[Mary Klower]

Hi Andrew that is a absolute yes from Port Macquarie.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Thanks Robert for ringing and giving me the case law for Ryde Municiple Council v Macquarie University, I will have a read and may agree with you that I may be up the creek without a paddle.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

I have been discussing the new interest rate supplied by OLG and it seems there are two ways of interpreting the interest charges.
Having a 0% from 1/7/20 – 31/12/2020 is the easy part and gives ratepayers 6 months to catch up but when we set up the interest rate from 1/1/21 for the 7% are we able to backdate interest on any arrears still outstanding OR do we commence the interest rate from the 1st January and not let it back date any interest.
I’m more inclined to think that the OLG mean that interest should only apply from the 1st January and not be backdated but would appreciate how other Council’s view this.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Hello Andrew

Any changes since the last post, can you please advise if the conference is going ahead.

Thanks
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Thanks Clayton

Totally agree with you and we would normally have said a quick No to this ratepayer but after discussions with Andrew feel that Service NSW should not be putting this on their website advising ratepayers that they are entitled to a pension rebate on water if they have a life tennancy agreement and are a eligible pensioner, hopefully we will have some feedback from Service NSW soon.
Thanks
Mary

[Mary Klower]

OMG I am in shock, she was a beautiful person and we have had many laughs.
I was unaware that she was living at Port Macquarie and I will try and make the funeral on Friday and pay my respects to the family.

[Mary Klower]

Thank you all for your replies they are much appreciated.

Mary

[Mary Klower]

Hi
I have the Werin Aboriginal Corporation who have recently purchased a Medical Centre requesting nonrateability. They purchased the property in their name with a mortgage to Indigenous Business Australia. They have supplied ABN & Charity Register advising they are Australian Charities and Not for profit and Public Benevelent Institution. Their rule books states their objectives include Delivering free culturally apppropriate holistic health, training to Aboriginal people in Port Macquarie however it also states that they can establish and operate business ventures which will generate income to support the Aboriginal Community of Port Macquarie. Winding up section states that if they are dissolved all property and monies must be transferred to a similar charity.
I’m inclined to given them the nonrateability however just wanted to check with other Council’s if they have received any requests like this one and how they dealt with the application as I believe we should be consistent with our decisions.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Hi Darlene

We have been using SMS reminders prior to legal action for a few years now it is a very simple progam and I will get Abie or Sam in Debt Recovery to give you a ring.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Thanks Andrew, Yes we are also commencing a fee for providing copies of notices from 1 July, however current and prior year will not be included.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Yes all done and in Authority – just second gussing some of my entries and going back over them to make sure they are correct. Noticed in Release 3 that they have now defined nominal rent as “heavily discounted rent” (eg quarter of the maket rate) which would not be considered as “nominal rent”. We have a few properties owned by Council which are leased but only leased at 1-10% of the market value which would be well under their description. Do any other Council’s have the same situation if so what have you coded them?
Mary

[Mary Klower]

I was under the assumption that the ESPL will only be levied on the portion of rates levied for the House etc and not the land that is under the conservation agreement. It may be that a manual calculation will need to be done for these.
This would also apply for postponed rates and the ESPL would be levied only on the rateable land value and not the portion which is postponed.
If anyone else has further information please let us know.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Hi I have one extra staff member for one year given to me for the coding so just the two of us at this point in time.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Thank you all for your comments and Matthew I have since downloaded the Gazette and all the properties they are seeking exemption for have been vested from NSW Housing although the title searches do not say they are vested under section 22 of the adoption of National Law Act 2012 – I will decline their application and see what happens.
Mary

[Mary Klower]

Thank you Jane for letting us know and our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
Condolences from all the Mid North Coast Group
Mary

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