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NOTICE OF PROPOSED LOCAL REVENUE LAWS AND INVITATION TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS

Part Part I - Notices
Date 2025-12-09
Notice Category Notices by First Nation governments – First Nation legislation, policy, procedures or standards
First Nation Malahat First Nation

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED LOCAL REVENUE LAWS AND INVITATION TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS

THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to section 6 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (the “FMA”).

Malahat Nation proposes to enact the Malahat Nation Property Taxation Law, 2025 and the Malahat Nation Property Assessment Law, 2025 (together, the “Proposed Laws”). The Nation proposes to repeal the Malahat First Nation Property Taxation Law, 2015 and the Malahat First Nation Property Assessment Law, 2015.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED LAWS: The Proposed Laws are a property assessment law made under the authority of section 5(1)(a)(i) of the FMA, and a property taxation law made under the general authority of section 5(1)(a) of the FMA. The property assessment law provides for the assessment and valuation of interests in land in Malahat Nation’s reserve lands, and includes provisions for appointing assessors, inspecting property, preparing assessment rolls, and mailing assessment notices. This law includes a process for reconsideration of assessments and for a right of appeal to an assessment review board. The property taxation law establishes a taxation regime that taxes interests in land in the reserve, and includes provisions for exemptions, grants, preparing tax rolls and tax notices, the levy of penalties and interest on unpaid taxes, and the collection and enforcement of unpaid taxes. A copy of the Proposed Laws may be obtained from Malahat Nation at the address set out below.

WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS: The Council of Malahat Nation invites written representations regarding the Proposed Laws. If you wish to make a written representation, your written representation must be received by Malahat Nation at the address set out below on or before 4:00 p.m. February 9, 2026. Council will consider all written representations received in accordance with this Notice before enacting the Proposed Laws.

ADDRESS AND CONTACT PERSON: For further information or questions regarding the Proposed Laws or this Notice, please contact: Josh Handysides, 110 Thunder Road, Mill Bay, BC V8H 1B8, by telephone (250) 701-1966 or by email at josh.handysides@malahatnation.com.

Dated: December 9, 2025

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