(1) These regulations may be cited as the Rating Valuations (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1999.

(2) These regulations come into force on 1 July 1999.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any term or expression that is not defined in these regulations but is defined in the Act, any other regulations, or the rules has, in these regulations, the meaning given to it by the Act, those regulations, or the rules.

Every territorial authority must each year pay to the Valuer-General for performing his or her functions under section 4(1)(b) of the Act a charge of $6,590.

(1) Every territorial authority must each year pay to the Valuer-General for performing his or her functions and powers under section 4(1)(c) and section 4(2)(b) of the Act the following charges, whether or not the rating valuations of the territorial authority are monitored or audited by the Valuer-General during that year:

(2) If 2 or more territorial authorities amalgamate in any year, the charges payable under subclause (1) by the amalgamated authority are to be calculated on the basis of the total of the information referred to in that subclause for those territorial authorities.

Despite regulations 3 and 4, the amounts of the charges payable under each of those regulations by a territorial authority specified below are the amounts calculated in accordance with that regulation multiplied by the percentage specified below alongside the name of that territorial authority:

If the Valuer-General considers that the total amount of charges collected or to be collected under regulation 3 or regulation 4 in respect of any year will exceed the amount expended by the Valuer-General in respect of that year on setting standards or regular audits of territorial authorities, as the case may be, the Valuer-General may, in his or her absolute discretion, waive the whole or a proportion (being the same proportion for every territorial authority) of the instalments payable by territorial authorities under regulation 3 or regulation 4, as the case may be, in respect of the last quarter of that year.

(1) Every territorial authority must, within 20 days of the end of each quarter, notify the Valuer-General in writing of the information specified in subclause (3) in relation to that quarter.

(2) Every territorial authority must, within 31 days of the end of each year (including the year ending 30 June 1999), notify the Valuer-General in writing of the information specified in subclause (3) in relation to that year.

(3) The information required under subclauses (1) and (2) is as follows:

• (a) the number of rating units on the district valuation roll of the territorial authority at the end of the quarter or year:

• (b) the number of building consents, and amendments to building consents, issued by the territorial authority during the quarter or year:

• (c) the number of additional rating units entered in the district valuation roll of the territorial authority during the quarter or year:

• (d) the number of sale notices given to the territorial authority during the quarter or year.

(1) Every regional council must each year pay to the Valuer-General for performing his or her functions and powers under section 4(1)(b) and (c) and section 4(2)(b) of the Act in relation to equalisation certificates and special rating areas the following charges:

• (a) the sum of $500; and

• (b) the sum of $0.011 for each rating unit that is within the regional council's boundaries and on a district valuation roll of a constituent territorial authority at the end of the previous year.

(2) If 2 or more regional councils amalgamate in any year, the charges payable under paragraph (b) of subclause (1) by the amalgamated council are to be calculated on the basis of the total of the information referred to in that paragraph for those regional councils.

If the Valuer-General considers that the total amount of charges collected or to be collected under regulation 8 in respect of any year will exceed the amount expended by the Valuer-General in respect of that year on setting standards or regular audits of regional councils in relation to equalisation certificates and special rating areas, the Valuer-General may, in his or her absolute discretion, waive the whole or a proportion (being the same proportion for every regional council) of the instalments payable by regional councils under regulation 8 in respect of the last quarter of that year.

Every regional council must, within 31 days of the end of each year (including the year ending 30 June 1999), notify the Valuer-General in writing of the number of rating units that are within the regional council's boundaries and on the district valuation rolls of constituent territorial authorities at the end of that year.

If the Valuer-General considers on reasonable grounds that a local authority has not, or may not have, complied with any provision of the Act, the regulations, or the rules, the local authority must pay to the Valuer-General the following charges for the work undertaken for the purpose of performing the functions and powers specified in section 4(1)(c) and section 4(2)(b) of the Act in relation to the local authority (other than any work undertaken for the purpose of an initial audit of the local authority in any year):

• (a) a charge of $110 per person hour for the time spent in undertaking the work; and

• (b) the actual and reasonable costs of travel, accommodation, and other disbursements incurred in undertaking the work.

(1) The charges payable under regulations 3, 4, and 8 are to be paid by equal quarterly instalments in arrears during the months of October, January, April, and July.

(2) The charges payable under regulation 11 are to be paid within 30 days of receipt by the local authority of an invoice from the Valuer-General.

The charges prescribed by these regulations are exclusive of any goods and services tax.