Council Dues & Charges
Fees and charges are used by Council to recover costs for a service provided to the community.
Fees and charges for Council's services are based on a cost recovery basis and are subject to change. These may be updated at any time during the year to meet changing market conditions.
Administration requests
| Fee type | Description | Cost | |
| Information requests | Staff time | $44 per half hour or part thereof | |
| Printed Council agenda | $5 per copy | ||
| Photocopying | With own paper | 10 cents per copy | |
| With CIC paper | 20 cents per copy | ||
| With CIC coloured paper | 50 cents per copy | ||
| With CIC card | 50 cents per copy | ||
| Colour printing (with CIC paper) | From $2.50 per copy | ||
| Double sided photocopies | 30 cents per copy | ||
| Laminating | Per page | $3 | |
| Stationery | A4 paper per ream (white) | $18 | |
| A4 paper per ream (coloured) | $21 | ||
| Envelopes – plain | 65 cents per envelope | ||
| Envelopes – plain with postage | $1.40 per envelope | ||
| Large envelopes | $1.70 per envelope | ||
Housing
| Housing type | Description | Cost per week |
| Community housing | Rental - 3 bdrm | $150 |
| Rental - 2 bdrm | $120 | |
| Staff housing | Rental - 3 bdrm | $188 |
Chatham Island Council collects a levy on all goods imported and exported from the Chatham Islands.
The exact amount payable varies from item to item, depending on if carriage is by sea or air.
Council dues are authorised by the Chatham Islands Council Act 1995(external link).
Carriage by sea
Chatham Islands Shipping administer the charges and more detailed information can be found on the Chatham Islands Shipping rates webpage(external link).
| Carriage by sea | Quantity | 2023/24 fee GST exclusive |
| Rock lobster, paua, scallops and oysters | Tonne | $200 |
| Other fish meat and fish bait | Tonne | $18 |
| Cooler goods (fruit, vege, etc.) | m3 | $5 |
| General cargo | m3/Tonne* | $18 |
| Diesel, oil in bulk | 1,000 litres | $24 |
| Petrol/Avgas in bulk tanks | 1,000 litres | $25 |
| Petrol/Avgas in 200 litre drums | Drum | $5 |
| Hazardous goods | m3/Tonne* | $18 |
| Small vehicles (including small trailers, motorbikes, etc.) | m3 | $5 |
| Large vehicles (including cars, boats, trailers, etc.) | m3 | $50 |
| Timber | m3 | $12 |
| Dry bulk (cement, fertiliser, coal, animal feed) | m3/Tonne* | $12 |
| Wool and moss | Bale | $12 |
| Animals, large (cattle/horses) | Each | $5 |
| Animals, small (sheep, pigs, dogs, fowls, goats) | Each | $1 |
| Minimum freight | $24.30 |
*m3 /Tonne - whichever is the greatest
Carriage by air
Air Chathams administers the charges and more detailed information can be found on the Air Chathams cargo webpage(external link).
| Carriage by air | Quantity | 2023/24 fee GST exclusive |
| Rock lobster, paua, scallops and oysters | Tonne | $200 |
| Other fish meat and fish bait | Tonne | $18 |
| General cargo | kg | 3.04 |
| Minimum freight | $17.50 |