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Rate Payment Reminder - Payment of Second Instalment (due 30 November 2009)

• Rating Year
• How Rates Are Calculated
• Municipal Rates Concession
• Payment Dates and Methods
  • Payment In Full Lump Sum
  • Payment By Four Instalments
  • Payment By Ten Instalment
• If Your Payment Is Late
• Payment Allocation
• If You Have Sold This Property
• Changed Or Changing Your Address?
• The Valuation Of This Property
• Valuation Objections
• Other Authorities May Use The Valuations
• Appeal Against Rates And Charges

• Payment Options
• Privacy Statement

Rate Enquiries - (03) 9518 3497

Valuation Enquiries - (03) 9518 3055

Rating Year

The 2009/2010 Council rates are levied for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Rate notices are issued in the July or August of each financial year.

How Rates Are Calculated

The City of Monash bases its rates on the Site Value (SV) which is simply the value of land only.

Municipal Rates Concession

If you have recently become a pensioner or are a pensioner who has recently moved residence and your pension includes a Pensioner Concession Card, War Widow Entitlements or TPI entitlements, you may be eligible for a rebate on your rates.
Please Note: Health Care Cards and Seniors Cards are ineligible for this concession.

The property for which you are claiming a rate concession, must be your principle place of residence and the name and address on your concession card must be exactly the same as the name and address shown on the rate notice for that property.

The Municipal Rates concession provides a 50% discount off rates and charges up to a maximum of $184.30 in 2009/2010 on your principal place of residence.

Application forms are available from the Rate Office on (03) 9518 3497 or, download the application form and mail to PO Box 1 Glen Waverley 3150 or fax to (03) 9518 3672.

Pension Rebate Application Form (PDF, 739 kB)

Payment Dates and Methods

1. Payment In Full Lump Sum - All payment methods including Direct Debit

• 15 February 2010

To achieve this:

• your "In Full" lump sum payment must be made on or before 15 February 2010.

Please Note:

• any arrears brought forward as at 1 July 2009 (if shown) must be paid in full on or before 30 September 2009.

Direct Debit option

OR

2. Payment by Four Instalments - All payment methods including Direct Debit

• 30 September 2009
• 30 November 2009
• 01 March 2010
• 31 May 2010

To achieve this:

• your first instalment MUST be paid in full on or before 30 September 2009.
• the first instalment amount will include any arrears brought forward as at 1 July 2009.

Please Note:

• reminder instalment notices for the remaining instalments will be sent to those ratepayers who have qualified for the four instalment plan.
• if your first instalment is paid late, it will be accepted as a part payment only. You will not be placed on the four instalment plan and reminder notices/accounts will not be issued. It will be up to the ratepayer to ensure the balance of rates and charges are paid in full on or before by 15 Febraury 2010.

Direct Debit option

OR

3. Payment by Ten Instalments - Direct Debit method via Council ONLY

To achieve this:

• complete the application form online (secure connection - opens in a new window), or
• download the application form online, complete and return to Council, or
• obtain an application form from the Rate Office on (03)9518 3497.
• completed application/s must be returned to Council no later than 17 August 2009.

Please Note:

• deductions commence on 1 September 2009 and end on 1 June 2010.
• any arrears owing will be included in 1 September 2009 payment amount.
• you cannot pay the ten instalment plan via Bpay.
• you cannot pay the ten instalment plan via credit card.

Direct Debit option

If Your Payment Is Late

In Full: If paying in full and payment is not received by Council on or before 15 February 2010, interest will be charged on the full amount of the overdue rates and charges from 1 July 2009 to the date of payment.

Four Instalments: If paying by four instalments and payment is not received on or before the due dates, then interest will be charged, from the relevant due date, to the date of payment.

Ten Instalments: If paying by direct direct please ensure that sufficient funds are in your account when each payment is due. Otherwise, interest will be charged from the relevant due date, to the date of payment. Dishonour fees and charges also apply.

Payment Allocation

All payments will be allocated as follows:

1. Legal costs owing, if any; then
2. Interest owing, if any; then
3. Arrears owing, if any; then
4. Current rates owing.

Interest will continue to be charged on any arrears and late payments, until they are paid in full.

If You Have Sold This Property

Council must be notified in writing. A "Notice of Acquisition or Disposition" is to be received by Council from the purchaser, vendor or respective solicitors/conveyancers. Failure to submit a notice within one month of a transfer may result in a substantial penalty.

• Notice of Acqusition of an Interest in Land (PDF, 128 kB)
• Notice of Disposition of an Interest in Land (PDF, 648 kB)

Changed Or Changing Your Address?

Please advise the Rate Office at the Civic Centre in writing. It is the owners/ratepayers responsibility to notify Council in writing of any change of address.

The advice can submitted on one of the following forms:

• Personal - Change of Name/Address Form (PDF, 66 kB)
• Company - Change of Name/Address Form (PDF, 58 kB)

The Valuation Of This Property

For further information please contact the City Valuer's Office on (03) 9518 3055.

Valuation Certificate - Application (PDF, 34 kB)

Valuation Objections

If you are aggrieved with the valuation please telephone the Valuers Office on (03) 9518 3055.

If you wish to formally object to the valuation you must complete a "Notice of Objection" form and forward it to the City Valuer within two months from the date of issue of the Rate and Valuation Notice, as set down in the Valuation of Land Act 1960, Division 3.

Other Authorities May Use The Valuations

Council valuations may also be used by other rating authorities for the purpose of a rate or tax. The State Revenue Office uses the "Site Value" in assessing land tax.

Further information on the use of valuations for land tax can be found on the State Revenue Office website - www.sro.vic.gov.au.

Appeal Against Rates And Charges

Section 184 of the Local Government Act 1989, provides that if you are aggrieved by the rate or charge levied by your rate notice, you may within 60 days after receipt of the notice, give to the Council notice that you intend to appeal to the County Court. Any such appeal must be in the prescribed form. The grounds of appeal and procedure are set out in Section 184 of the Local Government Act 1989.

Appeal To County Court (PDF, 13 kB)

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Updated: 18 November 2009

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