Fees and Charges

2022/2023 - Fees & Charges

Governance

Rating Enquiries

Rates Enquiries General

 $30.00

Property Settlement Enquiry

 $60.00
Complete Property Search $70.00
Maps
Black & White Maps, A4 or A3 size $10.00
Coloured Maps, A4 or A3 paper size $13.50
Black & White Maps, A4 or A3 paper size, laminated $23.50
Coloured Maps A4 or A3 paper size, laminated $26.50
Coloured Maps, A2 or A1 paper size, un-laminated $26.50
Other
Electoral Rolls $8.00
Administration Fee - Staff Time - ACTUAL COST Actual
Copy of Council Minutes (per annum) – Hard copy mailed $155.00
Copy of Council Minutes (per annum) – Access from website Free
Freedom of Information (FOI) Application Fee *Set by Statute $30.00 
Staff Time dealing with application per hour or pro rata $30.00 
Access time supervised by staff per hour or pro rata plus actual additional cost to the agency of any special arrangements (e.g. Hire of facilities or equipment) $30.00
Charges for photocopying per hour or pro rata $30.00
Per copy $0.20
Staff time to transcribe information from tape or other device per hour or pro rata $30.00
Charge for duplicating tape, film or computer information - ACTUAL COST Actual
Charge for delivery, packaging and postage - ACTUAL COST Actual

Dog Registration Fees

*Set by Statue

Sterilised Dogs* - Discounts applicable
One Year of Registration $20.00
Three Years of Registration $42.50 
Lifetime  Registration $100.00 
Unsterilised Dogs - Discounts applicable
One Year of registration $50.00
Three years of registration $120.00
Lifetime registration $250.00
Dangerous Dogs * (Dog Act s33E, Dog Regulations r.4( Discounts are not applicable
One Year of Registration $50.00
Registration Fee Discounts* - Fee rounded up, discounts applied multiplicatively
Dog owned by pensioner - Reduce fee by 50% reduced fee by 50%
Dog used for droving/tending stock - Reduce fee by 75% reduced fee by 75%
Registration after 31 May in any year, for that registration year - reduce fee by 50% reduce fee by 50%
Dog tag (replacement) $1.00
Registration of dog kept in an approved kennel establishment licensed under s.28 - per establishment $200.00

Kennels 

Application Fee                                                    $50.00
Annual Licence Fee - 10 or Fewer Dogs $100.00
Annual Licence Fee - More than 10 Dogs $150.00

Dog Pound Fees

Impounding Fee $70.00
Pound Sustenance Fee (per day) $20.00
Destruction or disposal At Cost

Cat Pound Fees

Impounding Fee                                              $70.00
Pound Sustenance Fee (Per Day) $20.00
Destruction or Disposal At Cost

Cat Registration Fees

*Set by Statue

One Year Registration
Grant or Renewal of Registration
One year, if after 31 May in any year for that registration year $10.00
One year, at any other time $20.00
Three years $42.50
Lifetime $100.00 
Cat owner is a pensioner - Reduce fee by 50% Reduce by 50%
Cat Breeders Registration
Grant or Renewal per Breeding Cat (Male or Female) $100.00
Cat Tag (Replacement) $1.00

Fencing Local Law

Application for Electrified or Razor Wire Fencing      $50.00

Hire of Shire Property

Hall Hire Fees

For all Halls within the Shire

Community Hall Hire - Short Term Hire (including supper room and kitchen)
Prior to 6.00pm (per hour) $8.00
Prior to 6.00pm (day) $45.00
After 6.00pm (per hour) $16.50
After 6.00pm (night) $112.00
Single Hirer - Multiple Bookings Each Week (including supper room and Kitchen)
Prior to 6.00pm (per hour) $6.00
Prior to 6.00pm (day) $36.00
After 6.00pm (per hour) $12.00
After 6.00pm (night) $104.00
Long Term Multiple Sessions Hire (Client to Clean) Per Hour $6.00
Seniors Wellness 100% Concession Free
Hall Hire Bonds
Hire without liquor being present $100.00
Hire when liquor is present $150.00
Equipment $153.00
Damage to any hired equipment is to be recouped At Cost
Key Bond - All Facilities
Bond for Shire facility key $26.00
Liquor Permit Fees
Per permit (per day) for occasional license $7.00
Lakes Village Hall
Per Hour $16.50
Per Day $51.00
Recreation Centres and Pavilions
Prior to 6.00pm (per hour) $26.00
Prior to 6.00pm (per day) $205.00
After 6.00pm (per hour) $31.00
After 6.00pm (night) $245.00
Bond for Pavilion Hire
Bond for Pavilion Hire $100.00
Seasonal Bond - Football, Hockey, Netball, Cricket
No seasonal bond for affiliated sporting/community groups
History Book $42.00
100 Years book $69.00
Building Rentals
- Assessment - Alteration to Existing Public Building $101.50 
Annual Inspection $100.00
Hire of Shire Buildings
Medical Centre Rooms (per hour) $20.50
Medical Centre Rooms (per day) $112.00
Housing  - Shire Housing Rentals (Staff)
Weekly Rent linked to Current Market Value Rental Various
Shire Housing (Other)
14 Blackbutt Way, Lake Grace (per week) $400.00

Community Amenities

Refuse Removal Charges (1 kerbside bin)
Lake Grace, Newdegate, Lake King & Varley Weekly Kerbside Collection (per year) $143.00
Lake Grace, Newdegate, Lake King & Varley Weekly Kerbside Collection (per year) - Eligible Pensioners* (Cost of the bin pick up only) $82.00
*This concession does not apply to Senior Card Holders
Additional Bin Service (more than 1 kerbside bin)
Lake Grace, Newdegate, Lake King & Varley Weekly Kerbside Collection (per year) $143.00
Recycling Collection
Lake Grace & Newdegate Fortnightly Kerbside Collection (per year) $147.00
Trade and Other Refuse (per m3) $90.00
Commercial (per m3) $11.00
Asbestos Waste Disposal
Disposal at Lake Grace Refuse Site (per m3) $120.00
Waste
Opening of tip outside or ordinary hours, Lake Grace & Newdegate only $150.00
Used Engine Oil per L >50 Litres $0.20
Commercial/Industrial Waste per m3 $50.00
Commercial/Industrial Waste per trailer $40.00
Contaminated Soil (up to class 2 threshold only) per m3 $120.00
Septic Waste Disposal (WWTP) per 1000 litres $60.00
Uncontaminated Building Rubble per (per m3) (includes brick, concrete, rock, soil, green waste) (At the discretion of the landfill site operator) $27.00
Commercial/Industrial Recycling Drop-Off (per m3) $40.00
Commercial/Industrial Recycling Drop-Off - Minimum Charge $20.00
Special Burials (inc Clinical (per m3) $100.00 
Car Tyres (4WD) - NO LONGER ACCEPTED (NLA)  NLA
Truck Tyres - NO LONGER ACCEPTED (NLA)  NLA
Earth Mover Tyres - NO LONGER ACCEPTED (NLA)  NLA
If Tyres are Soil or Plant Contaminated:  rate will double

Cemetery & Burial

Cemetery Fees
Interment – Adult Burial - AT COST At Cost
Interment – Child Burial (under 7 years) - AT COST At Cost 
Interment - Ashes into Grave $160.00
Interment - Ashes into Niche Wall Single Plot & Plaque Mounting $160.00
Interment  - Ashes into Niche Wall Double Plot & Plaque Mounting $200.00 
Re-Opening Fee – Adult - AT COST At cost 
Re-Opening Fee – Child - AT COST At Cost 
Exhumation - AT COST At Cost
Re-interment after exhumation - AT COST At Cost
Land for grave 2.4m x 3.6m $123.00
Transfer of Grant of Right of Burial $85.30
Cemetery Fees Additionals
Interment without due notice $85.00
Grave Digging beyond 1.8m 4100.00 
Vault Permit $21.00
Interment (Additional - Weekends and Public Holidays) $173.00
Reservation Fees
Grant of right of Burial (25 years) $130.00 
Transfer of Grant of Right of Burial (duration carried over) $90.00
Niche Wall Single Plot (25 years) $40.00 
Niche Wall Double Plot (25 years) $55.00
Transfer of Niche Wall Reservation (duration carried over) Free
License & Permit fees
Funeral Director Licence - Annual $110.00
Funeral Director Licence - Single Permit $90.00
Monumental Mason License - single Permit $55.00
Work Permit - Monument Erection (Foundation, base & Headstone) $85.00
Work Permit - Full Monument Erection Foundation, Base, Headstone, Kerbing, Slab Cover/Infill) $200.00
Work Permit - Upgrade Monument to Full Monument $80.00

Swimming Pool Fees & Charges

 Lake Grace Pool Fees

Adults (excluding Seniors/Pensioners/Spectators) $4.00
Child or Student (over 5 years and attending school) $3.00
Toddlers (under 5 years) Free
Spectator (Non Swimmer) $1.00
Seniors/Pensioners $2.00
Swimming Classes (Vacation/Interim) $1.00

Season Tickets

(Dependent child is 16 years of age or younger)
Adult (16 years and over)                                                     $118.00
Child/Student/Senior/Pensioner $88.50
Family with 2 dependent children $173.00
Family with 3 or more dependent Children $203.50
Discount on season tickets 15 kilometres and over from pool $0.10
Australia Day Lions Celebration Free Pool Entry Until Noon
Sale of Fitness Equipment Cost plus 5% mark up

Newdegate Pool Fees

Adult (16 years and over)                                            $79.50
Seniors/Pensioners/Students/child per season $62.00
Family with 2 dependent children $161.00
Family with 3 or more dependent Children $191.50
Discount on season tickets 15 kilometres and over from pool $0.10
Newdegate pool - key card bond $10.00

Lake King Aquatic and Recreation Classes

Adults - All Classes $8.00
Pensioner/Senior - All Classes               $6.00
Children - All Classes $5.00
Special Program per Class $5.00
ARC Event $5.00

Package Options - Pass Books

  • Pay for 10 Passes get 1 Free - CAN BE USE FOR ANY CLASS
  • Pay for 25 Passes get 3 Free - NO REFUNDS
  • Pay for 50 Passes get 6 Free - CANNOT BE EXCHANGED FOR MONEY
  • Pay for 80 Passes get 10 Free - CAN ONLY BE USED IN THE TOWN PURCHASED FOR / MUST BE PAID UPFRONT

    Sales of Stock and Materials

    Sales of Stock and Materials
    Gravel ex pits – per m3 $5.50
    Gravel ex Town Stock – per m3 $16.50
    Sand ex Town Stock – per m3 $36.00
    Materials ex Stock
    5mm, 7mm, 10mm & 14mm Aggregate ex Stock – per m3 $90.00
    Footpath Slabs & Bricks
    Sale of surplus bricks - each $0.50

    Economic Services

    Building Control - SET BY STATUTE
    Building Services Levy
    If building work value is $45,000 or less:
     - Building Permit $61.65
     - Demolition permit $61.65
     - Occupancy permit for authorised but incomplete building $61.65
     - Occupancy permit for unauthorised building $123.30
     - Occupancy permit for completed building - NO LEVY PAYABLE No Levy Payable
     - Modification to occupancy permit for additional use under Building Act s48 - NO LEVY PAYABLE No Levy Payable
     - Building approval for unauthorised building $123.30
    If building work value is more than $45,000:
     - Building permit 0.137% or work value
     - Demolition permit 0.137% of work value
     - Occupancy permit for authorised but incomplete building
     - Occupancy permit for unauthorised building 0.274% of work value
     - Occupancy permit for completed building - NO LEVY PAYABLE No Levy Payable
     - Modification to occupancy permit for additional use under Building Act s48 - NO LEVY PAYABLE No Levy Payable
     - building approval for unauthorised building 0.274% of work value

    Plant Hire & Private Works

    Hire of Plant (includes operator)
    Grader – per hour $240.00
    Loader (Large) – per hour $240.00
    Loader (Small) – per hour $200.00
    Loader (Skid Steer) - per Hour $180.00
    Truck (Semi-side Tipper) – per hour $210.00
    Truck (Single Axle) – per hour $140.00
    Backhoe – per hour $180.00 
    Multi Wheel Roller (16 tonne) – per hour $150.00
    Vibrating Roller (60 inch) – per hour 4150.00 
    Tractor – per hour $130.00
    Tractor (with road broom attached) – per hour $135.00 
    Tractor (with slasher) – per hour $135.00 
    John Deere Tractor Mower – per hour $120.00
    Light Vehicle Hire (when required) – cents/km $1.20
    Sundry Plant – per day $80.00
    Private Works

    Private Works based on:

    • Cost; plus, 25%

    (Non-profit organisations exempt from 25% profit margin)
    Labour only, per hour - eg travel, waiting $60.00

    Health

    Administration and Inspection
    Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997
    Noise Management Plan Fee $500.00
    Late Fee for notifiable event (Reg 19D) $500.00
    Food Business (Food Act 2008)
    Notification
    - Exempt $0.00
    - All Others $65.00
    Registration
    - Exempt*
    - Registration - $55 or $110 Risk Base

    $55 or $110

    Risk Base
    - Low risk $60.00
    - Medium / High risk $110.00

    *Exempt Food Businesses :

    (i) in which 100% of profits go for community or charitable causes, staff or contractors are not paid and the food is cooked and presented for immediate consumption or is not potentially hazardous food.

    (ii) that sell only pre-packaged non-potentially hazardous food (eg newsagent selling pre-packaged confectionary or hairdressers serving tea/coffee in connection with another service.

    Planning

    For detailed information on Planning Fees please click here: 2022 / 2023 Fees & Charges

    Transport

    Traffic Licencing and Control - "LG" Fundrasier plates
    Department of Transport Charge *Set by Statute $200.00
    Donation to local non-profit/community group/project nominated by purchased, and agreed by CEO $100.00