interest on the rate or charge
- (a) levied or to be levied by the council under this Act, or levied by the council under the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 , for a financial year up to and including the financial year ending 30 June 2018; and
- (b) that was not decided to be levied by resolution of the council at the council’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or the repealed City of Brisbane Act 1924 .
- • the bringing by the council of proceedings against a person
- • the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by the council
- • the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by the council
- • the charging of interest on the rate or charge