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New South Wales
Local Government Amendment
(Stormwater) Bill 2005
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Local Government Act 1993 No 30 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2005
New South Wales
Local Government Amendment
(Stormwater) Bill 2005
Act No , 2005
An Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993 to allow councils to make and levy
annual charges for the provision of stormwater management services; and for other
purposes.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Local Government Amendment (Stormwater) Bill 2005
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Local Government Amendment (Stormwater) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Amendment of Local Government Act 1993 No 30
The Local Government Act 1993 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
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Local Government Amendment (Stormwater) Bill 2005
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 496A
Insert after section 496:
496A Making and levying of annual charges for stormwater
management services
(1) A council may, in accordance with the regulations, make and
levy an annual charge for the provision of stormwater
management services for each parcel of rateable land for which
the service is available.
(2) Subsection (1) does not authorise or permit a council to make or
levy an annual charge for the provision of stormwater
management services for rateable land that is:
(a) owned by the Crown, and
(b) held under a lease for private purposes granted under the
Housing Act 2001 or the Aboriginal Housing Act 1998.
Note. Section 555 (1) (a) provides that land owned by the Crown is not
rateable land unless it is held under a lease for a private purpose.
[2] Section 505 Application of Part
Insert after section 505 (a) (iv):
(v) annual charges for stormwater management
services, and
[3] Section 505 (c)
Insert at the end of section 505 (b):
, and
(c) annual charges made and levied towards the cost of
providing stormwater management services.
[4] Section 510A
Insert after section 510:
510A Maximum annual charge for stormwater management services
(1) The regulations are to prescribe the maximum annual charge that
a council may levy for the provision of stormwater management
services for parcels of land in respect of which such a charge may
be levied.
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Local Government Amendment (Stormwater) Bill 2005
Schedule 1 Amendments
(2) The annual charge for the provision of stormwater management
services for a parcel of land in respect of which such a charge
may be levied must not exceed the maximum annual charge
prescribed by the regulations under subsection (1).
[5] Section 512 Effect of contravening section 509, 510, 510A, 511 or 511A
Insert "510A," after "510," in section 512 (1).
[6] Chapter 15, Table headed "Rates and charges"
Insert after "· Waste management services (other than domestic waste
management services)" the following matter:
· Stormwater management services
[7] Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions consequent on
the enactment of other Acts
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
Local Government Amendment (Stormwater) Act 2005
[8] Dictionary
Insert in alphabetical order:
stormwater management service means a service to manage the
quantity or quality, or both, of stormwater that flows off land, and
includes a service to manage the re-use of stormwater for any
purpose.
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