539   What criteria are relevant in determining the amount of a charge?

(1)  In determining the amount of a charge for a service, the council may have regard to (but is not limited to) the following:

•  the purpose for which the service is provided

•  the nature, extent and frequency of the service

•  the cost of providing the service

•  the categorisation for rating purposes of the land to which the service is provided

•  the nature and use of premises to which the service is provided

•  the area of land to which the service is provided

•  in the case of water supply services—the quantity of water supplied.

(2)  The amount of a charge need not be limited to recovering the cost of providing the service for which the charge is made, except as provided by sections 503 (2) and 504 (3).