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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1989

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Preamble  
  • 1A Interpretation of Act  
  • 1B Construction of Act  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  

PART 2--THE COUNCIL

PART 3--ELECTIONS

PART 4--COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION

Division 1--The Mayor and other Councillors

Division 3--Council staff

PART 7--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

PART 8--RATES AND CHARGES ON RATEABLE LAND

Division 1--Declaration of rates and charges

  • 154 What land is rateable?  
  • 155 What rates and charges may a Council declare?  
  • 156 Liability to pay rates and charges  
  • 157 Which systems of valuing land may a Council use?  
  • 158 Declaring rates and charges  
  • 158A Rates and charges to be levied on each occupancy  
  • 159 Municipal charge  
  • 160 Uniform rate  
  • 161 Differential rates  
  • 161A Limited differential rates  
  • 162 Service rate and service charge  
  • 163 Special rate and special charge  
  • 163A Submissions concerning special rates and charges  
  • 163B Objection process relating to certain special rates and charges  
  • 164 Discontinuance of the works and projects for a special rate or special charge  
  • 165 Receipt of excess money  
  • 166 Variation of special rate or special charge  

Division 2--Payment of rates and charges

  • 167 Payment of rates and charges  
  • 168 Incentives for prompt payment  
  • 169 Rebates and concessions  
  • 170 Deferred payment  
  • 171 Waiver  
  • 171A Waiver by application—financial hardship  
  • 171B Payment plans for unpaid rates or charges  
  • 172 Council may charge interest on unpaid rates and charges  
  • 172A Maximum rate of interest charged on unpaid rates and charges  
  • 173 Land becoming or ceasing to be rateable land  
  • 174A Land which ceases to be urban farm land or residential use land  
  • 175 Person acquiring rateable land  
  • 177 Council may require occupier to pay rent  
  • 178 Occupier who pays rates or charges  
  • 179 Invalidity of any rate or charge  
  • 180 Unpaid rate or charge  
  • 180A Council must not commence proceeding for recovery of unpaid debt in certain circumstances  
  • 181 Council may sell land to recover unpaid rates or charges  
  • 181AA Ministerial guidelines relating to payment of rates and charges  

Division 2A--Environmental upgrade agreements

Division 3--Reviews and appeals

  • 183 Review of differential rating by VCAT  
  • 184 Appeal to County Court  
  • 185 Application to VCAT  
  • 185AA Application for declaration  
  • 185AB Matters VCAT must take into account  

PART 8A--RATE CAPS

PART 8B--CLADDING RECTIFICATION AGREEMENTS

  • 185H Definitions  
  • 185I Cladding rectification agreement  
  • 185J Conditions to be met before entering into cladding rectification agreement  
  • 185K Cladding rectification agreements with owners corporations  
  • 185L Cladding rectification charge  
  • 185M Liability of occupier to pay cladding rectification charge  
  • 185N Liability of Council to recover cladding rectification charge  

PART 9--SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS

Division 1--General provisions

  • 198 Sewers and drains vested in the Council  
  • 199 Concentration or diversion of drainage  
  • 200 Drainage of land  
  • 201 Approved schemes  

Division 2--Provisions relating to transport

PART 10--INQUIRIES, REVIEWS AND SUSPENSION OF COUNCILS

PART 11--GENERAL

  • 221 Service charges on non-rateable land  
  • 223 Right to make submission  
  • 224 Authorised officers  
  • 224A Police may act as authorised officers to enforce certain local laws  
  • 224B Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority authorised officers to enforce certain local laws  
  • 237A Council to provide information relating to land to inspectors of livestock  
  • 243 Regulations  

PART 12--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  • 244 Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989  
  • 245 Transitional provision—Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013  
  • 246 Local Government Amendment (Performance Reporting and Accountability) Act 2014—financial year commencing on 1 July 2013  
  • 247 Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—Councillor Conduct Panel matters  
  • 248 Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—VCAT review  
  • 249 Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—VCAT matters (by referral, on grounds of gross misconduct or for review)  
  • 250 Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—Inspectors of municipal administration  
  • 251 Transitional provision—Local Government Amendment (Improved Governance) Act 2015—Electoral Reform  
  • 252 Purported exercise or functions, powers or duties of Municipal Electoral Tribunals and related matters  
  • 253 Transitional provision—Local Government Legislation Amendment (Rating and Other Matters) Act 2022  

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