sec.315Validation of rates and charges

### sec.315 Validation of rates and charges This section applies to a rate or charge— levied or to be levied by a local government under this Act, or levied by a local government under a repealed Act, for a financial year up to and including the financial year ending 30 June 2018; and that was not decided to be levied by resolution of the local government at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. It is declared that the rate or charge is taken to be, and to always have been, as validly levied by the local government as it would have been if the local government had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. 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 local government had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. the bringing by a local government of proceedings against a person the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by a local government the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by a local government the charging of interest on the rate or charge In this section— repealed Act means the repealed Local Government Act 1936 or the repealed Local Government Act 1993 . s 315 ins 2018 No. 4 s 5 (sec.315-ssec.1) This section applies to a rate or charge— levied or to be levied by a local government under this Act, or levied by a local government under a repealed Act, for a financial year up to and including the financial year ending 30 June 2018; and that was not decided to be levied by resolution of the local government at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. (sec.315-ssec.2) It is declared that the rate or charge is taken to be, and to always have been, as validly levied by the local government as it would have been if the local government had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. (sec.315-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 local government had decided to levy the rate or charge by resolution at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. the bringing by a local government of proceedings against a person the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by a local government the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by a local government the charging of interest on the rate or charge (sec.315-ssec.4) In this section— repealed Act means the repealed Local Government Act 1936 or the repealed Local Government Act 1993 . - (a) levied or to be levied by a local government under this Act, or levied by a local government under a repealed Act, 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 local government at the local government’s budget meeting for the financial year under this Act or a repealed Act. - • the bringing by a local government of proceedings against a person - • the sale of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the sale of land, by a local government - • the acquisition of land, or the taking of steps preparatory to the acquisition of land, by a local government - • the charging of interest on the rate or charge