Local Government Act 2019
289Fees for services
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289 Fees for services (1) A council may, by resolution, impose a fee to be charged for a service. A council, as the responsible entity for a public cemetery or a community cemetery, may charge fees in relation to cemetery services under section 26 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2022. (2) The amount of the fee may be fixed in revenue units, however the council must show the equivalent dollar value in any publication of the fee on its website or any other material published by the (3) Any service for which a fee is charged must be an optional service or a service provided on request. (4) A council that imposes a fee under subsection (1) may, by resolution, provide for the following: (a) the exemption from payment of the fee; (b) the waiver (wholly or partly) of the fee;
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