[Gail Johnston]

Hi All,

Are there any established guidelines or best practices for applying inhibited minimums? Under what circumstances are these typically applied, particularly in the absence of specific legislative requirements?

Thank you

[Robert Hay]

Hi Gail

I’m not familiar with the term “inhibited minimum” can you please elaborate?

Thanks

[Gail Johnston]

At Randwick we have a few small parcels classified as “minimum inhibited,” meaning they fall within the minimum value range but are only assessed the ad valorem rate, rather than the full minimum charge.

[Robert Hay]

Hi Gail

Thanks for clarifying for me.

Unfortunately, I’m not much help as it is outside what the legislation allows, I would not do it.

Also, you are going what is stated in your operational plan.

Robert

[Andrew Butcher]

Hi Gail

Looks like a legacy item that you now have an opportunity to fix. I agree with Robert on the basis that I am not aware of any legislative provisions that allow for this and would avoid it.

It is also important to identify the purely ad-valorem rate in your Statement of Revenue Policy. Depending on how this is applied to each parcel appears problematic as well, there have been recent changes in the way residential sub-categories can be made which may be helpful, unless the parcels are scattered.

Hope this is helpful.

Regards,
Andrew

[Gail Johnston]

Thank you Andrew & Robert. Your response is helpful.

[Trevor Holland]

Hi Gail

Can’t say I have ever come across this method of rating in either the Local Government Act 1919 or Local Government Act 1993.

I don’t believe there is a provision in either Act that would allow for Ordinary Rates to be levied in that way.

As outlined by Andrew it would be advisable for this method of rating to be avoided.

Regards
Trevor

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