Rates are set and charged annually at 1 July every year and are invoiced in four installments with the due dates for payment being: 

Installment	Due Date	Period Covered
1	Wednesday 31 August 2022	1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022
2	Wednesday 30 November 2022	1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022
3	Tuesday 28 February 2023	1 January 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
4	Wednesday 31 May 2023	1 April 2022 to 30 June 2023

Rates payments will be attached to the oldest debt first.

 

Penalties

Pursuant to sections 57 and 58 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Council may apply penalties as follows:

Installment 1
(a)  A penalty charge of 4 percent (4%) on any part of Installment 1 that has been assessed for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 and which remains unpaid after 5pm on the due date for payment of that installment, to be added on the penalty date -  3 September 2020

Other installments
(b)  A penalty charge of 10 percent (10%) on any part of Installment 2, Installment 3 or Installment 4 that has been assessed for the financial year commencing 1 July 2022 and which remains unpaid after 5pm on the due date for payment of that installment, to be added on the penalty dates below:

Installment 2         3 December 2022

Installment 3         3 March 2023

Installment 4         3 June 2023

(c) A further penalty charge of 10 percent (10%) on any part of any rates assessed before 1 July 2022 that remains unpaid on 1 January 2023, to be added on 7 January 2023.

(d)  No penalties will be charged where a ratepayer is paying rates by direct debit or where there is an approved payment arrangement in place.

What can I do if I have difficulty paying my rates?

We recognise that some ratepayers may face difficulties paying their rates bill. There are a variety of payment options available to help pay your rates and pay off  any outstanding amounts. 

Please call us on 0800 932 4357 to discus setting up a payment arrangement.