11 June 2014
Media release – Select Committee Office
Christchurch City Council (Rates Validation) Bill
Public submissions are being invited on this bill. There is no closing date for submissions.
This bill would validate a number of rates and penalties for non-payment that have been collected where irregularities
occurred in the resolutions setting the Council’s rates for the financial years 2003/2004 to 2012/2013.
A copy of the bill can be purchased at any Bennetts Government Bookshop or viewed online at www.legislation.govt.nz
Submissions should be forwarded either online using our website (www.parliament.nz) or in writing to the address below.
If a submitter wishes to appear before the committee, they need to state this clearly and provide a name, daytime phone
number and email address.
Submissions generally become public and are published on our website. For further guidance on making a submission, read
our publication Making a submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee on our website or contact us at 04 817 9520.
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Address for correspondence: Local Government and Environment Committee, Parliament Buildings, WELLINGTON 6160.