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ADOPTION OF VALUATIONS AND DECLARATION OF RATES 2023-2024

Published 15th August 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs at its meetings held on 9th August 2023 and 15th August 2023, resolved:

Adoption of Valuations

That pursuant to Section 12(6)(b) of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and Section 167(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999 the Council adopted for rating purposes the most recent capital valuations available to the Council made by the Valuer-General within Council’s area totalling $561,486,400.00 of which $498,480,158.00 represents rateable land.

Declaration of Differential General Rates

That pursuant to Sections 152(1)(c) and 153(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1999 a general rate is declared for the year ending 30 June 2024 which consists of two components, one being a fixed charge and the other being a differential rate based on the value of the land the subject to the rate, as more particularly described below:

First Component: Fixed Charge

The Council imposed a fixed charge of $765.00 in respect of each separate piece of rateable land in the Council area for the year ending 30 June 2024.

Second Component: Differential rate based on the value of the land

The Council imposed a differential rate based on the value of the land, varying according to the use of land as follows:

  1. Residential - a differential rate of 0.60365 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  2. Commercial Shops - a differential rate of 1.80492 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  3. Commercial Office - a differential rate of 2.26973 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  4. Commercial Other - a differential rate of 2.06449 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  5. Industrial Light - a differential rate of 1.41858 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  6. Industrial Other - a differential rate of 0.99602 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  7. Vacant Land - a differential rate of 1.84717 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land
  8. Other - a differential rate of 1.00810 cents in the dollar of the capital value of the land

Declaration of Service Charge

That pursuant to section 155 of the Local Government Act 1999 a service charge of $567.50 is imposed upon each separate piece of rateable land to which the Council provides or makes available a service for the collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal of domestic waste (excluding organics), on the basis that the sliding scale provided for in Regulation 13 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 will be applied to reduce the service charge payable, as prescribed.

In accordance with section 155(3)(b) of the Local Government Act 1999 and Regulation 12(4)(a) of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013, this service charge will only apply to land of the Residential category.

Declaration of Separate Rates - Regional Landscape Levy

That pursuant to Part 5 of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 and Section 154 of the Local Government Act 1999, a separate rate based on a fixed charge of $45.35 for Residential/Vacant/Other land use types and $90.69 for Commercial/Industrial land use types is declared on all rateable land in the Council area to raise the amount of $89,928 on behalf of the SA Arid Lands Landscape Board.

Declaration of a Maximum Increase

That Council, pursuant to Section 153(3) and (4) of the Local Government Act 1999, has determined to fix a maximum increase in general rates, for the year ending 30 June 2024 to be charged upon any rateable land which constitutes the principal place of residence of a principal ratepayer at 12% over and above the general rates levied for the 2022/2023 financial year with respect to that land provided that each of the following conditions are met:
  1. the property has been the principal place of residence of the principal ratepayer since at least 1 July 2022;
  2. the property has not been subject to a change in land use since 1 July 2022;
  3. the property has not been subject to improvements with a value of more than $20,000 since 1 July 2022; and
  4. an owner of the property makes an application in writing addressed to Municipal Council of Roxby Downs on or before 15 September 2023 claiming the benefit of the maximum increase.

Due Dates for Payment of Rates

In accordance with Section 181 of the Local Government Act 1999, rates declared in respect of the year ending 30 June 2024 shall be due in four (4) equal or approximately equal instalments payable on 15 September 2023, 15 December 2023, 15 March 2024 and 17 June 2024.

Approval under Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982

The rates resolved herein are operative with the agreement of the Joint Venturers under clause 29(3)(a) of the Schedule to the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Dated 15 August 2023                                                                                                                                                                                  
R.D. BLIGHT
Chief Executive