❓ Hon Ken Travers questions whether service charges for security patrols should apply to all land, regardless of vacancy. The Minister clarifies that local governments have discretion in applying these charges and the Department doesn't mandate specific measures to prove service delivery.
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(1) Does the need to ensure that land actually receives a service also apply to land that is not vacant? (2) What measures does the Department of Local Government require from local government authorities to show that vacant and non-vacant land is actually receiving a service from security patrols? Answered on 19 October 2000 The Minister
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19 October 2000
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1. Section 6.38 of the Local Government Act does not specify such a requirement. It is discretionary on a local government whether it applies a service charge to all land or excludes certain types of land. 2. None. This is a matter for each local government to determine.
(2) What measures does the Department of Local Government require from local government authorities to show that vacant and non-vacant land is actually receiving a service from security patrols? Answered on 19 October 2000 The Minister Replied: 1. Section 6.38 of the Local Government Act does not specify such a requirement. It is discretionary on a local government whether it applies a service charge to all land or excludes certain types of land. 2. None. This is a matter for each local government to determine.
Answered on 19 October 2000 The Minister Replied: 1. Section 6.38 of the Local Government Act does not specify such a requirement. It is discretionary on a local government whether it applies a service charge to all land or excludes certain types of land. 2. None. This is a matter for each local government to determine.
(2) What measures does the Department of Local Government require from local government authorities to show that vacant and non-vacant land is actually receiving a service from security patrols? Answered on 19 October 2000 The Minister Replied: 1. Section 6.38 of the Local Government Act does not specify such a requirement. It is discretionary on a local government whether it applies a service charge to all land or excludes certain types of land. 2. None. This is a matter for each local government to determine.
Answered on 19 October 2000 The Minister Replied: 1. Section 6.38 of the Local Government Act does not specify such a requirement. It is discretionary on a local government whether it applies a service charge to all land or excludes certain types of land. 2. None. This is a matter for each local government to determine.
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