South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) A council may
impose fees and charges—
(a) for
the use of any property or facility owned, controlled, managed or maintained
by the council;
(b) for
services supplied to a person at his or her request;
(c) for
carrying out work at a person's request;
(d) for
providing information or materials, or copies of, or extracts from, council
records;
(e) in
respect of any application to the council;
(f) in
respect of any authorisation, licence or permit granted by the council;
(g) in
respect of any matter for which another Act provides that a fee fixed under
this Act is to be payable;
(h) in
relation to any other prescribed matter.
(2) Fees or charges
under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) need not be fixed by reference to the
cost to the council.
(2a) Fees or charges
under subsection (1)(d) must not exceed a reasonable estimate of the
direct cost to the council in providing the information, materials, copies or
extracts.
(3) A council may
provide for—
(a)
specific fees and charges;
(b)
maximum fees and charges and minimum fees and charges;
(c)
annual fees and charges;
(d) the
imposition of fees or charges according to specified conditions or
circumstances;
(e) the
variation of fees or charges according to specified factors;
(f) the
reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of fees or charges.
(4) If—
(a) a
fee or charge is fixed or prescribed by or under this or another Act in
respect of a particular matter; or
(b) this
or another Act provides that no fee or charge is payable in respect of a
particular matter,
a council may not fix or impose a fee or charge in respect of that matter.
(5) Fees and charges
may be fixed, varied or revoked—
(a) by
by-law; or
(b) by
decision of the council.
(7) If a
council—
(a)
fixes a fee or charge under this section; or
(b)
varies a fee or charge under this section,
the council must take reasonable steps to bring the fee or charge, or the
variation of the fee or charge, to the notice of persons who may be affected.