513AMinimum revenue to be raised from ordinary rates

513A Minimum revenue to be raised from ordinary rates

Despite any other provision of this Act, an ordinary rate made for a year by the council must be such as to ensure that the total of ordinary rates levied on all rateable land for the year is at least: (a) for the year ending on 30 June 2017—$500,000; and (b) for the year ending on 30 June 2018 and any later year—$1,000,000.

36 Before paragraph 529(2)(a)

Insert:

(aa) for any category—according to the size of the parcel of land; or

37 At the end of paragraph 529(2)(d)

Add “or the kind of business”.

38 Section 532

Before “A council”, insert “(1)”.

39 At the end of section 532

Add:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the making by the Norfolk Island Regional Council of a rate or charge for the year ending on 30 June 2017.

40 Section 533

Before “A rate”, insert “(1)”.

41 At the end of section 533

Add:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a rate or charge made by the Norfolk Island Regional Council for the year ending on 30 June 2017.

42 At the end of section 536

Add:

(3) Despite subsection (1), the council is not required to have regard to matters relating to ad valorem rates in determining a base amount of a rate that consists only of a base amount.

43 Section 537

Before “In the”, insert “(1)”.

44 At the end of section 537

Add:

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a resolution for a rate for a year in relation to which subsection 500(1) does not apply.

44A Subsection 608(2)

After “or any other Act”, insert “, any other law in force in the Territory of Norfolk Island”.

44B Subsection 610(1)

After “Act” (first occurring), insert “, or under any other law in force in the Territory of Norfolk Island”.

44C Paragraphs 610(1)(a) and (b)

After “Act”, insert “or law”.

44D Subsection 610(2)

After “Act” (first occurring), insert “, or under any other law in force in the Territory of Norfolk Island”.

44E At the end of section 610

Add:

(3) The Norfolk Island Regional Council must not charge an approved fee on a person for a service in respect of any part of a period if: (a) the amount of a fee for the service has been determined under any other law in force in the Territory of Norfolk Island, and has been charged on the person for the service in respect of the period; and (b) that law is amended with the effect that from a day in that period the Norfolk Island Regional Council may charge approved fees for that service.