local government operational guidelines

Local Government Operational GuidelinesNumber 17 – January 2007

Delegations

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1. Introduction

This guideline has been developed in response to enquiries from local governments regarding the nature of delegations, how to go about determining whether to use delegations and other related matters.

Within the context of government administration and administrative law, this guideline:

explains the concept of delegation; explains how delegations relate to or are

derived from legislation; explains and illustrates the associated

concept of ‘acting through’; provides guidance on determining which

powers and duties should be delegated; explains the procedure for making

delegations; and provides examples of delegations from

selected powers and duties set out in the Local Government Act 1995.

This guideline also contains a listing of various powers and duties in the Local Government Act 1995 and its associated regulations, and identifies powers and duties capable of delegation and to whom.

2. Definition of ‘Delegate’

The Macquarie Dictionary Second Edition (1991), The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd, Macquarie University, New South Wales (Australia), p. 469, defines ‘delegate’ as follows:

to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative;

to commit (powers, duties, etc.) to another as agent or deputy; and

to commit powers or duties to others.

The Oxford Shorter English Dictionary Third Edition (1978), Oxford University Press, Oxford (England), p. 511, defines ‘delegate’ as follows:

a person sent or deputed to act for or represent another or others; a deputy, commissioner;

to send or commission (a person) as a deputy

or representative, with power to act for another; and

to entrust or commit (authority, etc.) to another as an agent or deputy.

Justice Wills in Huth v Clarke (1890) 25 QBD 391, at 395 stated:

‘Delegation, as the word is generally used, does not imply a parting with powers by the person who grants the delegation, but points rather to a conferring of an authority to do things which otherwise the person would have to do himself… [It] is never used by legal writers…as implying that the delegating person parts with his power in such a manner as to denude himself of his rights…[The] word ‘delegate’ means little more than an agent”.

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The definitions and judicial commentary above illustrate that:

to delegate is to appoint another person to exercise a power or discharge a duty; and

a delegation does not strip the person making the delegation of the right to exercise the delegated power or discharge the delegated duty.

3. The Nature of Delegation – Decision Making

Delegations are most commonly used in organisations where:

A particular person has authority to exercise a discretion to enforce a right or discharge a duty on behalf of the organisation;

That person or officer has either: (i) a multitude of authorities to exercise

a discretion to enforce rights or discharge powers; or

(ii) many circumstances in which they have authority to exercise a discretion to enforce rights or discharge duties;

The business of the organisation could not be efficiently carried on if that person were to personally exercise their discretion to enforce all the rights or discharge all the duties; and

Through practical administration, that person needs to appoint other persons to exercise their discretion to exercise powers or discharge duties on behalf of the organisation.

Whilst there is a requirement for local government delegations to be authorised by statute (as is explained in section 6 of these guidelines), there is no limitation (unless expressly stated to the contrary

by statute) on appointing a person to act on behalf of the local government or the CEO, provided that appointment does not include the power of delegation (see section 15 of these guidelines for details).

There is a legal distinction between:

the delegation to a person to exercise a right or discharge a duty on behalf of an organisation; and

appointing a person to act on behalf of an organisation or another employee of that organisation.

In most circumstances, where a person:

Is appointed only to carry out the express instructions of an employee or the governing body of an organisation; and

Is provided with only limited discretion in carrying out those instructions,

that appointment does not constitute a delegation and does not need to be formally delegated. Please see section 4 of these guidelines which explain the concept of ‘acting through’. Section 3 of this guideline has illustrated that when determining whether an appointment is a delegation or simply an appointment to act on behalf of another person, it is critical to consider whether or not the person is appointed to exercise a broad discretion to exercise a power or discharge a duty.

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4. The Concept of ‘Acting Through’

In addition to covering delegations, the Local Government Act 1995 introduces the concept of ‘acting through’. Section 5.45 of the Act states that in relation to delegations, nothing prevents a ‘local government from performing any of its functions by acting through a person other than the CEO’ or ‘a CEO from performing any of his or her functions by acting through another person’. The Act does not specifically define the meaning of the term ‘acting through’. However, the key difference between a delegation and ‘acting through’ is that a delegate exercises the delegated decision making function in his or her own right. The principal issue is that where a person has no discretion in carrying out a function, then that function may be undertaken through the ‘acting through’ concept. Alternatively, where the decision allows for discretion on the part of the decision maker, then that function needs to be delegated for another person to have that authority.

For administrative purposes, a person may sign a letter in his or her name on behalf of the CEO while, with delegated powers, the person would sign a letter in his or her own name, in accordance with the delegated authority.

An appropriate method for a council of a local government to make a decision which will be implemented by its officers, is for it to make a policy about particular functions that it performs. In that case there is no need for a delegation as it will be the role of the organisation to implement those policy decisions.

It is critical in understanding the types of functions that are appropriate for ‘acting through’ another person in preference to delegation. This can be demonstrated through the following example. In this case, the Council gives the CEO the power to call tenders subject to certain cost parameters. If that power is delegated, the CEO could call tenders if the CEO believed the cost parameters had been satisfied (even if the Council’s opinion was different to the CEO’s opinion). However, under an ‘acting through’ arrangement, the CEO could only call tenders if the Council was satisfied about the cost parameters.

There are several advantages in using ‘acting through’ rather than delegation which include:

it will better suit particular operational processes;

it may decrease bureaucratic arrangements;

it will reduce additional recording; and it will reduce reporting requirements

placed on employees who are given delegated authority.

5. Legislative Powers for Delegations in Local Government

The legislation authorising the delegation of certain local government powers or duties and requiring records to be maintained in respect of such delegations, includes the:

Local Government Act 1995; Local Government (Miscellaneous

Provisions) Act 1960; (Strata Titles Act 1985);

Bush Fires Act 1954; and Planning and Development Act 2005.

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6. Local Government Act 1995

The provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 which provide for delegations by a local government or its CEO are as follows:

Section 5.16(1), states: ‘Under and subject to section 5.17, a local government may delegate to a committee any of its powers and duties other than this power of delegation.’

Section 5.42(1), states: ‘A local government may delegate to the CEO the exercise of any of its powers or the discharge of any of its duties under this Act other than those referred to in section 5.43.’

Section 5.44(1), states: ‘A CEO may delegate to any employee of the local government the exercise of any of the CEO’s powers or the discharge of any of the CEO’s duties under this Act other than this power of delegation.’

The Act has been framed in a way that determines whether powers and duties can be delegated or not. If the term ‘council’ is used then it is the council itself which must carry out that function. If the term ‘local government’ is used then it may be possible to use delegation, subject to any other express powers against delegation or the desirability in using ‘acting through’ where it may be a better way of carrying out the power or duty.

7. Local Government

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

1960; Strata Titles Act 1995

Section 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 effectively incorporates the provisions of that Act into the Local Government Act 1995, and therefore the delegation provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 apply to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960.

Section 2 states that:

‘The Local Government Act 1995 applies as if the provisions of this Act were in that Act but in construing the provisions of this Act account is to be taken of the meanings they had before the Local Government Act 1995 commenced.’

In addition to the delegation powers of the Local Government Act 1995 which apply to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960, section 374(1b) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 provides for a local government to delegate the authority to approve certain plans to its building surveyor, stating that:

‘The authority to approve or refuse to approve plans and specifications submitted under [section 374] may be delegated by a local government to a person appointed to the office of building surveyor....’

Reference also needs to be made to section 23 of the Strata Titles Act 1985 which provides for particular delegations to employees.

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8. Bush Fires Act 1954

Section 48 of the Bush Fires Act 1954 provides for a local government to delegate powers to its CEO, stating that:

‘A local government may, in writing, delegate to its chief executive officer the performance of any of its functions under this Act.’

9. Planning and Development

Act 2005

The Planning and Development Act 2005 provides for a system through the Model Scheme Text as a set of general provisions for carrying out the general objects of town planning schemes.

Item 11.3.1 of the Model Scheme Text provides for a local government to delegate powers to a committee or its CEO, stating that:

‘The local government may…delegate to a committee or the CEO…the exercise of any of its powers or the discharge of any of its duties under the Scheme, other than this power of delegation.’

Item 11.3.2 of the Model Scheme Text provides for a local government CEO to delegate their powers and duties to another employee, stating that:

‘The CEO may delegate to any employee of the local government the exercise of any of the CEO’s powers or the discharge of any of the CEO’s duties under clause 11.3.1.’

10. Legislative Powers to Delegate Relate Only to the Act in which they are Contained

Some local governments have mistakenly attempted to use the legislative powers of delegation contained in one Act to delegate a power or duty contained in another Act.

Unless expressly stated to the contrary, a legislative power to delegate only relates to the powers or duties under the Act in which the delegation power is located.

It is not possible to, for example, rely on section 5.42(1) of the Local Government Act 1995 to delegate any of a local government’s powers under the Bush Fires Act 1954 to a CEO. Any delegation by a local government of its powers under the Bush Fires Act 1954 can only be delegated by the delegation provisions of that Act.

11. The Rule Against Sub-delegation

Notwithstanding that only some of the relevant legislation expressly prohibits sub-delegation, the common law prohibits sub-delegation unless it is expressly provided for by legislation.

For the avoidance of doubt, an example of sub-delegation is where person A is delegated to exercise a power and they attempt to delegate to person B to exercise the power which was originally delegated to person A.

Another example is the Bush Fires Act 1954. Unlike the Local Government Act 1995, the Bush Fires Act 1954 does not provide for a CEO to delegate to another employee to exercise the powers

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delegated by council to the CEO under section 48 of that Act. Therefore, only the CEO may exercise the powers delegated by council to the CEO under that Act.

12. Statutory Limitations on Delegations

There are limitations on all of the above legislative provisions which provide for the delegation of powers and duties.

Many of the limitations relate to sub-delegation. Other limitations include whether the delegation must be in writing, what types of powers and duties can be delegated and what type of majority decision is required to delegate a power or duty.

Not all of the limitations can be addressed in this operational guideline, due to their number and detail. However, the majority of the limitation provisions are located close to the provisions which provide for the delegations.

As the Local Government Act 1995 is the Act under which most delegations will be made by local government, this guideline will discuss the limitations on delegations contained within that Act.

13. Delegations to Committees

Section 5.17 of the Local Government Act 1995 provides limitations on what powers and duties a local government can delegate to its committees. Section 5.17(1) limits the powers and duties which can be delegated to committees, according to the types of members which constitute the committees eg:

Council members only; Council members and employees only; Council members, employees and

other persons; or Employees and other persons only.

Section 5.17(2) prohibits absolutely the delegation of any powers or duties to committees comprised of only persons other than local government council members or employees.

14. Delegations to the CEO

Sections 5.43(a) to 5.43(h) of the Local Government Act 1995 provide limitations on what powers and duties a local government can delegate to its CEO, stating that:

‘A local government cannot delegate to a CEO any of the following powers or duties:

(a) any power or duty that requires a decision of an absolute majority or a 75% majority of the local government;

(b) accepting a tender which exceeds an amount determined by the local government for the purpose of this paragraph;

(c) appointing an auditor;

(d) acquiring or disposing of any property valued at an amount exceeding an amount determined by the local government for the purpose of this paragraph;

(e) any of the local government’s powers under section 5.98, 5.98A, 5.99, 5.99A or 5.100;

(f) borrowing money on behalf of the local government;

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(g) hearing or determining an objection of a kind referred in section 9.5;

(h) any power or duty that requires the approval of the Minister or the Governor; or

(i) such other powers or duties as may be prescribed.’

Section 5.43(i) of the Act provides for regulations to prescribe further powers or duties which cannot be delegated to the CEO.

The following regulations prescribe powers and duties which cannot be delegated to a CEO:

(a) Regulation 18G of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 prohibits the delegation to a CEO of the powers and duties under:

(i) Sections 7.12A(2), 7.12A(3)(a) and 7.12A(4) of the Local Government Act 1995 (relating to meetings with auditors); and

(ii) Regulations 18C and 18D (relating to the selection and appointment of CEOs and reviews of their performance).

(b) Regulation 6 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 prohibits the delegation of the duty to conduct an internal audit to an employee (including a CEO) who has been delegated the duty of maintaining the local government’s day to day accounts or financial management operations.

15. Delegations to Other Local Government Employees

Section 5.44(1) of the Local Government Act 1995 provides for the CEO to make delegations to other employees.

The obvious main limitation of section 5.44(1) is that it expressly prohibits any sub-delegation of the power to delegate. This means that once the CEO has delegated a power or duty to an employee or employees, that power or duty cannot be on-delegated to other employees.

Just as a delegation to a CEO by a council may be done with conditions attached, when delegating to another employee a CEO may attach conditions to the delegation, provided that the CEO does not purport to delegate more powers or duties to the other employee than were delegated to the CEO.

16. Powers Under the Interpretation Act 1984

Section 59 of the Interpretation Act 1984 explains the particular elements of the power to delegate when it appears in various Acts. It states:

‘Construction of Power to Delegate

(1) Where a written law confers power upon a person to delegate the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed upon him under a written law –

(a) such a delegation shall not preclude a person so delegating from exercising or performing at any time a power or duty so delegated;

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(b) such a delegation may be made subject to such conditions, qualifications, limitations or exceptions as the person so delegating may specify;

(c) if the delegation may be made only with the approval of some person, such delegation, and any amendment of the delegation, may be made subject to such conditions, qualifications, limitations or exceptions as the person whose approval is required may specify;

(d) such a delegation may be made to a specified person or to persons of a specified class, or may be made to the holder or holders for the time being of a specified office or class of office;

(e) such a delegation may be amended or revoked by instrument in writing signed by the person so delegating;

(f) in the case of a power conferred upon a person by reference to the term designating an office, such a delegation shall not cease to have effect by reason only of a change in the person lawfully acting in or performing the functions of that office.

(2) The delegation of a power shall be deemed to include the delegation of any duty incidental thereto or connected therewith and the delegation of a duty shall be deemed to include the delegation of any power incidental thereto or connected therewith.

(3) Where under a written law an act or thing may or is required to be done to, by reference to or in relation to, a person and that person has under a written law delegated a relevant

function conferred or imposed on him with respect to or in consequence of the doing of that act or thing, the act or thing shall be regarded as effectually done if done to, by reference to or in relation to the person to whom the function has been delegated.’

It is important to be aware that under these provisions, the delegator retains the power to make decisions if need be, despite the fact that a delegation has occurred.

Also, in situations when a number of people occupy a particular office throughout either the day or week (eg ranger officers), a delegation by office enables an employee who occupies that office for the time being, to exercise the powers and duties delegated to that office.

A delegation by office will also enable an employee who temporarily occupies an office, say in an acting role whilst the normal occupier of the office is sick, to efficiently exercise the powers and duties delegated to that office, without the need to go through the delegation process again. Care needs to be taken in ensuring that the person has the appropriate qualifications where required.

When delegating by office, it is essential to ensure that the office described is a distinctly identifiable office (eg Manager, Corporate Services).

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17. Records of Delegations

The major requirements to keep records of delegations to committees, CEOs and other employees are contained in sections 5.18 and 5.46 of the Local Government Act 1995.

In relation to delegations to committees, section 5.18 states that:

‘A local government is to keep a register of the delegations made [to committees] under this Division and review the delegations at least once every financial year.’

In relation to delegations to CEOs and other employees, section 5.46 states that:

‘(1) The CEO is to keep a register of the delegations made under this Division to the CEO and to employees.

(2) At least once every financial year, delegations made under this Division are to be reviewed by the delegator.

(3) A person to whom a power or duty is delegated under this Act is to keep records in accordance with regulations in relation to the exercise of the power or the discharge of the duty.’

The registers of delegations to committees and CEOs should include a copy of the minutes which record the delegation (and any conditions) and can be kept in an electronic or paper format. In the case of a delegation from the CEO to an officer the register should also contain a copy of the memorandum of delegation.

Obligations are imposed on the recipients of delegated powers and duties. Under section 5.46 of the Local Government Act 1995, regulation 19 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 requires delegates to keep a record

of each occasion on which they exercise the powers or discharge the duties delegated to them, stating that:

‘Where a power or duty has been delegated under the Act to the CEO or to any other local government employee, the person to whom the power or duty has been delegated is to keep a written record of:

(a) how the person exercised the power or discharged the duty;

(b) when the person exercised the power or discharged the duty; and

(c) the persons or classes of persons, other than council or committee members or employees of the local government, directly affected by the exercise of the power or the discharge of the duty.’

This provision does not necessarily require the keeping of a register and other efficient record keeping practices would be sufficient. However, it is recommended that such systems provide for accessible accountability of the performance of these tasks.

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18. Delegates to Disclose Interests and Lodge Returns

Part 5 Division 6 of the Local Government Act 1995 (disclosure of financial interests) also applies to delegates of powers and duties.

Section 5.71 states that:

‘If, under Division 4, an employee has been delegated a power or duty relating to a matter and the employee has an interest in the matter, the employee must not exercise the power or discharge the duty and:

(a) in the case of the CEO, must disclose to the mayor or president the nature of the interest as soon as practicable after becoming aware that he or she has the interest in the matter; and

(b) in the case of any other employee, must disclose to the CEO the nature of the interest as soon as practicable after becoming aware that he or she has the interest in the matter.

Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 2 years.’

In circumstances where the employee is carrying out a delegated function and the matter relates to his or her own projects, then another officer will need to have the authority to deal with the matter. In addition to the prohibition on delegates exercising the powers or performing the duties delegated to them, sections 5.75 and 5.76 of the Local Government Act 1995 require employees who have been delegated powers or duties to lodge primary and annual returns. Sections 5.75 and 5.76 state:

5.75 Primary Returns

(1) A relevant person other than the CEO must lodge with the CEO a primary return in the prescribed form within 3 months of the start day.

(2) A CEO must lodge with the mayor or president a primary return in the prescribed form within 3 months of the start day.

(3) This section does not apply to a person who:

(a) has lodged a return within the previous year; or

(b) has, within 3 months of the start day, ceased to be a relevant person.

Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

5.76 Annual returns

(1) Each year, a relevant person other than the CEO must lodge with the CEO an annual return in the prescribed form by 31 August of that year.

(2) Each year, a CEO must lodge with the mayor or president an annual return in the prescribed form by 31 August of that year.

Penalty applicable to subsections (1) and (2): $10,000 or imprisonment for 2 years.’

‘Relevant person’ includes a ‘designated employee’ who has been delegated a power or duty.

Section 5.78 of the Local Government Act 1995 prescribes the information which must be included in the primary and annual returns.

Where an officer acts temporarily in a position with delegated power, that person will need to complete a financial interest return unless they have only acted in that position for less than 3 months.

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19. Determining What Should Be Delegated

A decision to delegate a power or duty should be made by local governments only after thorough consideration of whether the delegation will facilitate the effective operation of the local government. This will therefore depend on the particular circumstances of each local government.

A local government council is unable to deal with all of the numerous issues and duties concerning its local government. As far as is possible and reasonable, councils should be predominantly concerned with dealing with higher level policy matters for their local governments.

Duties and powers which are operational in nature, but exercise a discretion should be delegated to the CEO.

Powers and duties can be delegated to CEOs with comprehensive conditions attached. The conditions limit the exercise of powers or discharge of duties to circumstances prescribed by the council. For example, a permit application which does not satisfy the conditions attached to a delegation, must be referred to the council for determination.

The Local Laws Manual (2005), Local Laws WA, Western Australian Local Government Association, Western Australia (Australia) at Section 2, page 10, provides a useful example of a recommendation to council for the delegation of certain powers with conditions attached, as follows:

‘That the administration of this Local Law including any enforcement action and collection of the annual licence fee be delegated to the CEO, but that the exercise of the following powers be reserved to the Council:

(a) issue or refusal of a licence under clause…;

(b) determination of a licence period under clause…;

(c) cancellation of a licence under clause…;(d) renewal or refusal to renew a licence

under clause…; and(e) determination of any security under

clause…’.

Delegations with conditions are also frequently made in relation to employees other than the CEO for acquiring assets on behalf of a local government. An example is where the CEO delegates an employee with the power to purchase goods and services to a value of $10,000 - any proposed purchases which would exceed this limit would need to be referred to the CEO for approval.

Many local laws provide for the appointment of employees as ‘authorised persons’ for the purpose of the relevant local law. Once an employee is appointed as an ‘authorised person’, it is not necessary for the CEO or council to delegate any powers to that employee in order for that employee to, say, enforce the relevant local law.

It is important to again note the difference between a delegation of a power or duty and the implementation of a council or CEO decision – see section 4 of this guideline in relation to ‘acting through’.

An example of carrying out a council decision (compared to exercising a delegated power or duty) is where a council approves an annual budget which includes the expenditure of $40,000 for particular road maintenance to be carried out by employees. Employees do not need to be delegated the power to carry out their operational functions.

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In the example above, if the relevant employees believe it is necessary to spend more funds than approved in the budget, they must refer that matter to the council for its approval – the adoption of an annual budget can only be done by an absolute majority of council, which under section 5.43(a) of the Local Government Act 1995 cannot be delegated to the CEO or any other employee.

The principal consideration for a local government when deciding if it should delegate a power or duty, is whether the delegation will improve the efficiency of the local government’s operations whilst ensuring that its policies are consistently implemented. See the attached schedule which lists those items where acting through would be a suitable mechanism for achieving that efficiency. Local governments also need to consider the content of their local laws and whether delegation may be necessary, in some circumstances. However, ‘authorised persons’ can normally carry out the ‘policing’ powers in local laws.

20. Procedure for Delegations by Council

Section 19 of this guideline considers how a local government can determine whether it should delegate particular powers and duties. This part considers the procedure for council to make a delegation.

When CEOs identify a duty or power of the local government which can be delegated and they believe that if it is delegated it will provide better efficiency, they should put the proposed delegation to their council, for approval.

As the earlier example from the Local Laws Manual (in section 19) demonstrates, a recommendation to council for a delegation is relatively straightforward. The essential elements of a delegation recommendation are:

(a) correct and accurate identification of the power or duty to be delegated;

(b) correct and accurate identification of the person or office to whom or which the power or duty is to be delegated;

(c) correct and accurate definition of the circumstances (if any) in which the power or duty can be exercised or discharged; and

(d) conditions on the exercise of the power or discharge of the duty.

It is important to note again that all delegations by council require an absolute majority decision.

Once a delegation has been made by council, the delegation must be recorded in the delegation register.

Under regulation 19 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, the delegate must keep written records of when and how they exercise the delegated power or discharge the delegated duty, and the persons or classes of persons affected by the exercise of the power or discharge of the duty.

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21. Procedure for Delegations by CEO

Similarly to delegations by councils, delegations by CEOs must accurately and correctly identify all elements of the delegation.

Employee proposals for delegations (for themselves or for other employees) should be provided to the CEO. The recommendations should be in a format similar to the recommendations for delegations by councils.

As with delegations by council, written records of delegations by the CEO must be kept in the delegations register and delegates must keep records of their exercise of delegated powers or discharge of delegated duties.

22. Schedule of Powers and Duties

The attached schedule lists the powers and duties under the Local Government Act 1995 (with associated regulations) which cannot be delegated, those that can be delegated, and to whom the powers and duties can be delegated. It also lists those matters where ‘acting through’ may be the most practical way of carrying out those functions.

It is not suggested that all of the powers and duties which can be delegated should be delegated – the schedule is provided only as an indication of what can be delegated if it is appropriate for a particular local government.

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23. Issuing Notices to Owners or Occupiers of Land

Section 3.25(1) of the Local Government Act 1995 provides for a local government to provide notice to a person requiring that person to do certain things in relation to land, stating that:

‘A local government may give a person who is the owner … of land a notice in writing relating to the land requiring the person to do anything specified in the notice that:

(a) is prescribed in Schedule 3.1, Division 1; or

(b) is for the purpose of remedying or mitigating the effects of any offence against a provision prescribed in Schedule 3.1, Division 2.’

If a council determines that the efficiency of its local government operations will be improved if its CEO is delegated to exercise the powers under section 3.25(1), the council may so delegate to the CEO either with or without any conditions.

The following is an example of a recommendation for such a delegation:

‘That, under section 5.42 of the Local Government Act 1995, the Chief Executive Officer be delegated to exercise the powers under section 3.25(1) of the Local Government Act 1995.’

As with all delegations by council:

(a) any delegation to a CEO to exercise the powers under section 3.25 must be:

(i) by way of absolute majority decision; (ii) recorded in the delegations register;

and(b) the CEO must keep records of the

exercise of the delegated power or discharge of the delegated duty.

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For reasons of policy and/or to maintain uniformity, it may be inappropriate for a CEO to delegate to other employees to exercise any section 3.25(1) powers which have been delegated to the CEO. However, other employees can be appointed to carry out a CEO’s exercise of powers delegated to the CEO, without those other employees needing to be delegated.

By way of example, in times when a cyclone is approaching a district, if the CEO is delegated to exercise section 3.25(1) powers, the CEO may decide that certain items must be tied down to prevent them from causing a hazard when the cyclone hits the district, and that section 3.25(1) notices must be issued in relation to those items. Once the CEO has decided this, the CEO may then appoint any number of employees to survey the district and, when they identify items which the CEO has decided must be tied down, complete the section 3.25(1) notices and issue them to the relevant person, on behalf of the CEO.

24. Calling for and Accepting Tenders

Section 3.57(1) of the Local Government Act 1995 states that:

‘A local government is required to invite tenders before it enters into a contract of a prescribed kind under which another person is to supply goods or services.’

Section 5.43 of that Act states that:

‘A local government cannot delegate to a CEO any of the following powers or duties:

(a) …(b) accepting a tender which exceeds

an amount determined by the local government for the purpose of this paragraph.’

Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 regulates and provides the procedures for local government tenders for providing goods or services.

A council may delegate to its CEO to invite tenders under section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, without the necessity of setting a maximum limit on the tenders which the CEO may invite.

However, the effect of section 5.43(b) is that if a council wishes to delegate to its CEO to accept tenders under section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, it may attach a condition to the delegation that specifies the maximum limit of the tenders which the CEO may accept.

Following is an example of a recommendation to council to delegate to its CEO to invite any tenders (in accordance with council’s selection criteria) and accept tenders up to a limit of $200,000 under section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996:

‘That, under section 5.42 of the Local Government Act 1995, the Chief Executive Officer be delegated to:

(a) Invite any tenders; and(b) Accept tenders up to an amount of

$200,000 in total value, under section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996.’

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Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

2 –

Cons

titut

ion

of Lo

cal G

over

nmen

tSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

2.11

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay c

hang

e th

e m

etho

d of

filli

ng t

he o

ffice

of

may

or o

r pr

esid

ent

2.12

A(1

)(b)

Cou

ncil,

by

mot

ion

pass

ed b

y it,

pro

pose

s to

cha

nge

met

hod

of

fillin

g of

fice

of m

ayor

or

pres

iden

t

2.12

A(1

)(c)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

to g

ive

publ

ic n

otic

e (o

f pr

opos

al t

o ch

ange

m

etho

d of

filli

ng o

ffice

of

may

or o

r pr

esid

ent)

2.17

(3)

A c

ounc

il w

ith 1

5 co

unci

llors

may

ret

ain

thos

e 15

eve

n if

a de

cisi

on is

mad

e to

ele

ct t

he m

ayor

/pre

side

nt b

y th

e el

ecto

rs

2.25

(1)

A c

ounc

il m

ay b

y re

solu

tion

gran

t le

ave

of a

bsen

ce t

o

a m

embe

r

Th

e de

cisi

on t

o de

lega

te w

ill b

e a

polic

y m

atte

r fo

r ea

ch lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent.

Th

e co

lum

n he

aded

‘Sui

tabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh’

cov

ers

the

situ

atio

ns w

here

eith

er t

he c

ounc

il ha

s m

ade

a po

licy

abou

t th

e m

atte

r an

d th

e st

aff

of t

he o

rgan

isat

ion

impl

emen

t th

at

part

icul

ar f

unct

ion

or w

here

the

org

anis

atio

n m

ay c

arry

out

the

fu

nctio

n ad

min

istr

ativ

ely.

Th

is t

able

set

s ou

t th

e Po

wer

s an

d D

utie

s re

leva

nt t

o de

lega

tion

and

also

iden

tifies

whe

n ‘a

ctin

g th

roug

h’ t

he

staf

f of

the

org

anis

atio

n m

ay b

e ap

prop

riate

.

The

tabl

e al

so in

dica

tes

whe

re d

eleg

atio

n is

not

per

mitt

ed

and

the

Cou

ncil

is t

o pe

rfor

m t

hat

pow

er o

r du

ty.

S

ee a

w

here

app

licab

le.

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.5

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay m

ake

loca

l law

s to

per

form

any

of

its

func

tions

und

er t

he A

ct

3.6(

1)W

ith t

he G

over

nor’s

app

rova

l, a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

can

appl

y a

loca

l la

w t

o an

are

a th

at is

not

in a

dis

tric

t

3.12

(3)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve S

tate

wid

e pu

blic

not

ice

(in r

elat

ion

to

prop

osed

loca

l law

s)

3.12

(4)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

ado

pt a

loca

l law

3.12

(5)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pu

blis

h (a

dopt

ed lo

cal l

aw in

the

G

over

nmen

t G

azet

te)

3.12

(6)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

(tha

t a

loca

l law

has

be

en a

dopt

ed)

3.15

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

ensu

re t

hat

peop

le o

f its

dis

tric

t ar

e in

form

ed (o

f th

e pu

rpos

e an

d ef

fect

of

all i

ts lo

cal l

aws)

3.16

(1)

With

in 8

yea

rs f

rom

the

day

a lo

cal l

aw c

omm

ence

s, a

loca

l go

vern

men

t m

ust

revi

ew t

he o

pera

tion

of e

ach

loca

l law

fo

llow

ing

the

proc

ess

set

out

in s

ectio

n 3.

16

3.16

(2)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve S

tate

wid

e pu

blic

not

ice

(in r

elat

ion

to

the

revi

ew o

f its

loca

l law

s)

3.16

(3)

Aft

er t

he la

st d

ay fo

r su

bmis

sion

s in

rel

atio

n to

the

rev

iew

of

its lo

cal

law

s, a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t co

nsid

er s

ubm

issi

ons

and

caus

e a

repo

rt t

o be

sub

mitt

ed t

o co

unci

l

3.16

(4)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

or

not

it co

nsid

ers

that

an

y of

its

loca

l law

s sh

ould

be

repe

aled

or

amen

ded

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Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.21

In p

erfo

rmin

g its

exe

cutiv

e fu

nctio

n, t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

ensu

re t

hat

the

oblig

atio

ns s

et o

ut in

sec

tion

3.21

are

com

plie

d w

ith

3.22

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t th

at c

ause

s da

mag

e th

roug

h th

e pe

rfor

man

ce o

f its

fun

ctio

n m

ust

pay

com

pens

atio

n to

the

ow

ner

or o

ccup

ier

3.25

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay g

ive

an o

ccup

ier

a no

tice

requ

iring

the

m

to d

o so

met

hing

to

the

land

if it

is s

peci

fied

in S

ched

ule

3.1.

Th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

also

info

rm t

he o

wne

r if

the

occu

pier

is

not

the

ow

ner

3.26

(2)

In o

rder

to

mak

e a

pers

on c

ompl

y w

ith a

not

ice,

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

o an

ythi

ng it

con

side

rs n

eces

sary

to

achi

eve

the

purp

ose

for

whi

ch t

he n

otic

e w

as g

iven

3.26

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay c

ontin

ue t

o un

dert

ake

wor

ks t

hat

are

not

carr

ied

out

by t

he o

wne

r or

occ

upie

r an

d re

cove

r th

e co

sts

as a

deb

t

3.27

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay g

o on

to p

rivat

e la

nd in

the

circ

umst

ance

s pr

escr

ibed

in S

ched

ule

3.2

and

carr

y ou

t w

orks

, eve

n if

it do

es n

ot

have

the

con

sent

of

the

owne

r

3.31

(2)

Aft

er a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

has

give

n no

tice,

it m

ay a

utho

rise

a pe

rson

to

ent

er la

nd, p

rem

ises

or

thin

g w

ithou

t co

nsen

t, u

nles

s th

e ow

ner

or o

ccup

ier

has

obje

cted

to

the

entr

y

3.34

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay e

nter

land

in a

n em

erge

ncy

with

out

notic

e or

con

sent

3.34

(5)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

not

ice

(to

the

owne

r or

occ

upie

r of

an

inte

nded

ent

ry in

an

emer

genc

y w

hene

ver

it is

pra

ctic

al)

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.36

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay m

ake

an o

peni

ng in

a fe

nce

to d

o w

orks

on

pro

pert

y su

bjec

t to

pro

vidi

ng t

he o

wne

r or

occ

upie

r w

ith 3

day

s w

ritte

n no

tice

3.39

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

aut

horis

e an

em

ploy

ee t

o re

mov

e an

d im

poun

d an

y go

ods

3.40

(2)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

impo

unds

a v

ehic

le t

o re

mov

e an

d im

poun

d go

ods,

it m

ust

allo

w t

he o

ffend

er t

o re

sum

e co

ntro

l of

the

vehi

cle

as

soo

n as

pra

ctic

able

aft

er t

he g

oods

hav

e be

en r

emov

ed

3.40

(3)

If t

he p

erso

n en

title

d to

res

ume

cont

rol o

f th

e ve

hicl

e is

not

pre

sent

, th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

not

ice

(to

the

hold

er o

f a

licen

ce

in r

espe

ct o

f th

e ve

hicl

e, s

tatin

g fr

om w

here

and

whe

n th

e ve

hicl

e m

ay b

e co

llect

ed)

3.40

A(1

)Lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

utho

rise

a pe

rson

to

rem

ove

and

impo

und

an a

band

oned

veh

icle

wre

ck

3.40

A(2

)Lo

cal g

over

nmen

t to

pro

vide

not

ice

(to

the

owne

r of

a r

emov

ed

aban

done

d ve

hicl

e w

reck

, adv

isin

g th

at t

he v

ehic

le m

ay b

e co

llect

ed

3.40

A(4

)Lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

ecla

re t

hat

a ve

hicl

e is

an

aban

done

d ve

hicl

e w

reck

3.42

(1)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

impo

unds

non

-per

isha

ble

good

s, it

mus

t ei

ther

be

gin

a pr

osec

utio

n ag

ains

t th

e of

fend

er o

r gi

ve t

hem

a

notic

e st

atin

g fr

om w

here

and

whe

n th

e go

ods

may

be

colle

cted

3.44

Whe

re n

on-p

eris

habl

e go

ods

have

bee

n re

mov

ed a

nd im

poun

ded

and

a pr

osec

utio

n in

stitu

ted,

if t

he o

ffend

er is

not

con

vict

ed o

r is

co

nvic

ted

but

it is

not

ord

ered

tha

t th

e go

ods

be c

onfis

cate

d, t

he

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve t

he a

llege

d of

fend

er n

otic

e st

atin

g fr

om

whe

re a

nd w

hen

the

good

s m

ay b

e co

llect

ed

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ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

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Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.46

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

efus

e to

allo

w g

oods

impo

unde

d un

der

sect

ions

3.3

9 or

3.4

0A t

o be

col

lect

ed u

ntil

the

cost

s of

rem

ovin

g,

impo

undi

ng a

nd k

eepi

ng t

hem

hav

e be

en p

aid

3.46

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

efus

e to

allo

w g

oods

rem

oved

und

er

sect

ions

3.4

0 or

3.4

0A t

o be

col

lect

ed u

ntil

the

cost

s of

rem

ovin

g an

d ke

epin

g th

em h

ave

been

pai

d

3.47

(1)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

sel

l or

othe

rwis

e di

spos

e of

any

goo

ds

that

hav

e be

en o

rder

ed t

o be

con

fisca

ted

unde

r se

ctio

n 3.

43

3.47

(2)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

sel

l or

othe

rwis

e di

spos

e of

any

veh

icle

th

at h

as n

ot b

een

colle

cted

with

in 2

mon

ths

of a

not

ice

havi

ng b

een

give

n un

der

sect

ion

3.40

(3) o

r 7

days

of

a de

clar

atio

n be

ing

mad

e th

at a

veh

icle

is a

n ab

ando

ned

vehi

cle

wre

ck

3.47

(2a)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

sel

l or

othe

rwis

e di

spos

e of

impo

unde

d go

ods

that

hav

e no

t be

en c

olle

cted

with

in t

he p

erio

d sp

ecifi

ed in

se

ctio

n 3.

47(2

b) o

f th

e da

te a

not

ice

is g

iven

und

er s

ectio

ns 3

.42(

1)(b

) or

3.44

3.47

A(1

)If

an

impo

unde

d an

imal

is il

l or

inju

red

to s

uch

an e

xten

t th

at t

reat

ing

it is

not

pra

ctic

able

, the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

hum

anel

y de

stro

y th

e an

imal

and

dis

pose

of

the

carc

ass

3.48

If g

oods

are

rem

oved

or

impo

unde

d un

der

sect

ion

3.39

and

the

of

fend

er is

con

vict

ed, t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

ecov

er a

ny

expe

nses

incu

rred

in r

emov

ing

and

impo

undi

ng t

he g

oods

3.50

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay c

lose

a t

horo

ughf

are

to v

ehic

les,

who

lly o

r pa

rtia

lly, f

or a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g 4

wee

ks

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.50

(1a)

and

3.

50(4

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, a

fter

pro

vidi

ng p

ublic

not

ice

of it

s in

tent

ion

and

reas

ons,

invi

ting

subm

issi

ons

and

then

con

side

ring

subm

issi

ons,

ord

er a

tho

roug

hfar

e to

be

who

lly o

r pa

rtia

lly c

lose

d

to v

ehic

les

for

a pe

riod

exce

edin

g 4

wee

ks

3.50

(6)

An

orde

r to

clo

se a

tho

roug

hfar

e m

ay b

e re

voke

d by

the

lo

cal g

over

nmen

t

3.50

(8)

If a

tho

roug

hfar

e is

clo

sed

with

out

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e, t

he lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t gi

ve s

uch

notic

e as

soo

n as

pra

ctic

able

aft

er

its c

losu

re

3.50

A

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay p

artia

lly a

nd t

empo

raril

y cl

ose

a th

orou

ghfa

re, w

ithou

t gi

ving

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e, if

the

clo

sure

is fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g ou

t re

pairs

or

mai

nten

ance

and

is u

nlik

ely

to

have

a s

igni

fican

t ad

vers

e ef

fect

on

user

s of

the

tho

roug

hfar

e

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

Reg

6(

3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, b

y lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice,

rev

oke

an o

rder

un

der

regu

latio

n 6(

1) t

hat

clos

ed a

tho

roug

hfar

e or

alte

r it

to m

ake

it

less

res

tric

tive

3.51

(3)

Bef

ore

fixin

g, a

lterin

g or

rea

ligni

ng a

pub

lic t

horo

ughf

are

or d

rain

ing

wat

er o

nto

adjo

inin

g la

nd, t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

not

ice

of

its p

ropo

sal,

invi

te s

ubm

issi

ons

and

cons

ider

tho

se s

ubm

issi

ons

3.52

(2)

Exc

ept

if th

ey a

re c

lose

d or

hav

e re

stric

ted

use,

loca

l gov

ernm

ents

ar

e to

ens

ure

that

pub

lic t

horo

ughf

ares

are

kep

t op

en fo

r pu

blic

use

3.52

(3)

Whe

n fix

ing,

alte

ring

or r

ealig

ning

a p

ublic

tho

roug

hfar

e, t

he lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t en

sure

veh

icle

acc

ess

to a

djoi

ning

land

is

pro

vide

d

3.53

(3)

If a

n un

vest

ed fa

cilit

y lie

s w

ithin

2 o

r m

ore

dist

ricts

, the

loca

l go

vern

men

ts c

once

rned

can

agr

ee o

n its

con

trol

and

man

agem

ent

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.54

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

o an

ythi

ng it

cou

ld d

o un

der

the

Park

s

and

Res

erve

s A

ct 1

895

if it

wer

e a

Boa

rd a

ppoi

nted

und

er t

hat A

ct,

to c

ontr

ol a

nd m

anag

e an

y la

nd r

eser

ved

unde

r th

e La

nd A

ct 1

933

and

vest

ed in

or

plac

ed u

nder

the

con

trol

and

man

agem

ent

of t

he

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

3.57

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

invi

te t

ende

rs b

efor

e it

ente

rs in

to a

co

ntra

ct fo

r go

ods

or s

ervi

ces

with

a v

alue

of

$100

,000

or

mor

e (F

unct

ions

and

Gen

eral

Reg

11)

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 1

4(2a

)

Whe

re a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

is in

vitin

g te

nder

s, t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

dete

rmin

e in

writ

ing

the

crite

ria fo

r ac

cept

ed t

ende

rs

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 1

1(2)

(d)

Tend

ers

do n

ot h

ave

to b

e pu

blic

ly in

vite

d if

the

cont

ract

is t

o be

ent

ered

into

by

auct

ion

afte

r be

ing

expr

essl

y au

thor

ised

by

a re

solu

tion

of t

he c

ounc

il

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 1

4(4)

(a)

Suc

h in

form

atio

n as

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t de

cide

s sh

ould

be

disc

lose

d to

tho

se in

tere

sted

in s

ubm

ittin

g a

tend

er

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

Reg

18

(4) &

(5)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

cons

ider

any

ten

der

that

has

not

bee

n re

ject

ed a

nd d

ecid

e w

hich

one

to

acce

pt. I

t m

ay d

eclin

e to

acc

ept

any

tend

erLi

mite

dLi

mite

dLi

mite

d

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 1

9

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve e

ach

tend

erer

writ

ten

notic

e st

atin

g th

e su

cces

sful

ten

der

or a

dvis

ing

that

no

tend

er w

as a

ccep

ted

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

0

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, w

ith t

he a

ppro

val o

f th

e te

nder

er, m

ake

a m

inor

var

iatio

n in

a c

ontr

act

for

good

s or

ser

vice

s be

fore

it e

nter

s th

e co

ntra

ct w

ith t

he s

ucce

ssfu

l ten

dere

rLi

mite

d

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

0 (2

)

If t

he s

ucce

ssfu

l ten

dere

r do

es n

ot w

ant

to a

ccep

t th

e co

ntra

ct

with

the

var

iatio

n or

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

and

the

tend

erer

can

not

reac

h ag

reem

ent,

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

can

sele

ct t

he n

ext

mos

t ap

prop

riate

ten

dere

rLi

mite

dLi

mite

dLi

mite

d

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

1 (1

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay s

eek

expr

essi

ons

of in

tere

st b

efor

e en

terin

g th

e te

nder

pro

cess

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

1(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

sta

tew

ide

publ

ic n

otic

e (t

hat

it se

eks

expr

essi

ons

of in

tere

st b

efor

e en

terin

g th

e te

nder

pro

cess

)

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

3(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

cons

ider

any

sub

mis

sion

s of

inte

rest

tha

t ha

ve n

ot b

een

reje

cted

and

dec

ide

whi

ch o

nes

coul

d sa

tisfa

ctor

ily

supp

ly t

he g

oods

or

serv

ices

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

4

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

eac

h pe

rson

who

sub

mitt

ed a

n ex

pres

sion

of

inte

rest

writ

ten

notic

e (o

f th

e ou

tcom

e of

its

deci

sion

)

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

4E(1

)

Whe

re lo

cal g

over

nmen

t in

tend

s to

giv

e a

regi

onal

pric

e pr

efer

ence

th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

prep

are

a re

gion

al p

rice

pref

eren

ce p

olic

y

Func

tions

&

Gen

eral

R

eg 2

4(E

)(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ca

nnot

ado

pt a

reg

iona

l pric

e po

licy

until

the

lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ha

s co

nsid

ered

sub

mis

sion

s re

ceiv

ed

3.58

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ca

n on

ly d

ispo

se o

f pr

oper

ty t

o th

e hi

ghes

t bi

dder

at

publ

ic a

uctio

n or

the

mos

t su

itabl

e pu

blic

ten

der

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

Lim

ited

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

3 –

Func

tions

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

3.58

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ca

n di

spos

e of

pro

pert

y by

priv

ate

trea

ty b

ut

mus

t fo

llow

the

pro

cess

set

out

in s

ectio

n 3.

58(3

)Li

mite

dLi

mite

dLi

mite

d

Func

tions

&

Gen

Reg

30

(2)(a

)(ii)

A d

ispo

sitio

n of

land

is a

n ex

empt

of

disp

ositi

on o

f th

e lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

does

not

con

side

r th

at o

wne

rshi

p of

the

land

wou

ld

be o

f si

gnifi

cant

ben

efit

to a

nyon

e ot

her

than

the

tra

nsfe

ree

3.59

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

a bu

sine

ss p

lan

befo

re it

ent

ers

into

a m

ajor

tra

ding

und

erta

king

, a m

ajor

land

tra

nsac

tion

or a

land

tr

ansa

ctio

n th

at is

pre

para

tory

to

a m

ajor

land

tra

nsac

tion

3.59

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

Sta

tew

ide

publ

ic n

otic

e (s

tatin

g its

pr

opos

al t

o en

ter

into

a m

ajor

tra

ding

und

erta

king

, a m

ajor

land

tr

ansa

ctio

n or

a la

nd t

rans

actio

n th

at is

pre

para

tory

to

a m

ajor

land

tr

ansa

ctio

n, w

here

the

pla

n m

ay b

e in

spec

ted

or o

btai

ned,

and

cal

l fo

r su

bmis

sion

s on

the

pla

n w

ithin

6 w

eeks

)

3.59

(5)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t co

nsid

er s

ubm

issi

ons

and

then

dec

ide

whe

ther

to

proc

eed

with

the

maj

or t

radi

ng u

nder

taki

ng, m

ajor

la

nd t

rans

actio

n or

land

tra

nsac

tion

that

is p

repa

rato

ry t

o a

maj

or

land

tra

nsac

tion

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

4 –

Elec

tions

and

Oth

er P

olls

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

4.9(

1)If

the

may

or o

r pr

esid

ent

has

not

alre

ady

done

so,

the

cou

ncil

mus

t fix

the

day

on

whi

ch a

pol

l is

held

for

an e

xtra

ordi

nary

ele

ctio

n

4.16

(4)

The

coun

cil m

ay d

ecid

e, w

ith t

he E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

er’s

app

rova

l, th

at t

he e

lect

ion

day

for

a va

canc

y th

at h

as o

ccur

red

unde

r se

ctio

n 2.

32 b

efor

e th

e fir

st S

atur

day

in A

ugus

t in

the

yea

r pr

ior

to a

n or

dina

ry e

lect

ion

but

afte

r th

e fir

st S

atur

day

in F

ebru

ary

in a

n or

dina

ry e

lect

ion

year

, is

to b

e on

the

ord

inar

y el

ectio

n da

y fo

r

that

yea

r

4.17

(2)

The

coun

cil m

ay d

ecid

e, w

ith t

he E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

er’s

app

rova

l, th

at a

vac

ancy

may

rem

ain

unfil

led

if it

occu

rred

und

er s

ectio

n 2.

32

befo

re t

he fi

rst

Sat

urda

y in

Aug

ust

in t

he y

ear

prio

r to

the

ele

ctio

n ye

ar in

whi

ch t

he t

erm

wou

ld h

ave

ende

d un

der

the

Tabl

e to

sec

tion

2.28

, but

aft

er t

he fi

rst

Sat

urda

y in

Feb

ruar

y in

tha

t el

ectio

n ye

ar

4.20

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, w

ith t

he a

ppro

val o

f th

e pe

rson

con

cern

ed

and

the

Ele

ctor

al C

omm

issi

oner

, app

oint

a p

erso

n as

the

ret

urni

ng

offic

er in

stea

d of

the

CE

O

4.20

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, w

ith t

he E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

er’s

ag

reem

ent,

dec

lare

the

Ele

ctor

al C

omm

issi

on t

o be

res

pons

ible

for

the

cond

uct

of a

n el

ectio

n

4.57

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

ppoi

nt a

n el

igib

le p

erso

n (w

ho is

will

ing

to a

ccep

t th

e ap

poin

tmen

t) t

o an

y un

fille

d of

fice

if, a

t th

e cl

ose

of

nom

inat

ions

for

an e

xtra

ordi

nary

ele

ctio

n, u

nder

sec

tion

4.57

(1) o

r (2

), th

e nu

mbe

r of

can

dida

tes

is le

ss t

han

the

num

ber

of o

ffice

s

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

4 –

Elec

tions

and

Oth

er P

olls

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

4.61

(2)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

dec

ide

to u

se p

osta

l vot

ing

for

an e

lect

ion

Ele

ctio

ns

Reg

9(1

)

The

fees

to

be p

aid

to a

n el

ecto

ral o

ffice

r fo

r co

nduc

ting

an

elec

tion

are

thos

e ag

reed

bet

wee

n th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t an

d

the

elec

tora

l offi

cer

Ele

ctio

ns

Reg

28(

1b)

(b)

If a

can

dida

te’s

dep

osit

has

not

been

ref

unde

d w

ithin

28

days

aft

er

notic

e is

giv

en o

f th

e re

sult

of t

he e

lect

ion,

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

is

to c

redi

t th

at a

mou

nt t

o a

fund

of

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

5 –

Adm

inis

tratio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

5.2

The

coun

cil o

f a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t en

sure

the

re is

an

appr

opria

te s

truc

ture

for

adm

inis

terin

g th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t

5.3(

1)Th

e co

unci

l mus

t ho

ld o

rdin

ary

mee

tings

and

may

hol

d

spec

ial m

eetin

gs

5.4

The

coun

cil m

ay d

ecid

e to

hol

d an

ord

inar

y or

spe

cial

mee

ting

5.8

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay e

stab

lish

com

mitt

ees

of 3

or

mor

e pe

ople

to

ass

ist

the

coun

cil i

n ex

erci

sing

its

pow

ers

and

dutie

s

5.15

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

educ

e th

e qu

orum

for

a

com

mitt

ee m

eetin

g

5.16

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

eleg

ate

to a

com

mitt

ee, u

nder

and

sub

ject

to

sec

tion

5.17

, any

of

its p

ower

s an

d du

ties

othe

r th

an t

his

pow

er

of d

eleg

atio

n

5.18

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

keep

a r

egis

ter

of a

ll de

lega

tions

mad

e to

a

com

mitt

ee (a

t le

ast

once

eac

h fin

anci

al y

ear)

5.18

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

revi

ew a

ll de

lega

tions

mad

e to

a

com

mitt

ee

Adm

in R

eg

12(1

)

At

leas

t on

ce e

very

yea

r a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve lo

cal

publ

ic n

otic

e (o

f th

e da

te, t

ime

and

plac

e of

all

its o

rdin

ary

coun

cil

mee

tings

and

any

com

mitt

ee m

eetin

gs t

hat

mus

t or

are

pro

pose

d

to b

e op

en t

o th

e pu

blic

, tha

t ar

e to

be

held

in t

he n

ext

12 m

onth

s)

Adm

in R

eg

12(2

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

(if a

ny o

f th

e da

tes,

tim

es o

r pl

aces

in t

he n

otic

e un

der

regu

latio

n 12

(1) c

hang

e)

Adm

in R

eg

12(3

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e (o

f th

e da

te,

time

and

plac

e of

a s

peci

al m

eetin

gs o

f co

unci

l tha

t m

ust

be o

pen

to

the

pub

lic)

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

5 –

Adm

inis

tratio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

Adm

in R

eg

14(1

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

ensu

re t

hat

notic

e pa

pers

and

age

nda

rela

ting

to a

ny c

ounc

il or

com

mitt

ee m

eetin

g an

d re

port

s an

d ot

her

docu

men

ts t

able

d at

the

mee

ting

or w

hich

hav

e be

en p

rodu

ced

for

pres

enta

tion

at t

he m

eetin

g ar

e m

ade

avai

labl

e to

the

pub

lic a

t th

e sa

me

time

as t

hey

are

avai

labl

e to

cou

ncil

and

com

mitt

ee m

embe

rs

Adm

in R

eg

14A

(1)(c

)

A p

erso

n w

ho is

not

phy

sica

lly p

rese

nt a

t a

mee

ting

of a

cou

ncil

or

com

mitt

ee is

to

be t

aken

to

be p

rese

nt a

t th

e m

eetin

g if

the

coun

cil

has

appr

oved

of

the

arra

ngem

ent

by a

bsol

ute

maj

ority

5.27

(2)

Gen

eral

mee

ting

of e

lect

ors

to b

e he

ld o

n a

day

sele

cted

by

a lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

but

not

mor

e th

an 5

6 da

ys a

fter

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

acce

pts

the

annu

al r

epor

t fo

r th

e pr

evio

us fi

nanc

ial y

ear

5.36

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

empl

oy a

CE

O

5.36

(4)

If t

he p

ositi

on o

f C

EO

bec

omes

vac

ant,

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

adve

rtis

e th

e po

sitio

n in

the

man

ner

and

cont

aini

ng s

uch

info

rmat

ion

as p

resc

ribed

5.37

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

esig

nate

any

em

ploy

ee t

o be

a

seni

or e

mpl

oyee

5.37

(2)

The

coun

cil m

ay r

ejec

t or

acc

ept

a re

com

men

datio

n by

the

CE

O t

o em

ploy

or

dism

iss

a se

nior

em

ploy

ee. I

f it

reje

cts

a re

com

men

datio

n it

mus

t pr

ovid

e th

e C

EO

with

its

reas

ons

5.37

(3)

If t

he p

ositi

on o

f a

seni

or e

mpl

oyee

bec

omes

vac

ant,

a lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t ad

vert

ise

the

posi

tion

in t

he m

anne

r an

d co

ntai

ning

suc

h in

form

atio

n as

pre

scrib

ed

5.38

The

perf

orm

ance

of

each

em

ploy

ee e

mpl

oyed

mor

e th

an 1

yea

r, ne

eds

to b

e re

view

ed

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

5 –

Adm

inis

tratio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

Adm

in R

eg

18C

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

appr

ove

a pr

oces

s fo

r se

lect

ion

and

appo

intm

ent

of t

he C

EO

Adm

in R

eg

18D

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

cons

ider

, acc

ept

or r

ejec

t a

revi

ew o

f th

e C

EO

’s p

erfo

rman

ce

5.42

(1) &

5.

43

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

eleg

ate

to t

he C

EO

any

of

its p

ower

s an

d du

ties

unde

r th

is A

ct e

xcep

t th

ose

in s

ectio

n 5.

43 a

nd t

his

pow

er

of d

eleg

atio

n

5.50

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

a po

licy

for

empl

oyee

s w

hose

em

ploy

men

t is

fini

shin

g, s

ettin

g ou

t th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces

in w

hich

the

lo

cal g

over

nmen

t w

ould

pay

a g

ratu

ity a

nd h

ow t

hat

grat

uity

wou

ld

be a

sses

sed,

and

giv

e lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

of t

he p

olic

y

5.50

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay m

ake

a pa

ymen

t to

an

empl

oyee

who

se

empl

oym

ent

is fi

nish

ing,

tha

t is

in a

dditi

on t

o th

e am

ount

set

out

in

its p

olic

y, p

rovi

ded

that

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e of

the

pay

men

t is

giv

en

5.53

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

an a

nnua

l rep

ort

for

each

fin

anci

al y

ear

5.54

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

acce

pt t

he a

nnua

l rep

ort

by 3

1 A

ugus

t af

ter

that

fina

ncia

l yea

r

5.56

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

prep

are

a P

lan

for

the

Futu

re

Adm

in R

eg

19C

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

revi

ew it

s cu

rren

t pl

an fo

r th

e fu

ture

ev

ery

2 ye

ars

Adm

in R

eg

19C

(7)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

ensu

re t

hat

the

elec

tors

and

rat

epay

ers

of

its d

istr

ict

are

cons

ulte

d du

ring

the

deve

lopm

ent

of a

pla

n fo

r th

e fu

ture

and

whe

n pr

epar

ing

any

mod

ifica

tions

of

a pl

an

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

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rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

5 –

Adm

inis

tratio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

Adm

in R

eg

19D

(1)

Aft

er a

pla

n fo

r th

e fu

ture

, or

mod

ifica

tions

to

a pl

an, a

re a

dopt

ed a

lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

give

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e

Adm

in R

eg

19D

(5)

A C

ounc

il is

to

adop

t th

e pl

an fo

r th

e fu

ture

Adm

in R

eg

29A

(2)

Info

rmat

ion

pres

crib

ed a

s co

nfide

ntia

l but

tha

t, u

nder

5.9

5(7)

, may

be

ava

ilabl

e fo

r in

spec

tion

if a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

so r

esol

ves

5.98

(1)(b

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

set

a fe

e, w

ithin

the

pre

scrib

ed r

ange

, to

be

paid

to

a co

unci

l mem

ber

who

att

ends

a c

ounc

il or

co

mm

ittee

mee

ting

5.98

(2)(b

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

ppro

ve e

xpen

ses

whi

ch a

re t

o be

re

imbu

rsed

to

its c

ounc

illor

s, p

rovi

ded

that

the

exp

ense

s ar

e of

th

e ki

nd p

resc

ribed

as

thos

e w

hich

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

can

appr

ove

for

reim

burs

emen

t [s

ubje

ct t

o se

ctio

n 5.

98(3

)]

5.98

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

ppro

ve t

he r

eim

burs

emen

t to

a

coun

cil m

embe

r of

an

appr

oved

exp

ense

, eith

er g

ener

ally

or

in a

par

ticul

ar c

ase

5.98

A

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

ecid

e to

pay

its

depu

ty m

ayor

or

depu

ty

pres

iden

t an

allo

wan

ce o

f up

to

the

pres

crib

ed p

erce

ntag

e of

the

an

nual

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

allo

wan

ce t

o w

hich

the

may

or o

r pr

esid

ent

is e

ntitl

ed u

nder

sec

tion

5.98

(5)

5.99

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

dec

ide

to p

ay c

ounc

il m

embe

rs a

tten

ding

co

unci

l and

com

mitt

ee m

eetin

gs a

n an

nual

mee

ting

fee

inst

ead

of

an in

divi

dual

mee

ting

fee

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

5 –

Adm

inis

tratio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

5.99

A

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

ecid

e th

at in

stea

d of

rei

mbu

rsin

g co

unci

l m

embe

rs, u

nder

sec

tion

5.98

(2),

for

all o

f a

part

icul

ar t

ype

of

expe

nse,

it w

ill in

stea

d pa

y al

l cou

ncil

mem

bers

an

allo

wan

ce fo

r th

at t

ype

of e

xpen

se

5.10

0(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

ecid

e to

rei

mbu

rse

expe

nses

to

com

mitt

ee m

embe

rs w

ho a

re n

ot c

ounc

il m

embe

rs o

r em

ploy

ees

5.10

1(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

eim

burs

e an

em

ploy

ee fo

r an

exp

ense

tha

t w

as in

curr

ed in

rel

atio

n to

a m

atte

r af

fect

ing

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

5.10

2A

loca

l gov

erm

ent

may

mak

e a

cash

adv

ance

to

a pe

rson

for

an

expe

nse

whi

ch c

an b

e re

imbu

rsed

5.10

3(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

or a

dopt

a c

ode

of c

ondu

ct t

o be

ob

serv

ed b

y co

unci

l mem

bers

, com

mitt

ee m

embe

rs a

nd e

mpl

oyee

s

5.10

3(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

revi

ew it

s co

de o

f co

nduc

t w

ithin

12

mon

ths

of e

very

ord

inar

y el

ectio

ns d

ay

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ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

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rcis

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Pow

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geab

le

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of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

8(1

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

mai

ntai

n se

para

te a

ccou

nts

for

mon

ies

requ

ired

to b

e he

ld in

the

mun

icip

al f

und,

the

tru

st f

und,

the

re

serv

e ac

coun

ts, o

r m

onie

s re

latin

g to

maj

or la

nd o

r m

ajor

tr

adin

g un

dert

akin

gs t

hat

will

or

are

expe

cted

to

span

mor

e th

an

2 fin

anci

al y

ears

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

11(

1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

deve

lop

proc

edur

es fo

r ch

eque

s, c

redi

t ca

rds,

com

pute

r en

cryp

tion

devi

ces

and

pass

wor

ds, p

urch

asin

g ca

rds

and

pett

y ca

sh s

yste

ms

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

11(

2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

deve

lop

proc

edur

es fo

r th

e ap

prov

al

of a

ccou

nts

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

13(

2)

A li

st o

f ac

coun

ts fo

r ap

prov

al t

o be

pai

d m

ust

be p

repa

red

for

each

m

onth

, inc

ludi

ng t

he d

ate

of t

he m

eetin

g of

cou

ncil

to w

hich

the

list

is

to

be p

rese

nted

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

19(

1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

esta

blis

h an

d do

cum

ent

inte

rnal

con

trol

pr

oced

ures

to

ensu

re c

ontr

ol o

ver

inve

stm

ents

6.2(

1)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pr

epar

e by

31

Aug

ust

in e

ach

fin

anci

al y

ear,

an a

nnua

l bud

get

for

its m

unic

ipal

fun

d fo

r

the

next

fina

ncia

l yea

r

6.2(

1)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t ad

opt

the

budg

et p

repa

red

6.3

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

a bu

dget

if a

gen

eral

val

uatio

n or

a r

ate

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

e is

qua

shed

by

a co

urt

or t

he S

tate

A

dmin

istr

ativ

e Tr

ibun

al, o

r if

it in

tend

s to

impo

se s

uppl

emen

tary

ge

nera

l rat

e or

spe

cifie

d ar

ea r

ate

for

the

rem

aind

er o

f a

fin

anci

al y

ear

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.3

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

adop

t th

e bu

dget

pre

pare

d (B

udge

t fo

r ot

her

circ

umst

ance

s)

6.4(

1)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pr

epar

e an

ann

ual fi

nanc

ial r

epor

t fo

r th

e pr

eced

ing

finan

cial

yea

r an

d su

ch o

ther

rep

orts

as

are

requ

ired

6.4(

3)

By

30 S

epte

mbe

r fo

llow

ing

each

fina

ncia

l yea

r or

suc

h ex

tend

ed

time

as t

he M

inis

ter

allo

ws,

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

subm

it to

its

aud

itor

the

acco

unts

of

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

and

the

annu

al

finan

cial

rep

ort

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

33A

(3)

A c

ounc

il is

to

cons

ider

a b

udge

t re

view

sub

mitt

ed t

o it

and

is

to d

eter

min

e by

abs

olut

e m

ajor

ity w

heth

er o

r no

t to

ado

pt t

he

revi

ew, a

ny p

arts

of

the

revi

ew o

n an

y re

com

men

datio

ns m

ade

in

the

rev

iew

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

34(

2)(c

)

Eac

h st

atem

ent

of fi

nanc

ial a

ctiv

ity is

to

be a

ccom

pani

ed b

y do

cum

ents

con

tain

ing

such

oth

er s

uppo

rtin

g in

form

atio

n as

is

cons

ider

ed r

elev

ant

by t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

34(

1)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pr

epar

e m

onth

ly fi

nanc

ial r

epor

ts

6.9(

3)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pa

y or

del

iver

to

the

pers

on e

ntitl

ed t

o it

any

mon

ey a

nd it

s in

tere

st a

nd a

ny p

rope

rty

6.9(

4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay t

rans

fer

mon

ey h

eld

in t

rust

for

10 y

ears

to

its

mun

icip

al f

und,

but

mus

t re

pay

it to

a p

erso

n w

ho e

stab

lishe

s a

right

to

the

repa

ymen

t, t

oget

her

with

any

inte

rest

ear

ned

on

the

inve

stm

ent

6.11

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

esta

blis

h an

d m

aint

ain

a re

serv

e ac

coun

t fo

r ea

ch p

urpo

se fo

r w

hich

it w

ishe

s to

set

asi

de m

oney

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.11

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay c

hang

e th

e pu

rpos

e of

a r

eser

ve a

ccou

nt o

r us

e m

oney

hel

d in

a r

eser

ve a

ccou

nt fo

r an

othe

r pu

rpos

e

6.11

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

one

mon

th lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

of a

pr

opos

al t

o ch

ange

the

pur

pose

of

a re

serv

e ac

coun

t or

use

mon

ey

held

in a

res

erve

acc

ount

for

anot

her

purp

ose

6.12

(1)(a

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

, whe

n ad

optin

g th

e an

nual

bud

get,

gra

nt

a di

scou

nt o

r in

cent

ive

for

early

pay

men

t of

any

mon

ey [s

ubje

ct t

o se

ctio

n 6.

12(2

)]

6.12

(1)(b

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

wai

ve o

r gr

ant

conc

essi

ons

in r

elat

ion

to

any

amou

nt o

f m

oney

or

writ

e of

f an

y am

ount

of

mon

ey t

hat

is

owed

to

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

[sub

ject

to

sect

ion

6.12

(2)]

6.12

(3)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

det

erm

ine

wha

t co

nditi

ons

appl

y to

the

gr

antin

g of

a c

once

ssio

n

6.13

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

esol

ve t

o ap

ply

inte

rest

to

any

mon

ey t

hat

it ha

s be

en o

wed

[sub

ject

to

sect

ion

6.13

(6)],

oth

er t

han

for

rate

s an

d se

rvic

e ch

arge

s

6.14

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay in

vest

mon

ey in

its

mun

icip

al o

r tr

ust

fu

nds

that

is n

ot b

eing

use

d, in

acc

orda

nce

with

Par

t III

of

the

Trus

tees

Act

196

2

6.16

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay im

pose

a fe

e or

cha

rge

for

any

good

s or

se

rvic

es it

pro

vide

s, e

xcep

t fo

r a

serv

ice

for

whi

ch a

ser

vice

cha

rge

has

been

impo

sed

6.16

(3)

As

wel

l as

impo

sing

fees

and

cha

rges

whe

n ad

optin

g th

e an

nual

bu

dget

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay im

pose

fees

and

cha

rges

dur

ing

th

e ye

ar o

r am

end,

fro

m t

ime

to t

ime,

fees

and

cha

rges

thr

ough

out

the

year

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.19

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

wis

hes

to im

pose

a fe

e or

cha

rge

unde

r Pa

rt 6

D

ivis

ion

5 S

ubdi

visi

on 2

aft

er t

he a

nnua

l bud

get

has

been

ado

pted

, it

mus

t pr

ovid

e lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

of it

s in

tent

ion

to d

o so

and

the

da

te f

rom

whi

ch t

he a

men

ded

fees

or

char

ges

will

be

impo

sed

6.20

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay b

orro

w o

r re

-bor

row

mon

ey, o

btai

n cr

edit

or

exte

nd it

s fin

anci

al a

ccom

mod

atio

n in

oth

er w

ays

6.20

(2)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

prop

oses

to

exer

cise

its

pow

er t

o bo

rrow

but

it

is n

ot b

udge

ted

for,

unle

ss t

he p

ropo

sal i

s of

a p

resc

ribed

kin

d, it

m

ust

give

one

mon

th p

ublic

not

ice

of t

he p

ropo

sal

6.20

(2)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

prop

oses

to

exer

cise

its

pow

er t

o bo

rrow

bu

t it

is n

ot b

udge

ted

for,

it m

ust

mak

e th

e re

solu

tion

to d

o so

by

abso

lute

maj

ority

6.20

(3)(a

)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

exer

cise

s its

pow

er t

o bo

rrow

and

the

n de

cide

s no

t to

pro

ceed

with

the

pro

posa

l or

it do

es n

ot u

se a

ll of

th

e m

oney

, cre

dit

or fi

nanc

ial a

ccom

mod

atio

n, a

fter

giv

ing

one

mon

th lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

it m

ay r

esol

ve t

o us

e it

for

anot

her

purp

ose

6.20

(3)(b

)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

exer

cise

s its

pow

er t

o bo

rrow

and

the

n de

cide

s no

t to

pro

ceed

with

the

pro

posa

l or

it do

es n

ot u

se a

ll of

the

m

oney

, cre

dit

or fi

nanc

ial a

ccom

mod

atio

n, it

may

res

olve

to

use

it fo

r an

othe

r pu

rpos

e

6.20

(3)

One

mon

ths

publ

ic ‘n

otic

e’ m

ust

be g

iven

6.26

(3)

If C

o-op

erat

ive

Bul

k H

andl

ing

Ltd

and

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ca

nnot

re

ach

an a

gree

men

t, u

nder

sec

tion

6.26

(2)(i

), th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

efer

the

mat

ter

to t

he M

inis

ter

for

dete

rmin

atio

n

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.29

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

impo

se a

rat

e on

the

bas

is o

f un

impr

oved

va

lue

to a

ny t

enem

ent,

lice

nce

or p

erm

it th

at is

loca

ted

in a

dis

tric

t fo

r w

hich

onl

y ra

tes

on t

he b

asis

of

gros

s re

ntal

val

ue a

pply

6.32

(1)

Whe

n ad

optin

g th

e an

nual

bud

get,

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, i

n or

der

to m

ake

up a

bud

get

defic

ienc

y, im

pose

a g

ener

al r

ate

on r

atea

ble

land

with

in it

s di

stric

t, a

nd m

ay im

pose

a s

peci

fied

area

rat

e or

a

min

imum

pay

men

t on

rat

eabl

e la

nd w

ithin

its

dist

rict,

and

may

im

pose

a s

ervi

ce c

harg

e on

land

with

in it

s di

stric

t

6.32

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, i

n an

em

erge

ncy

afte

r ra

tes

in a

fina

ncia

l ye

ar h

ave

been

impo

sed,

impo

se a

sup

plem

enta

ry g

ener

al r

ate

or

spec

ified

are

a ra

te fo

r th

e un

expi

red

port

ion

of t

he c

urre

nt fi

nanc

ial

year

, and

is t

o im

pose

a n

ew g

ener

al r

ate,

spe

cifie

d ar

ea r

ate

or s

ervi

ces

char

ge if

a c

ourt

or

the

Sta

te A

dmin

istr

ativ

e Tr

ibun

al

quas

hes

a ge

nera

l val

uatio

n, r

ate

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

e

6.33

(1)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

impo

se d

iffer

entia

l gen

eral

rat

es

6.35

(1)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

impo

se o

n an

y ra

teab

le la

nd in

its

dist

rict

a m

inim

um p

aym

ent

6.36

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e (o

f its

inte

ntio

n to

im

pose

any

diff

eren

tial g

ener

al r

ates

or

min

imum

pay

men

t ap

plyi

ng

to a

diff

eren

tial r

ate

cate

gory

und

er s

ectio

n 6.

35(6

)(c))

6.37

(1)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

impo

se a

spe

cifie

d ar

ea r

ate

on r

atea

ble

land

6.38

(1)

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

54

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay im

pose

a s

ervi

ce c

harg

e on

ow

ners

or

occ

upie

rs t

o m

eet

the

cost

of

prov

idin

g te

levi

sion

and

rad

io

rebr

oadc

astin

g, v

olun

teer

bus

h fir

e br

igad

es, u

nder

grou

nd

elec

tric

ity e

tc

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.39

(1)

As

soon

as

prac

ticab

le a

fter

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t re

solv

es t

o im

pose

ra

tes,

it m

ust

com

pile

a r

ecor

d of

all

rate

able

land

in t

he d

istr

ict

and

all l

and

whi

ch h

as a

ser

vice

cha

rge

impo

sed

6.39

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust,

fro

m t

ime

to t

ime,

am

end

the

curr

ent

rate

re

cord

to

ensu

re it

is a

ccur

ate

and

corr

ect

and

may

am

end

the

rate

re

cord

for

the

5 ye

ars

prec

edin

g th

e cu

rren

t fin

anci

al y

ear

6.40

(1)

If t

he r

atea

ble

valu

e, r

atea

bilit

y or

the

rat

e im

pose

d on

any

land

is

am

ende

d in

the

rat

e re

cord

, und

er s

ectio

n 6.

39(2

), th

e lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t re

asse

ss t

he r

ates

pay

able

and

giv

e no

tice

to t

he

owne

r of

the

land

of

any

chan

ge in

the

am

ount

of

rate

s pa

yabl

e

6.40

(2)

If a

ser

vice

cha

rge

on a

ny la

nd is

am

ende

d in

the

rat

e re

cord

, und

er

sect

ion

6.39

(2),

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t re

asse

ss t

he s

ervi

ce

char

ge a

nd g

ive

notic

e to

the

ow

ner

of t

he la

nd o

f an

y ch

ange

of

th

e am

ount

of

serv

ice

char

ge p

ayab

le

6.40

(3)

If r

ates

are

red

uced

, und

er s

ectio

n 6.

40(1

), a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t re

fund

the

ow

ner

of t

he la

nd o

n re

ques

t or

cre

dit

the

amou

nt fo

r ra

tes

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

es

6.40

(4)

If a

ser

vice

cha

rge

is r

educ

ed, u

nder

sec

tion

6.40

(2),

and

the

serv

ice

char

ge h

ad a

lread

y be

en p

aid

by t

he o

wne

r, th

e ow

ner

may

req

uest

an

d th

en t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

pay

the

over

paid

am

ount

to

the

owne

r or

, alte

rnat

ivel

y, t

he o

verp

aid

port

ion

is c

redi

ted

agai

nst

any

futu

re a

mou

nts

paya

ble.

If t

he s

ervi

ce c

harg

e w

as p

aid

by t

he

occu

pier

, the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pa

y th

e ov

erch

arge

d po

rtio

n to

th

e pe

rson

who

pai

d it

6.41

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t mus

t giv

e a

rate

not

ice

to th

e ow

ner o

f rat

eabl

e la

nd a

nd th

e ow

ner o

r occ

upie

r (as

the

case

requ

ires)

of l

and

on w

hich

a

serv

ice

char

ge is

impo

sed,

con

tain

ing

the

part

icul

ars

requ

ired

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.45

(1)

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

64(

2)

Whe

n ad

optin

g its

ann

ual b

udge

t, a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t de

term

ine

the

due

date

for

paym

ent

of in

stal

men

ts a

fter

the

firs

t in

stal

men

t

6.45

(3) &

Fi

nanc

ial

M’g

men

t R

eg 6

7

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay im

pose

an

addi

tiona

l cha

rge

(incl

udin

g by

way

of

inte

rest

) whe

re p

aym

ent

of a

rat

e or

ser

vice

is b

y in

stal

men

ts a

nd t

hat

addi

tiona

l cha

rge

is t

aken

to

be a

rat

e or

se

rvic

e ch

arge

6.46

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, w

hen

impo

sing

a r

ate

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

e,

reso

lve

to g

rant

a d

isco

unt

or in

cent

ive

for

its e

arly

pay

men

t

6.47

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay, a

t th

e tim

e of

impo

sing

rat

es a

nd s

ervi

ce

char

ges,

res

olve

to

wai

ve a

rat

e or

ser

vice

cha

rge

or g

rant

a

conc

essi

on

6.49

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay m

ake

an a

gree

men

t w

ith a

per

son

to p

ay

thei

r ra

tes

and

serv

ice

char

ges

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

66(

2)

If a

n in

stal

men

t re

mai

ns u

npai

d af

ter

the

day

on w

hich

the

nex

t in

stal

men

t be

com

es d

ue t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

evok

e th

e ra

tepa

yer’s

rig

ht t

o pa

y by

inst

alm

ents

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

66(

3)(b

)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t in

writ

ing

imm

edia

tely

not

ify t

he

rate

paye

r of

the

rev

ocat

ion

6.50

(1) a

nd

6.50

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay d

eter

min

e th

e du

e da

te t

hat

rate

s an

d ch

arge

s be

com

e du

e, b

ut w

hich

dat

e ca

nnot

be

soon

er t

han

35 d

ays

afte

r th

e da

te n

oted

on

the

rate

not

ice

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.51

(1) &

Fi

nanc

ial

M’g

men

t R

eg 7

0

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

esol

ve t

o im

pose

inte

rest

(not

to

exce

ed

13%

) on

a ra

te, s

ervi

ce c

harg

e an

d an

y co

sts

of r

ecov

ery

that

re

mai

ns u

npai

d

6.56

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

ecov

er a

n un

paid

rat

e or

ser

vice

cha

rge

and

the

cost

of

proc

eedi

ngs

in c

ourt

of

com

pete

nt ju

risdi

ctio

n

6.60

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay g

ive

notic

e (t

o a

less

ee o

f la

nd in

res

pect

of

whi

ch t

here

is a

n un

paid

rat

e or

ser

vice

cha

rge,

req

uirin

g th

e le

ssee

to

pay

its

rent

to

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

in s

atis

fact

ion

of t

he r

ate

or

serv

ice

char

ge)

6.60

(3)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

give

s no

tice

to a

less

ee, u

nder

sec

tion

6.60

(2),

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve a

cop

y of

the

not

ice

to t

he le

ssor

6.60

(4)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

give

s no

tice

to a

less

ee, u

nder

sec

tion

6.60

(2),

and

the

less

ee fa

ils t

o pa

y re

nt t

o th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t, t

he lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

may

rec

over

the

rat

e or

ser

vice

cha

rge

as a

deb

t fr

om

the

less

ee

6.61

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

eque

st a

n oc

cupi

er, a

n ag

ent

or t

he p

erso

n w

ho r

ecei

ves

the

rent

of

a pr

oper

ty, t

o gi

ve t

he n

ame

and

addr

ess

of t

he o

wne

r to

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

6.64

(1)

If a

ny r

ates

or

serv

ice

char

ges

have

rem

aine

d un

paid

for

at le

ast

3 ye

ars,

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay t

ake

poss

essi

on o

f th

e la

nd a

nd h

old

the

land

aga

inst

a p

erso

n ha

ving

an

esta

te o

r in

tere

st in

the

land

, an

d m

ay le

ase

or s

ell t

he la

nd o

r tr

ansf

er it

to

the

Cro

wn

or it

self

subj

ect t

o 5.

43(d

)

6.64

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t tha

t tak

es p

osse

ssio

n of

land

, und

er s

ectio

n 6.

64(1

), m

ust g

ive

the

owne

r suc

h no

tice

as p

resc

ribed

and

then

affi

x th

e no

tice

to a

con

spic

uous

par

t of t

he la

nd in

the

form

pre

scrib

ed

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.64

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay lo

dge

a ca

veat

in r

espe

ct o

f an

y la

nd fo

r w

hich

rat

es a

nd s

ervi

ce c

harg

es a

re o

utst

andi

ng

6.69

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

ccep

t pa

ymen

t of

any

out

stan

ding

rat

es

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

es o

n su

ch t

erm

s an

d co

nditi

ons

as a

re a

gree

d be

twee

n th

e pa

rtie

s, u

p to

the

tim

e of

act

ual s

ale

of t

he r

elev

ant

land

but

not

mor

e th

an 7

day

s pr

ior

to s

ame

6.69

(3)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

acce

pts

paym

ent

of o

utst

andi

ng r

ates

or

ser

vice

cha

rges

, und

er s

ectio

ns 6

.69(

1) o

r 6.

69(2

), th

e lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

is r

equi

red

to m

ake

such

not

ifica

tions

and

tak

e su

ch

mea

sure

s as

are

pre

scrib

ed t

o ca

ncel

the

pro

pose

d sa

le

6.71

(1)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

is u

nabl

e to

sel

l lan

d un

der

Part

6 D

ivis

ion

6 S

ubdi

visi

on 6

with

in 1

2 m

onth

s, it

may

tra

nsfe

r th

e la

nd t

o th

e C

row

n or

itse

lfsu

bjec

t to

5.43

(d)

6.71

(3)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

tran

sfer

s la

nd t

o its

elf,

unde

r se

ctio

n 6.

71(1

)(b

), it

mus

t pa

y an

y su

m o

wed

und

er a

mor

tgag

e, le

ase,

ten

ancy

, en

cum

bran

ce o

r ch

arge

in fa

vour

of

the

Cro

wn

in r

ight

of

the

Sta

te

or a

dep

artm

ent,

age

ncy

or in

stru

men

talit

y of

the

Cro

wn

6.74

(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay a

pply

in t

he p

resc

ribed

form

to

the

Min

iste

r to

hav

e la

nd r

eves

ted

in t

he C

row

n if

it is

rat

eabl

e va

cant

land

and

ra

tes

or s

ervi

ce c

harg

es in

res

pect

of

it ha

ve r

emai

ned

unpa

id fo

r at

le

ast

3 ye

ars

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

77(

1)

Bef

ore

appl

ying

to

have

land

rev

este

d un

der

sect

ion

6.74

, a lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t gi

ve n

otic

e to

the

ow

ner

of t

he la

nd a

nd a

ny o

ther

in

tere

sted

per

sons

and

pub

lish

the

notic

e in

the

Gaz

ette

Fina

ncia

l M

’gm

ent

Reg

77(

3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

cons

ider

any

obj

ectio

ns it

rec

eive

s in

re

latio

n to

a r

eves

tmen

t un

der

regu

latio

n 77

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

6 –

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

6.76

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay e

xten

d th

e tim

e fo

r a

pers

on t

o m

ake

an

obje

ctio

n in

rel

atio

n to

the

rat

e re

cord

6.76

(5)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t co

nsid

er a

ny o

bjec

tions

to

the

rate

s re

cord

and

may

dis

allo

w o

r al

low

the

obj

ectio

n ei

ther

who

lly o

r in

pa

rt

6.76

(6)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

is t

o pr

ovid

e th

e pe

rson

with

not

ice

of

its d

ecis

ion

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

7 –

Audi

tSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

7.1A

(1) &

7.

1A(2

)

Loca

l gov

ernm

ent t

o es

tabl

ish

an a

udit

com

mitt

ee, a

ppoi

nt m

embe

rs

to th

e co

mm

ittee

with

a m

inim

um o

f 3 m

embe

rs a

nd a

maj

ority

of

whi

ch a

re c

ounc

il m

embe

rs

7.1B

Des

pite

sec

tion

5.16

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t ca

n de

lega

te t

o an

aud

it co

mm

ittee

onl

y th

ose

pow

ers

and

dutie

s co

ntai

ned

in P

art

7

7.3(

1) &

(2)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

appo

int

one

or m

ore

pers

ons,

on

the

reco

mm

enda

tion

of t

he a

udit

com

mitt

ee, t

o be

its

audi

tor

7.6(

2)(f

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

ter

min

ate

the

appo

intm

ent

of a

n au

dito

r by

w

ritte

n no

tice

Aud

it C

tte

Aud

it R

eg

8(1)

Whe

re a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

has

term

inat

ed a

n ag

reem

ent

with

its

audi

tor,

it m

ust

give

not

ice

and

reas

ons

for

the

term

inat

ion

to t

he

Exe

cutiv

e D

irect

or w

ithin

30

days

7.6(

3)If

the

aud

itor’s

reg

istr

atio

n as

a c

ompa

ny a

udito

r is

sus

pend

ed o

r th

e au

dito

r is

una

ble

or u

nwill

ing

to c

arry

out

the

ir du

ties,

a lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

mus

t ap

poin

t a

pers

on t

o co

nduc

t or

com

plet

e its

aud

it

7.12

A(2

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t m

eet

with

its

audi

tor

at le

ast

once

a y

ear

Aud

it C

tte

7.12

A(3

)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

exam

ine

the

audi

tor’s

rep

ort,

und

er s

ectio

n 7.

9(1)

and

any

rep

ort

unde

r se

ctio

n 7.

9(3)

, and

mus

t de

term

ine

if an

y m

atte

rs r

aise

d by

the

rep

ort

requ

ire a

ctio

n an

d en

sure

tha

t ap

prop

riate

act

ion

is t

aken

Aud

it C

tte

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

7 –

Audi

tSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

7.12

A(4

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t pr

epar

e a

repo

rt o

n an

y ac

tion

take

n in

re

spon

se t

o an

aud

itor’s

or

sect

ion

7.9(

3) r

epor

t, a

nd p

rovi

de it

to

th

e M

inis

ter

Aud

it C

tte

Aud

it R

eg

14(1

)A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t ca

rry

out

a co

mpl

ianc

e au

dit

for

the

perio

d 1

Janu

ary

to 3

1 D

ecem

ber

in e

ach

year

Aud

it R

eg

14(3

)

A c

ompl

ianc

e au

dit

retu

rn m

ust

be p

rese

nted

to

the

coun

cil a

t a

mee

ting

of t

he c

ounc

il, a

dopt

ed b

y th

e co

unci

l and

rec

orde

d in

the

m

inut

es o

f th

e m

eetin

g at

whi

ch it

is a

dopt

ed

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

8 –

Scru

tiny

of th

e Aff

airs

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ents

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

8.2(

2)U

pon

rece

ivin

g a

requ

est

from

the

Min

iste

r fo

r in

form

atio

n, a

loca

l go

vern

men

t m

ust

prov

ide

the

info

rmat

ion

to t

he M

inis

ter

with

in t

he

spec

ified

tim

e of

the

not

ice

8.14

(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

the

Min

iste

r ad

vice

of

wha

t th

ings

it

has

done

or

will

do

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

n en

quiry

rep

ort

from

the

M

inis

ter

or a

per

son

auth

oris

ed b

y th

e M

inis

ter,

with

in 3

5 da

ys o

f re

ceiv

ing

the

repo

rt

8.23

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

the

Min

iste

r ad

vice

of

wha

t th

ings

it

has

done

, or

will

do,

to

com

ply

with

an

Inqu

iry P

anel

’s r

epor

t w

ithin

35

days

of

rece

ivin

g th

e re

port

, or

give

its

com

men

t on

a

reco

mm

enda

tion

to d

ism

iss

the

coun

cil

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Part

9 –

Mis

cella

neou

s Pr

ovis

ions

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

9.6(

1)A

n ob

ject

ion

unde

r Pa

rt 9

is t

o be

dea

lt w

ith b

y th

e co

unci

l or

a co

mm

ittee

aut

horis

ed b

y co

unci

l to

deal

with

it

9.6(

5)Th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

the

per

son

who

mad

e th

e ob

ject

ion

notic

e of

how

it w

as d

ispo

sed

of a

nd r

easo

ns w

hy

9.9(

3)A

s so

on a

s a

deci

sion

und

er s

ectio

n 9.

9(1)

(b) i

s m

ade,

the

loca

l go

vern

men

t m

ust

give

the

affe

cted

per

son

writ

ten

notic

e st

atin

g th

e re

ason

s fo

r th

e de

cisi

on

9.10

(1) &

(2)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

app

oint

per

sons

or

clas

ses

of p

erso

ns

to b

e au

thor

ised

to

perf

orm

cer

tain

fun

ctio

ns a

nd m

ust

issu

e th

em

with

a c

ertifi

cate

sta

ting

they

are

aut

horis

ed

9.60

(4)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t is

to

adm

inis

ter

any

regu

latio

n m

ade

unde

r se

ctio

n 9.

60 a

s if

it w

ere

a lo

cal l

aw

9.63

(1)

If a

dis

pute

has

aris

en b

etw

een

2 or

mor

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

ts, a

loca

l go

vern

men

t m

ay r

efer

the

mat

ter

to t

he M

inis

ter

to r

esol

ve

9.68

(5)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

ecov

er a

ccru

ing

rate

s fr

om a

prin

cipa

l or

agen

t w

ho h

as fa

iled

to g

ive

a no

tice

to t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t in

ac

cord

ance

with

sec

tion

9.68

of 52 Delegations

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ion/

Re

gula

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vant

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rcis

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r Dis

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geab

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of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

2.1

– P

rovi

sion

s ab

out C

reat

ing,

Cha

ngin

g th

e

Boun

darie

s of,

and

Abol

ishi

ng D

istri

cts

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

11(2

)A

ny lo

cal g

over

nmen

ts a

ffect

ed b

y an

ord

er m

ade

unde

r cl

ause

2.

1 ar

e to

neg

otia

te a

ny a

djus

tmen

t or

tra

nsfe

r be

twee

n th

em o

f pr

oper

ty, r

ight

s an

d lia

bilit

ies

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

2.2

– P

rovi

sion

s ab

out W

ards

and

Rep

rese

ntat

ion

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

4(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

cons

ider

any

sub

mis

sion

s m

ade

unde

r cl

ause

3

4(2)

If a

cou

ncil

belie

ves

that

a s

ubm

issi

on is

of

a m

inor

nat

ure

or o

ne

whi

ch w

ould

not

req

uire

pub

lic s

ubm

issi

ons,

it m

ay e

ither

pro

pose

to

the

Adv

isor

y B

oard

tha

t a

subm

issi

on b

e re

ject

ed o

r its

elf

deal

w

ith it

und

er c

laus

e 5(

b)

4(3)

If it

is a

cou

ncil’

s op

inio

n th

at a

sub

mis

sion

is s

ubst

antia

lly s

imila

r to

a s

ubm

issi

on in

res

pect

of

whi

ch t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ade

a de

cisi

on in

the

last

2 y

ears

, or

the

maj

ority

of

affe

cted

ele

ctor

s w

ho

mad

e th

e su

bmis

sion

no

long

er s

uppo

rt it

, the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

may

rej

ect

the

subm

issi

on

4(4)

Unl

ess

a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t de

cide

s to

dea

l with

a s

ubm

issi

on u

nder

cl

ause

5(b

) or

reje

cts

it or

pro

pose

s to

rej

ect

it un

der

clau

ses

4(1)

or

4(2)

, the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t ca

rry

out

a re

view

as

to w

heth

er o

r no

t th

e or

der

soug

ht s

houl

d, in

the

cou

ncil’

s op

inio

n, b

e m

ade

5

Whe

ther

or

not

it ha

s re

ceiv

ed a

sub

mis

sion

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay c

arry

out

a r

evie

w a

s to

whe

ther

or

not

an o

rder

und

er c

laus

es

2.2,

2.3

(3) o

r 2.

18, s

houl

d, in

the

cou

ncil’

s op

inio

n, b

e m

ade,

or

pro

pose

to

the

Adv

isor

y B

oard

the

mak

ing

of a

n or

der

unde

r cl

ause

s 2.

2(1)

, 2.3

(3) o

r 2.

18(3

), if,

in t

he o

pini

on o

f th

e co

unci

l, th

e pr

opos

al is

of

a m

inor

nat

ure

or o

ne w

hich

wou

ld n

ot r

equi

re p

ublic

su

bmis

sion

s, o

r pr

opos

e to

the

Min

iste

r th

e m

akin

g of

an

orde

r ch

angi

ng t

he n

ame

of a

dis

tric

t

6A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t ca

rry

out

a re

view

of

its w

ard

boun

darie

s an

d th

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

per

war

d ev

ery

8 ye

ars

or a

s di

rect

ed

by t

he A

dvis

ory

Boa

rd

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

2.2

– P

rovi

sion

s ab

out W

ards

and

Rep

rese

ntat

ion

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

7A

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

is t

o pr

ovid

e lo

cal p

ublic

not

ice

(adv

isin

g th

at it

is

abou

t to

rev

iew

its

war

ds a

nd in

vitin

g su

bmis

sion

s)

8

The

coun

cil m

ust

have

reg

ard

to c

omm

unity

of

inte

rest

s, p

hysi

cal

and

topo

grap

hica

l fea

ture

s, d

emog

raph

ic t

rend

s, e

cono

mic

fact

ors

and

the

ratio

of

coun

cillo

rs t

o el

ecto

rs in

res

pect

of

cons

ider

atio

ns

abou

t w

ards

9W

hen

a w

ard

revi

ew is

com

plet

e, t

he lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

prep

are

a re

port

for

the

Adv

isor

y B

oard

and

may

pro

pose

the

mak

ing

of a

n or

der

unde

r cl

ause

s 2.

2(1)

, 2.3

(3) o

r 2.

18(3

)

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

Exe

rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

6.1

– P

rovi

sion

s Re

latin

g to

the

Phas

ing-

In o

f Val

uatio

nSu

itabl

e fo

r Act

ing

Thro

ugh

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

1(1)

Whe

n im

posi

ng g

ener

al r

ates

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

esol

ve t

hat

a ge

nera

l val

uatio

n, w

hich

res

ults

in a

n in

crea

se, c

an b

e ph

ased

in

over

3 y

ears

1(5)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mak

es a

res

olut

ion,

und

er c

laus

e 1(

1), i

t m

ust

requ

est

the

Valu

er G

ener

al, a

t th

e sa

me

time

as t

he V

alue

r G

ener

al

dete

rmin

es a

n in

terim

val

uatio

n th

at w

ill c

ome

into

forc

e in

the

di

stric

t du

ring

the

first

2 y

ears

of

the

phas

ing

in p

erio

d, t

o de

term

ine

a va

luat

ion

unde

r su

bcla

use

(6).

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve t

he

Valu

er G

ener

al im

med

iate

writ

ten

notic

e w

hen

the

valu

atio

n is

no

long

er r

equi

red

2(1)

Whe

n im

posi

ng g

ener

al r

ates

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay r

esol

ve t

hat

gros

s re

ntal

val

uatio

ns c

an b

e ph

ased

in o

ver

3 ye

ars

2(5)

If a

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mak

es a

res

olut

ion

unde

r cl

ause

2(1

), it

mus

t re

ques

t th

e Va

luer

Gen

eral

, at

the

sam

e tim

e as

the

Val

uer

Gen

eral

de

term

ines

an

inte

rim v

alua

tion

that

will

com

e in

to fo

rce

in t

he

dist

rict

durin

g th

e fir

st 2

yea

rs o

f th

e ph

asin

g in

per

iod,

to

dete

rmin

e a

valu

atio

n un

der

subc

laus

e (6

). Th

e lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

the

Va

luer

Gen

eral

imm

edia

te w

ritte

n no

tice

whe

n th

e va

luat

ion

is n

o lo

nger

req

uire

d

of 52 Delegations

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

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rcis

able

Pow

er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

6.2

– P

rovi

sion

s Re

latin

g to

Leas

e of

Land

w

here

Rat

es o

r Ser

vice

Cha

rges

Unp

aid

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

1(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay le

ase

the

land

with

any

con

ditio

ns fo

r a

term

tha

t do

es n

ot e

xcee

d 7

year

ssu

bjec

t to

5.43

(d)

Delegations of 52

Sect

ion/

Re

gula

tion

Rele

vant

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rcis

able

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er o

r Dis

char

geab

le

Duty

of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent

Appl

icab

le D

eleg

atio

n

Sche

dule

6.3

– P

rovi

sion

s Re

latin

g to

the

Sale

or T

rans

fer o

f Lan

d w

here

Rat

es o

r Ser

vice

Cha

rges

Unp

aid

Suita

ble

for A

ctin

g Th

roug

h

Del

egat

ion

Proh

ibite

d

To a

5.

9(2)

(a

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(b

) Ctte

To a

5.

9(2)

(c

) - (e

) C

tte

To th

e C

EO

1(1)

Bef

ore

exer

cisi

ng it

s po

wer

of

sale

, a lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

th

e ow

ner,

or a

ny o

ther

per

son

who

has

a r

ecor

ded

inte

rest

in t

he

land

, opp

ortu

nity

to

pay

the

rate

s or

ser

vice

cha

rges

. It

mus

t se

nd

them

not

ice

by c

ertifi

ed m

ail a

nd p

lace

a n

otic

e [w

ith t

he c

onte

nts

pres

crib

ed in

cla

use

1(2)

] on

its n

otic

e bo

ard

for

a m

inim

um o

f

35 d

ays

1(3)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ust

give

loca

l pub

lic n

otic

e (if

the

ow

ner

or

othe

r in

tere

sted

par

ties

do n

ot h

ave

a re

cord

ed a

ddre

ss)

1(4)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t ap

poin

t a

time

at w

hich

the

land

may

be

offe

red

for

sale

by

publ

ic a

uctio

n, n

ot le

ss t

han

3 m

onth

s an

d no

t m

ore

that

12

mon

ths

from

the

ser

vice

of

the

notic

e un

der

clau

ses

1(1)

or

1(2)

2(1)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve (S

tate

wid

e pu

blic

not

ice

of t

he s

ale)

2(3)

The

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

mus

t gi

ve t

he R

egis

trar

of T

itles

or

the

Reg

istr

ar o

f D

eeds

a m

emor

ial o

f th

e S

tate

wid

e no

tice

4(1)

A lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay t

rans

fer

or c

onve

y to

the

pur

chas

er o

f th

e la

nd a

n in

defe

asib

le e

stat

e in

fee

sim

ple

subj

ect t

o 5.

43(d

)

7(2)

If t

he la

nd h

as n

ot b

een

sold

with

in 1

2 m

onth

s, t

he lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

may

beg

in t

he p

roce

ss a

gain

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

this

Sch

edul

e

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