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Revenue Professionals SA is an incorporated body that understands the challenges facing Local Government when responsibly collecting revenue, and the unique skills and knowledge required by revenue professionals. RPSA has a key role to play in support and representation of its sector. RPSA has set key goals and themes which include:

Education

Provide professional development opportunities through education and training.
Best Practice

Encourage consistency of application and continuous improvement in rating function through “best practice” support and advice.
Member Support

Provide support to rate administrators and member councils through accessible information and member services.
Advocacy

Represent and advocate on matters of importance for the benefit of the sector.
Sustainability

Ensure the long-term success of RPSA (including Board of Management) through sustainable and professional practices.

07 January 2022

LG Reform - January Commencements

The LGA has released new information on its LG Reform portal relating to various reforms that are anticipated to commence in January 2022.
These include sections relating to Strategic Management Plans, Annual Business Plans and Budgets, Internal control policies, Auditor, Annual Reports and declaration of rates.
https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/member-services/local-government-reform/commencement-timelines-resources/reform-commencement-advice-pages/commencing-january-2022

21 September 2021

Regional Landscape Levy - ongoing costs 2021/2022

Councils may collect a fee from the Regional Landscape Boards for the administrative costs of collecting a landscape levy.

For 2021/2022 the amount (excluding GST) that can be claimed for ongoing costs is a fixed fee of $2,557.32 (indexed), plus $0.25 (indexed) per rateable assessment.

07 July 2021

Annual Business Plans and Rates Declarations — Remember… You Have More Time!

It is timely to remind councils that on 30 April 2020 (as a result of the South Australia Public Health Act 2011 and the Emergency Management Act 2004 emergency declarations), the Local Government Minister published a Notice pursuant to section 302B of the Local Government Act 1999 (the Act).