Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered ActsSection 73D —
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73D Definitions for part In this part—
"rate notice" means a notice issued under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 , or the Local Government Act 2009 , to levy rates and charges.
"relevant payment" means an amount paid to a local government under—(a) section 73DA(2); or(b) section 73DB(3)(a).
73DA Annual payments to local governments(1) A regulation may prescribe an amount, for a financial year, that is to be paid under this section to a local government affected by the waste levy.(2) The chief executive must pay the amount to the local government.
73DB Additional payments to local governments(1) The local government may request payment of an additional amount for the financial year to further mitigate the direct effects of the waste levy on households in the local government’s local government area.(2) The request must—(a) be made in writing to the chief executive; and(b) include the information prescribed by regulation.(3) The chief executive must consider the request and must decide to—(a) pay to the local government an additional amount the chief executive considers appropriate; or(b) refuse the request.
73DC Use of relevant payments(1) The local government must use a relevant payment to mitigate the direct effects of the waste levy on households in the local government’s local government area.(2) Subsection (3) applies if the chief executive believes the local government has not used a relevant payment as required under subsection (1).(3) Until the chief executive is satisfied the local government has used the relevant payment as required under subsection (1), the chief executive must not make any further relevant payments to the local government.
73DD Rate notice to include statement about relevant payments(1) The first rate notice issued to an entity by the local government after receiving a relevant payment must state—(a) the amount of the payment; and(b) the purpose for which the payment has been, or will be, used.(2) Subsection (3) applies if the chief executive believes the local government has not complied with subsection (1) in relation to an entity.(3) Until the chief executive is satisfied the local government has informed the entity of the matters mentioned in subsection (1), the chief executive may refuse to make any further relevant payments to the local government.
73DE Local government must not distribute misinformation(1) This section applies if the chief executive believes the local government has, after receiving a relevant payment, distributed misinformation in relation to the payment.(2) Until the chief executive is satisfied the local government has informed the intended recipients of the misinformation of how the misinformation is false or misleading, the chief executive may refuse to make any further relevant payments to the local government.(3) A local government is taken to distribute misinformation if the local government—(a) includes the misinformation in a rate notice, or other document, issued by the local government; or(b) publishes the misinformation on the local government’s website; or(c) includes the misinformation in an advertisement made by, or on behalf of, the local government.(4) In this section—
"misinformation" , in relation to a relevant payment received by a local government, means a false or misleading statement about—(a) the effect of the waste levy on the local government or households in the local government’s local government area; or(b) the amount of the payment; or(c) the purpose of the payment.