Rates Administration Masterclass
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Investment: $430 incl GST
Delivery: Face 2 Face and Webinar
(Delivery methods are subject to change)
Target Audience
Intermediate and experienced rates and finance officers
Overview
Rates constitute a system of taxation. It is the responsibility of all rates and finance officers to ensure that councils’ significant rating powers are applied lawfully and correctly. New rates and finance officers, and intermediate officers seeking a detailed refresher upon the legal basis of rating powers, are encouraged to enrol in our ‘Introduction to Rating’ short course.For those who are more advanced, this ‘Rates Administration Masterclass’ will provide an opportunity to learn and to engage with other experienced rating practitioners regarding more complicated issues across all facets of rating.
Key Learnings
This Masterclass will commence with a re-cap of various important rating concepts. Following this re-cap, we will explore numerous specific issues, in a workshop format. Matters discussed will include:- Areas of land which may be subject to fixed charges and/or minimum rates;
- When and how to impose separate rates;
- Issues relating to the imposition and calculation of service rates and service charges;
- Mandatory public consultation requirements for certain changes in respect of rating;
- Whether or not ‘rating policies’ are required, and what they should contain;
- Dealing with rebate applications;
- Dealing with objections to land attribution, objections to valuation, and ‘section 270’ reviews;
- The relevance of the ‘principal ratepayer’, and other persons from whom rates may be recovered;
- Debt recovery, including sale of land for non-payment of rates.
Facilitator
Felice D’Agostino, Principal – Governance and Regulatory Services – Norman Waterhouse LawyersFelice assists and provides advice to local authorities on a wide variety of matters involving statutory interpretation, administrative law, governance, public administration, freedom of information, and public integrity. She has extensive experience in delivering high quality training seminars, workshops and conferences across her many specialisations.
The Norman Waterhouse Local Government team is the largest of its kind in the State and is widely recognised as the leader in the provision of advice and representation to the local government sector in South Australia.
Additional Information
What ‘Delivery Options’ are available for this session?If a session is scheduled, the delivery options can be found below in the location field of the ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section. (Address = Face 2 Face delivery, Webinar = Virtual delivery)
No ‘Dates’ scheduled?
Complete our ‘Enquiry Form’ to be added to our waitlist and notified of upcoming dates.
Interested in having this program brought ‘In-House’ to your council?
Check your eligibility by requesting an ‘In-house eQuote’.
For further information about the content of this program, please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at training@lga.sa.gov.au.
Please understand that by registering, you are accepting our policy conditions. For a copy of our policies, please click here.
