This graphic shows what controls your council has on your rates. Most of the decisions are taken from council by the state government, whether it’s through property valuations (NSW Valuer General), the Local Government Act 1993, service mandates and concessions, and of course, iPART which sets the annual rate pegging amounts.
Council decides how this is shared between the properties in our LGA.
From the council website, ‘We use land values to distribute rates across the local government area. We do this by using a combination of the land value of the property and a fixed amount per property.’ https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/Services/Make-a-payment/Rates-fees-and-charges/Your-rates-levies-and-charges
As valuations fluctuate so do rate amounts and anomalies can appear when properties on either side of a street, receiving the same services, can have widely differing rates.
Council website further states, ‘For detailed tables of base and ad valorem rates for our region see our operational plan.’ https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/Your-Council/About-MidCoast-Council/Plans-strategies-and-policies/Our-delivery-program-operational-plan-and-budgets