Rates and Charges - Tweed Shire Council

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Rates & Charges	19kb
Tweed Shire Council provides a wide range of services for the benefit of the community, including managing and maintaining infrastructure such as ...more

Tweed Shire Council's Revenue Policy	560kb
Tweed Shire Council's policy relating to all forms of revenue, including Rates and Charges ...more

Paying Your Rates & Charges	55kb
Tweed Shire Council rates are payable in full or by quarterly instalment. A range of payment options is available and convenient periodic payments can also be arranged ...more

How are Rates Calculated?	12kb
Council rates are a form of property taxation and property values play an important part in determining how much each individual ratepayer contributes. As it is a system of taxation the rates paid may not directly relate to the services used by each ratepayer ...more

Structure of the Rate	12kb
Section 497 of the Local Government Act 1993 provides the method of the structure of the rate. Council has considered the methods and has decided on the structure of the rates being an ad valorem rate ...more

Rating Information Brochure	446kb
Please read this brochure and the back of your Rates and Charges Notice. The brochure is designed to answer the most common, or likely, questions about rating ...more

Rates Incentive Scheme	406kb
The competition is open to all ratepayers of the Tweed Shire who pay in full all outstanding rates and charges by the due date ...more

Land Valuations	20kb
The land values assigned for rating purposes are supplied by the Valuer General's Office. These valuations are made every three years (approximately) ...more

NSW Valuer General Newsletter	320kb
Informing New South Wales landowners about valuation activities ...more

Categorisation of Land	11kb
The rating category is shown on your Rate Notice. Section 493 of the Local government Act states that there are four categories of ordinary rates: Residential, Farming, Mining and Business ...more

Mixed Development Rating	11kb
In general, Mixed Development rating allows for a property to receive a combination of Residential and Business rating categories (providing a form of rating relief - in most cases) due to the property having dual usage ...more

Postponed Rates	12kb
The rateable person for land described in any of the following paragraphs may apply to the council for a postponement of rates payable for the land in the current or following rating year (or in both years) ...more

Having difficulty in making payment deadlines?	11kb
Council has a firm debt recovery system when the account is not paid and no contact has been made with Council. However, our debt recovery section is sympathetic to genuine cases of ratepayers having difficulty meeting payment deadlines ...more

What happens if my payment is late?	10kb
If your quarterly payment is not paid in full by the due date, you will be charged interest on the amount owing ...more

Am I entitled to a pensioner rate rebate?	18kb
To be eligible to receive this rebate you must satisfy the following criteria ...more

Section 603 Certificates	11kb
Solicitors, real estate agents and members of the public may make an application for a certificate accompanied by the approved fee ...more

Water Charges	12kb
Tweed Shire Council customers receive two water Consumption Notices per year ...more