512Effect of contravening section 509, 510, 510A, 511 or 511A

#### 512 Effect of contravening section 509, 510, 510A, 511 or 511A 512 Effect of contravening section 509, 510, 510A, 511 or 511A > > (1) If a council contravenes section 509, 510, 510A, 511 or 511A in making a rate or charge for a year— > > > > > (a) the contravention does not affect the validity of the rate or charge, but > > > > > (b) rates and charges made for the following year by the council are invalid for all purposes unless— > > > > > > > (i) before the rates and charges were made the council submitted to the Minister such information respecting the rates and charges proposed to be made for that following year as the Minister may require and the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, approved of their being made, and > > > > > > > (ii) the rates and charges conform with the Minister’s approval. > > > > > > > (iii) (Repealed) > > > (2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt a specified council from the operation of subsection (1)(b) for a specified year. > > > (3) Section 712 does not prevent a person’s liability for a rate or charge that is invalid because of subsection (1)(b) from being disputed at any time on the ground of that invalidity. > > **s 512:** Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.75 \[8\]; 1997 No 61, Sch 1 \[23\]; 2005 No 49, Sch 1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2005 No 70, Sch 1 \[5\].