Amendment to Revenue Policy

Council has resolved to recover merchant fees as part of its adopted Pathway to Sustainability, as identified in the Morrison Low – Organisational Sustainability Review and Improvement Plan (July 2023).  One of the items at 7.2.1 – Costs Savings and Efficiency Gains was “Recovery of Merchant Fees” 

The recovery of merchant fees is standard practice across private industry and a number of local government authorities. 

Bathurst Regional Council accepts payments for goods and services provided by way of debit and credit cards.  This includes (but is not limited to):

• Rate payments and other charges
• Development applications
• Sales at outlets such as museums and BMEC
• Waste Management tipping fees. 

Council has proposed a merchant surcharge to be applied to all payments will be 0.42%.

Ratepayers and customers should be aware that Council offers many alternative methods of payment to ratepayers including direct debit, Bpay, Bpoint, cash payments and payment at Commonwealth Bank branches, none of which will attract the merchant fee surcharge proposed.

Feedback can be provided via the feedback form below or by 

emailing your comments to council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or by post to The General Manager, Private Bag 17, Bathurst, NSW, 2795. 

Submissions close on Friday 19 January 2024 at 4.45pm.

Council has resolved to amend the Revenue Policy 2023/2024 in relation to:

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC)

Increasing Transaction charges for BMEC on page 66 of the Revenue Policy 2023/2024 for each sale type to $3.00 per transaction.

Submissions can be made by completing the form on yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au; emailing your comments to council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or by post to The General Manager, Private Bag 17, Bathurst, NSW, 2795.

Submissions are invited from the public for 28 days, closing on Friday, 15 December 2023 at 4:45pm.

Please submit your comments below.

Council is seeking feedback on an amendment to the Revenue Policy.  Please submit your comments below.

Council is seeking feedback on an amendment to the Revenue Policy.  Please submit your comments below.

Council is seeking feedback on an amendment to the Revenue Policy.  Please submit your comments below.