South Australian Consolidated Acts

DOG FENCE ACT 1946 - SECT 27A

27A—Contribution by councils as alternative to rating by board

        (1)         The board may, with the approval of the Minister and after consultation with the Local Government Association of South Australia, by notice published in the Gazette—

            (a)         declare a council (other than a council whose area is comprised of or includes ratable land under section 25) to be a participating council for the purposes of this section; and

            (b)         before 31 December in any year, declare that a contribution for the next financial year is to be paid to the board by each participating council consisting of—

                  (i)         in respect of the portion of the council area that is rural land—a specified percentage, not exceeding one per cent, of the general rate revenue to be derived by the council for that next financial year in respect of that rural land; and

                  (ii)         in respect of the portion of the council area that is urban land—a specified percentage, not exceeding 0.25 per cent, of the general rate revenue to be derived by the council for that next financial year in respect of that urban land.

        (2)         The board may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend or vary a notice under subsection (1).

        (3)         The board must cause notice in writing of a declaration under subsection (1)(b) to be served on each council to which it applies not later than 31 December of the year in which the declaration is made.

        (4)         A council to which a declaration under subsection (1)(b) applies must pay the contribution specified in the declaration to the board for the credit of the Dog Fence Fund not later than 31 May in the financial year next following the making of the declaration.

        (5)         In this section—

"council" means a council constituted under the Local Government Act 1999 ;

"rural land" means land that is ratable land under the Local Government Act 1999 and does not lie within a municipality or township within the meaning of that Act;

"urban land" means land that is ratable land under the Local Government Act 1999 and lies within a municipality or township within the meaning of that Act.