A Section 603 (rates) Certificate is commonly needed when you are selling a property. The certificate states the amount of any outstanding rates, charges and debts (if any) payable to Council in relation to a property. Each property number requires a separate Section 603 Certificate, and they are only valid for the date of issue.
A Section 603 Certificate provides information relating to the property, such as:
- legal description of the property
- property number and address
- outstanding rates and charges against the property
- rates and charges levied for the current year
- outstanding water account usage charges.
Water consumption charges will only show on a Section 603 Certificate if there are any outstanding water charges. You will need to arrange a special water meter reading to determine what the owner has used since their previous reading. This can be done via the same application with an option to add this during the application process on our customer portal.
Things to consider:
- You will need to provide Lot & DP numbers to confirm correct address of application. The submission will not proceed without this.
- “Your reference” field would be anything extra that might be included to link your application- such as a case file number or name.
- An application fee will apply.