If notes are included, for example [1,5,7], please ensure you read the description below the charges

Assessment Record Inspection Fee
Cost
Pursuant to Section 152(4) of the Local Government Act, inspection of an assessment record is free of charge at the Councils public office.
No Charge
Rates Notice Reprint
Cost
Current year rates reprint for any zoning
$25.00
Prior year rates reprint for any zoning
30.00
Written Rate Search Fee
Cost
Each request

A charge for each "Certificate of Liabilities" pursuant to Section 256 of the Local Government Act will be levied for the furnishing of written information of details from the Rate Book. This information will only be supplied upon receipt of the required sum together with the written request in the required format.

$80.00
GST not included
Freedom of Information (FOI)
Cost
FOI - Information Request (non-personal information)
$30 +
30/hour (GST not included)
Disabled Parking Permits
Cost
Parking Permit for Disabled Persons
$10.50

Howard Park Reserve and Knuckey Lagoon Reserve *

Community Organisations (non-profit)
Cost
Room Hire – Casual (per hour)
$22.05
Room Hire – Full Day (8 hours)
$143.85
Bond for Functions
$364.35
Key Deposit
$52.50 per key
Oval Hire – Casual (per hour)
$11.55
Oval Hire – Full Day (8 hours)
$72.45
Commercial / Government
Cost
Room Hire - Casual (per hour)
$28.35
Room Hire – Full Day (8 hours)
$220.50
Permanent Rates (only applicable to Howard Park Reserve)
Cost
External Sheds (per annum)
$1,102.50
External Buildings (per annum)
$1,874.25
Internal Rooms (per annum)
$1,102.50

* Long-term user groups of Knuckey Lagoon Reserve will be charged at 50% of normal fee.

Humpty Doo Village Green Reserve
Cost
Room Hire - Casual (per hour)
$25.00
Room Hire – Half Day (4 hours)
$150.00
Room Hire – Full Day (8 hours)
$350.00
Room Hire - Full Day (including set up time the day before)
$500.00
Bond for Functions
$500.00
Outdoor Space (Park) Hire – Casual (per hour)
$15.00
Women’s Business Network
Cost
Attendance to Women’s Business Network Functions
$33.00
Photocopying and printing Black and White
Cost
A4 single
$0.20
A4 double
$0.40
A3 single
$0.30
A3 double
$0.60
Photocopying and printing Colour
Cost
A4 single
$1.00
A4 double
$2.00
A3 single
$1.50
A3 double
$3.00
Laminating
Cost
A4
$2.00
A3
$4.00
Fax Services
Cost
First Page
$2.50
Second Page
$0.50
Other Costs
Cost
Membership Card Replacement

Replacement of lost / damaged items

$2.50
At replacement cost of the item plus $2.20 administration charge
Replacement of lost / damaged items (in addition to cost of replacement)
$2.20

Note: scanning and usage of public computer is free of charge.

Dog Registration - Annually (All Annual Registrations pro rate 6 Months fee of 50% applies from 1 March)
Cost
Entire Dog Annual Registration [1,5,7]

Includes Microchip for new registrations.

$87.15 (GST not included)
Entire Dog Annual Concession Registration [1,5,7,10]
$46.20 (GST not included)
Desexed Dog Annual Registration [1,5,7]

Includes Microchip for new registrations.

$21.00 (GST not included)
Dog Annual Registration – First year free from Rehoming Organisation [1,2,5,7]
No charge
Declared Dangerous Dog Registration [1,5,7]
$289.80 (GST not included)
Desexed Dog Annual Concession Registration [1,5,7,10]
$10.50 (GST not included)
Registered Breeder Annual Registration [1,3,5,7]
$46.20 (GST not included)
Puppies under 6 months at 1 September 2021 Annual Registration
No charge
Reciprocal Registration from approved Councils [4]
No charge
Working Dog Registration [8]
No charge
Assistance Dog Registration [9]
No charge
Desexed Dog Lifetime Registration [6]
$105.00 (GST not included)
Desexed Dog Lifetime Concession Registration [6]
$52.50 (GST not included)
  1. Registration period is from 1 September to 31 August.
  2. Rehoming Organisations include PAWS Darwin, RSPCA and Top End Rehoming Group.
  3. Registered Breeders must be current members of Dogs NT Breeders.
  4. Up to 1‐year free equivalent registration to end of registration period from City of Darwin, City of  Palmerston, Coomalie Council, Wagait Shire Council and Belyuen Community Government Council.
  5. New registrations received from 1 July to 31 August will receive current and the following  registration period.
  6. Lifetime Registration purchase prior to 30 June 2020 will remain valid.
  7. Refunds available on request for deceased animals within 6 months of 1 September.
  8. Working Dog owners will be required to provide evidence that they are carrying on a business of  primary production.
  9. Assistance Dog owners will be required to provide evidence they have been trained by a  recognised assistance dog training institution.
  10. Concession applies to pensioners who are eligible to obtain a concession on their rates.
Other Regulatory Service Charges
Cost
Microchip - not associated with registrations fee
$37.00 (GST not included)
Microchip (Concession for Pensioners) - not associated with registrations fee
$25.00 (GST not included)
Replacement registration tags - per tag
$9.00 (GST not included)
Pound Release Fee - per impound
$170.00 (GST not included)
Pound daily maintenance fee (first 72 hours)
$29.00 (GST not included)
Pound daily maintenance fee (after 72 hours)
$58.00 (GST not included)
Dispose of dead animal/dog
$115.00 (GST not included)
Surrender Fee - fee per dog
$115.00 (GST not included)
Seizure Fee – fee per dog
$115.00 (GST not included)
Hire of animal trap - fee per week
$23.00 (GST not included)
Hire of animal trap - fee per month
$70.00 (GST not included)
Delivery & Pick Up of Animal trap
$23.00 (GST not included)
Cage animal trap (bond)
$100.00 (GST not included)
Hire Barking collar fee - fee per month
$23.00 (GST not included)
Barking collar (bond)
$100.00 (GST not included)
Abandoned vehicle release fee
$290.00 (GST not included)
Infringement reminder letter
Determined by Fines Recovery Funds
Infringement Penalty Unit
Determined by Fines Recovery Funds
Subdivision Fees
Cost
Administrative Fee for Review of Subdivision Plans and Clearances

(includes one inspection for each required Construction hold point, one  handover inspection at time of Clearance of General Conditions, and two  final inspections at time of Release from Defects Liability Period; charged  at time of request for Clearance of General Conditions) 

2% of estimated Value of Assets (Min $246.00) (GST not included)
Plan/Report Review Fees (excluding subdivisions)
Cost
Application Fee for Review of

Access plans
Stormwater Design plans  
Construction and Environmental Management Plans 
Traffic Management Plans
Traffic Impact Assessments
Road Safety Audits

(per submission per type of plan/report, charged at time of application  submission) 

$103.00 (GST not included)
Works Permit Fee
Cost
Application Fee for Works Permit (charged at time of application submission)
$103.00 (GST not included)
Bonds
Cost
Defect Liability Period Bond

(charged prior to issuing Clearance of General Conditions/Works Permit)

5% of estimated Value of Assets (Min $500) (GST not included)
Outstanding Works Bond

(charged prior to issuing Clearance of General Conditions/Works Permit) 

Determined by Council, based on industry rates (GST not included)
Inspection Fees
Cost
Inspection Fee

(as required, applies for each inspection except as detailed above under Subdivision Fees; charged prior to issuing clearance) 

$144.00 (GST not included)
Road Openings/Road Closings
Cost
Road Openings/Road Closings
$2,100.00 (GST not included)
Wide Load Permits - Refundable bond
Cost
Wide Load Permits - Refundable bond

Permit Deposit Required before move is undertaken
** Must be paid by MVR permit holder.
 

$2,500.00 (GST not included)
Administration Cost (non-refundable)
Cost
Administration Cost (non-refundable) (Inspection fee and damages at cost will be deducted from refundable bond).

** Must be paid by MVR permit holder.
 

$257.25 (GST not included)
Charge for replacement of all Litchfield Council assets
Cost
Charge for replacement of all Litchfield Council assets

(includes but is not limited to bitumen/gravel roads, bitumen/concrete/gravel accesses, and excavation; charged at completion of works)    
 

Actual Cost + 30% (GST not included)
Wide Load Permits
Cost
Wide Load Permits ‐ Refundable bond

Permit Deposit Required before move is undertaken 
** Must be paid by MVR permit holder. 

$2,500.00 (GST not included)
Administration Cost (non‐refundable)

(Inspection fee and damages at  cost will be deducted from refundable bond).
** Must be paid by MVR permit holder. 

$245.00 (GST not included)
Inspection Fees
$137.00 (GST not included)
Reinstatement Charges
Cost
Charge for replacement of all Litchfield Council assets

(includes but is not  limited to bitumen/gravel roads, bitumen/concrete/gravel accesses, and  excavation; charged at completion of works) 

Actual Cost + 30% + GST
Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station [Notes 1,2,3]
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
$72.00 per tonne
Contaminated Green Waste
$180 per tonne
Contaminated & Unsorted Waste
$180 per tonne
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).  

$37 per tonne
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only

$103 per tonne
Minimum charge (per load)
$20 per tonne
  1. Commercial material generated within the municipality is assessed on arrival, or through prior arrangement, and is accepted based on site availability for the material being disposed. Management reserves the right to not accept material which is suspected to contain any listed waste not permitted at the waste transfer stations.
  2. Residents charges and acceptance requires demonstration of residency within Litchfield Municipality, and  material being presented for disposal. Vehicles and/or trailers are to have <1 tonne capacity, except with prior arrangement.  Management reserves the right to class residential waste as commercial if there is reason to believe the material is generated from a business working from a residential property based on quantity and content.
  3. Small (<50kg) of residential waste may be accepted from commercial vehicles at the discretion of the Waste  Transfer Station staff.
Disposal - Howard Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Contaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Contaminated & Unsorted Waste
Not Accepted
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).  

Not Accepted
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only

Not Accepted
Disposal - Berry Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Contaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Contaminated & Unsorted Waste
Not Accepted
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).  

Not Accepted
Construction Waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only

Not Accepted
Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station [Notes 1, 2, 4]
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
$16.00 per tonne (Minimum charge $16.00)
Unsorted Waste - Non-Residents
$20.00 per tonne (Minimum charge $20.00)
  1. Commercial material generated within the municipality is assessed on arrival, or through prior arrangement, and is accepted based on site availability for the material being disposed. Management reserves the right to not accept material which is suspected to contain any listed waste not permitted at the waste transfer stations.
  2. Residents charges and acceptance requires demonstration of residency within Litchfield Municipality, and  material being presented for disposal. Vehicles and/or trailers are to have <1 tonne capacity, except with prior arrangement.  Management reserves the right to class residential waste as commercial if there is reason to believe the material is generated from a business working from a residential property based on quantity and content.
  1. Applied for each ute and trailer load. Trailers are to have a maximum capacity of 1 tonne. All other vehicles will be charged at commercial rates.
Disposal - Howard Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Unsorted Waste
Not Accepted
Disposal - Berry Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Not Accepted
Unsorted Waste
Not Accepted
Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station [Notes 2,3,4]
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated & Unsorted Residential Household Waste
Free
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).

Free
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only.

Free
Construction waste

Unsorted and certified free of listed waste substances.

Free
Construction waste

Unsorted and un-certified free of listed waste substances.

Not Accepted
  1. Residents charges and acceptance requires demonstration of residency within Litchfield Municipality, and  material being presented for disposal. Vehicles and/or trailers are to have <1 tonne capacity, except with prior arrangement.  Management reserves the right to class residential waste as commercial if there is reason to believe the material is generated from a business working from a residential property based on quantity and content.
  2. Small (<50kg) of residential waste may be accepted from commercial vehicles at the discretion of the Waste  Transfer Station staff.
  3. Applied for each ute and trailer load. Trailers are to have a maximum capacity of 1 tonne. All other vehicles will be charged at commercial rates.
Disposal - Howard Springs Waste Transfer Station [Notes 2,3,4]
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated & Unsorted Residential Household Waste
Free
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only.

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Unsorted and certified free of listed waste substances.

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Unsorted and un-certified free of listed waste substances.

Not Accepted
  1. Residents charges and acceptance requires demonstration of residency within Litchfield Municipality, and  material being presented for disposal. Vehicles and/or trailers are to have <1 tonne capacity, except with prior arrangement.  Management reserves the right to class residential waste as commercial if there is reason to believe the material is generated from a business working from a residential property based on quantity and content.
  2. Small (<50kg) of residential waste may be accepted from commercial vehicles at the discretion of the Waste  Transfer Station staff.
  3. Applied for each ute and trailer load. Trailers are to have a maximum capacity of 1 tonne. All other vehicles will be charged at commercial rates.
Disposal - Berry Springs Waste Transfer Station [Notes 2,3,4]
Cost
Uncontaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated Green Waste
Free
Contaminated & Unsorted Residential Household Waste
Free
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are clean and uncontaminated (including without steel reinforcing).

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Concrete, tiles, bricks, porcelain and terracotta which are contaminated with steel reinforcing or scrap metal only.

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Unsorted and certified free of listed waste substances.

Not Accepted
Construction waste

Unsorted and un-certified free of listed waste substances.

Not Accepted
  1. Residents charges and acceptance requires demonstration of residency within Litchfield Municipality, and  material being presented for disposal. Vehicles and/or trailers are to have <1 tonne capacity, except with prior arrangement.  Management reserves the right to class residential waste as commercial if there is reason to believe the material is generated from a business working from a residential property based on quantity and content.
  2. Small (<50kg) of residential waste may be accepted from commercial vehicles at the discretion of the Waste  Transfer Station staff.
  3. Applied for each ute and trailer load. Trailers are to have a maximum capacity of 1 tonne. All other vehicles will be charged at commercial rates.
Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Green waste mulch
$25.00 per cubic metre
Green waste mulch

Minimum of 30 cubic metres taken in 10 cubic meter instalments by arrangement only.

$15.00 per cubic metre
Crushed concrete
$25.00 per cubic metre
Disposal - Howard Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Green waste mulch
$25.00 per cubic metre
Green waste mulch

Minimum of 30 cubic metres taken in 10 cubic meter instalments by arrangement only.

$15.00 per cubic metre
Crushed concrete
$25.00 per cubic metre
Disposal - Berry Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Green waste mulch
$25.00 per cubic metre
Green waste mulch

Minimum of 30 cubic metres taken in 10 cubic meter instalments by arrangement only.

N/A
Crushed concrete
N/A
Tyres Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station [Note 5]
Cost
Passenger tyres
$8.50 each
Passenger tyres contaminated or w/rim
$20.00 each
Light truck / 4WD tyres
$15.00 each
Light truck / 4WD tyres contaminated or w/rim
$40.00 each
Truck tyres
$30.00 each
Truck tyres contaminated or w/rim
$85.00 each
Super single tyres
$55.00 each
Super single tyres contaminated or w/rim
$165.00 each
Solid small tyres - 0m - 0.35m
$30.00 each
Solid medium tyres - 0.36m - 0.50m
$45.00 each
Solid large tyres - 0.51 - 0.65m
$60.00 each
Solid extra large tyres > 0.65m
$75.00 each
Racing slicks tyres
$12.00 each
Tractor small tyres - 0m - 1.1m
$205.00 each
Tractor large tyres - 1.1m - 2.1m
$205.00 per each
Forklift small tyres - 0m - 0.35m
$20.00 each
Forklift medium tyres - 0.36m - 0.50m
$35.00 each
Forklift large tyres - 0.51 - 1m
$50.00 each
Grader tyres
$125.00 each
Motorcycle tyres
$6.00 each
Motorcycle tyres contaminated or w/rim
$18.00 each
Earth mover tyres small - 0m - 1.2m
$165.00 each
Earth mover tyres medium - 1.25m - 1.6m
$408.00 each
Earth mover tyres large - 1.65m - 2.2m
$812.00 each
Earth mover tyres extra large - 2.25m - 4m
$1620.00 each
Skid-steer tyres
$21.00 each

5. Tyre sizes are determined based on the sizing schedule (Attachment A) . Tyres must be clean, unpainted and complete with identifiable tyre size where applicable.

Other Disposal - Humpty Doo Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Air conditioners: Certified De-gassed [Note 6]
Free
Air conditioners: Not Certified De-gassed
$20.00
Fridges and Freezers: Certified De-gassed [Note 6]
Free
Fridges and Freezers: Not Certified De-gassed
$20.00
Gas bottles: Top removed and additional hole
Free
Gas bottles: complete un-processed
$17.50
Fire Extinguishers: Discharged and top removed
Free
Fire Extinguishers: Complete un-processed
$17.50

6. Certification must be in the form of a declaration from a qualified trades person that clearly identifies the items that are being certified de-gassed.

Disposal - Howard Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Tyres
Not Accepted
Air Conditioners
Not Accepted
Fridge and Freezers
Not Accepted
Gas bottles
Not Accepted
Fire Extinguishers
Not Accepted
Disposal - Berry Springs Waste Transfer Station
Cost
Tyres
Not Accepted
Air Conditioners
Not Accepted
Fridge and Freezers
Not Accepted
Gas bottles
Not Accepted
Fire Extinguishers
Not Accepted