Rates

Payment of Rates and Charges 2007/08

Mailing Your Payment

Please detach the payment slip from your rate notice and return it together with your cheque or money order. When remitting payments please make cheques or money orders payable to the Southern Midlands Council and marked "not negotiable".

Paying in Person

Rates and Charges may be paid at either of the Municipal Offices situated at 71 High Street, Oatlands and Main Street, Kempton or any Australia Post Office between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm Monday to Friday (Kempton Office closed from 12.30 to 1.00 pm daily).

Payment by Phone

Phone payments can be accepted for holders of VISA, Mastercard or Bankcard by calling 1300 729 859. Note: please have your Notice of Rates and Charges with you when paying by phone. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Payment by Internet

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Payment by Direct Debit from bank account

Direct Debit payments can be arranged through the Oatlands Office

Centrepay

Use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment, simply call Centrelink or contact the Southern Midlands Council on (03) 6254 5000 to request a Centrepay deductions form.

Centrepay Reference Number 555 059 269T

BPay - Telephone and Internet Banking

Call your bank, credit union or building society to make this payment from your cheque, or saving account. Biller code reference number is located on the Rates notice. More info http://www.bpay.com.au/.

Instalments

1. The rates and charges for 2007/2008 are payable by four equal instalments with the amount of any arrears from previous years being added to and payable with the first instalment.
2. The first instalment is payable by 4.30 pm on the 30^th day after the issue of the notice of rates, the second by 4.30 pm on the 30th November 2007, the third instalment by 4.30 pm on 31st January 2008, and the fourth instalment by 4.30 pm on the 31st March 2008.

Late Payments

A penalty of 5% applies to any rate or charge that is not paid on or before the date it falls due.

In addition to the penalty, interest under section 128 of the Local Government Act 1993 will be charged at the rate of 9.5% per annum, calculated monthly.

Discount

A discount of 1.1% will apply to all rates and charges paid in full within 30 days after the date of issue. This is the due date of the first instalment. This discount is not applicable to rates and charges which are paid in instalments.

Pensioner Remissions

Eligible pensioners are advised that they have until the 31^st of March 2008 to apply for a remission on the 2007/2008 rates and charges. This only applies where the remission has not already been calculated and deducted from the rate notice.

 Pension Rate Remission 2007-08 (18 kb)