{"id":"local-government-general-regulations-2013","name":"Local Government (General) Regulations 2013","slug":"local-government-general-regulations-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236106,"registerId":"sa-local-government-general-regulations-2013-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local Government (General) Regulations 2013","content":"South Australia\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2013\nunder the Local Government Act 1999\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tReview of council composition and ward\n5\tBoundary reform proposals—prescribed percentage or number of eligible electors\n5A\tSuspension of member for failure to submit certain returns\n6\tMember's declaration\n7\tIntegrity provisions\n8\tRegister of Interests\n8AAA\tConflicts of interest—exemptions\n8AA\tTraining and development\n8ABA\tSuspension—member of council subject to intervention order\n8AB\tInformation or briefing sessions\n9\tRegister of interests—officers\n10\tAnnual reports\n11\tRecovery of amounts due to council\n12\tService rates and charges\n13\tRates and charges for services not provided at the land\n14\tDifferentiating factors\n15\tNotice of valuation\n16\tObjections to valuation made by a council\n17\tRates notice\n18\tPostponement of rates—Seniors\n19\tCertificates of liabilities—fee\n20\tFees and charges\n21\tCompulsory acquisition of land\n22\tExemption of certain leases or licences over community land from consultation requirements\n23\tRegister of community land\n24\tMinor alterations of roads—section 221\n25\tPublic consultation—section 223\n26\tRegister of public roads\n27\tRemoval of vehicles\n28\tBy‑laws—roads\n29\tBy‑laws—certificate of legal practitioner\n30\tReview of an order\n31\tPrescribed percentage rate—section 257(5)(a)\n32\tLocal government sector employers\n34\tLocal government indemnity schemes\n35\tSchedule 4—Annual reports\n36\tVariation of Schedule 5—Access to documents\n37\tSchedule 8—Lochiel Park Lands—definition of LMC\nSchedule 1—Forms\nSchedule 3—Local government sector employers\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn these regulations—\nAct means the Local Government Act 1999.\n\t(2)\tIn these regulations, a reference to a form of a particular number is a reference to a form of that number set out in Schedule 1.\n4—Review of council composition and ward\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 12(4) of the Act, the relevant period is the period determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under subregulation (1).\n5—Boundary reform proposals—prescribed percentage or number of eligible electors\nFor the purposes of section 28(1)(d) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is at least 10% of eligible electors in respect of a proposal.\n5A—Suspension of member for failure to submit certain returns\nFor the purposes of section 55B(5) of the Act, the prescribed period is 12 months.\n6—Member's declaration\nFor the purposes of section 60 of the Act—\n\t(a)\ta member must make an undertaking under that section in the form set out as Form 2; and\n\t(b)\tthe undertaking must be made before a Justice of the Peace or some other person authorised to take declarations under the Oaths Act 1936.\n7—Integrity provisions\n\t(1)\tThe requirements prescribed by this regulation are integrity provisions for the purposes of section 62(4e) of the Act.\n\t(2)\tA member of a council must not exercise, perform or discharge, or purport to exercise, perform or discharge, a power, duty or function relating to the office of member of a council that the member is not authorised to exercise, perform or discharge.\n\t(3)\tA member of a council must not use council resources, including the services of an employee of a council, for private purposes, unless—\n\t(a)\tthe member is legally or properly authorised to use the resources; and\n\t(b)\tif appropriate, the member makes a payment for the use of the resources.\n\t(4)\tA member of a council must, in the performance and discharge of official functions and duties where the member considers that written communication is appropriate, use a written communication facility or service provided by the council.\n8—Register of Interests\nFor the purposes of section 68(3b) of the Act, the prescribed period is 12 months.\n8AAA—Conflicts of interest—exemptions\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 75A(1)(d)(i) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe preparation, discussion, conduct, consideration or determination of a review under section 12 of the Act;\n\t(b)\tthe preparation, discussion, adoption or revision of a policy relating to allowances and benefits payable to members if the policy relates to allowances and benefits payable equally to each member (rather than allowances and benefits payable to particular members or particular office holders);\n\t(c)\tthe preparation, discussion, adoption or alteration of a training and development policy under section 80A of the Act;\n\t(d)\tthe preparation, discussion, adoption or amendment of a strategic management plan under section 122 of the Act;\n\t(e)\tthe adoption or revision of an annual business plan;\n\t(f)\tthe adoption or revision of a budget;\n\t(g)\tthe declaration of rates (other than a separate rate) or a charge with the character of a rate, and any preparation or discussion in relation to such a declaration;\n\t(h)\ta discussion or decision of a matter at a meeting of a council if the matter—\n\t(i)\trelates to a matter that was discussed before a meeting of a subsidiary or committee of the council; and\n\t(ii)\tthe relevant interest in the matter is the interest of the council that established the committee or which appointed, or nominated for appointment, a member of the board of management of the council subsidiary or regional subsidiary.\n8AA—Training and development\n\t(a1)\tFor the purposes of section 80A(2)(b) of the Act, a training and development policy of a council must incorporate the training requirements for council members that are expressed to be mandatory requirements in the LGA training standards (prescribed mandatory requirements).\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 80A(2)(b) of the Act, a council must ensure that its training and development policy—\n\t(a)\tprovides that members must undertake regular training in accordance with the policy; and\n\t(b)\tcomplies with the LGA training standards.\n\t(1a)\tFor the purposes of section 80A(2f) of the Act, the prescribed period is 12 months.\n\t(1b)\tFor the purposes of section 80A(2h) of the Act, a register relating to training and development of members of a council must include the following information in respect of each member:\n\t(a)\tthe member's name;\n\t(b)\tin respect of training and development required to be completed by the member—\n\t(i)\tthe name (if any) and subject of the training or development; and\n\t(ii)\tthe date by which the training or development is required to be completed by the member; and\n\t(iii)\tthe date on which the training or development was completed by the member.\n\t(2)\tIn this regulation—\nLGA training standards means the document entitled LGA training standards for council members approved by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation and published on a website maintained by the LGA, as in force from time to time.\n\t(3)\tAn alteration to the LGA training standards by the LGA has no force or effect for the purposes of subregulation (2) unless or until the Minister has provided his or her written approval to the making of the alteration.\n\t(4)\tFor the purposes of the definition of LGA training standards—\n\t(a)\tthe LGA is declared to be a prescribed body under section 303(4) of the Act; and\n\t(b)\tthe LGA training standards are adopted by these regulations pursuant to section 303(4) of the Act; and\n\t(c)\tthe principal office of the LGA (at 148 Frome Street, Adelaide, 5000 or, if the LGA moves its principal office, at that new address) is specified for the purposes of section 303(7)(c) of the Act.\n8ABA—Suspension—member of council subject to intervention order\nFor the purposes of section 80B(9) of the Act, the prescribed period is 12 months.\n8AB—Information or briefing sessions\nFor the purposes of section 90A(7)(b) of the Act, the following information must be published on a website determined by the chief executive officer as soon as practicable after the holding of an information or briefing session:\n\t(a)\tthe place, date and time of the session;\n\t(b)\tthe matter discussed at the session;\n\t(c)\twhether or not the session was open to the public.\n9—Register of interests—officers\n\t(1)\tA word or expression used in this regulation that is defined in subclause (1) of clause 1 of Schedule 3 of the Act has the same meaning in this regulation as in that subclause (and as if any reference in that subclause to a member were a reference to an officer to whom Chapter 7 Part 4 Division 1 Subdivision 2 of the Act applies).\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, a person who is an object of a discretionary trust is to be taken to be a beneficiary of that trust.\n\t(3)\tFor the purpose of this regulation, a person is an investor in a body if—\n\t(a)\tthe person has deposited money with, or lent money to, the body that has not been repaid and the amount not repaid equals or exceeds $10 000; or\n\t(b)\tthe person holds, or has a beneficial interest in, shares in, or debentures of, the body or a policy of life insurance issued by the body.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of section 115 of the Act, the prescribed form for a primary return is the form determined by the Minister and the return must contain the following information:\n\t(a)\ta statement of any income source that the officer required to submit the return or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer has or expects to have in the period of 12 months after the date of the primary return;\n\t(b)\tthe name of any company, or other body, corporate or unincorporate, in which the officer or a member of his or her family holds any office whether as director or otherwise;\n\t(c)\tthe information required by subregulation (7).\n\t(6)\tFor the purposes of section 115 of the Act, the prescribed form for an ordinary return is the form determined by the Minister and the return must contain the following information:\n\t(a)\tif the officer required to submit the return or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer received, or was entitled to receive, a financial benefit during any part of the return period—the income source of the financial benefit;\n\t(b)\tif the officer or a member of his or her family held an office whether as director or otherwise in any company or other body, corporate or unincorporate, during the return period—the name of the company or other body;\n\t(f)\tthe information required by subregulation (7).\n\t(7)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, a return (whether primary or ordinary) must contain the following information:\n\t(a)\tthe name or description of any company, partnership, association or other body in which the officer required to submit the return or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer is an investor;\n\t(b)\ta concise description of any trust (other than a testamentary trust) of which the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer is a beneficiary or trustee (including the name and address of each trustee);\n\t(c)\tthe address or description of any land in which the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer has any beneficial interest other than by way of security for any debt;\n\t(d)\tany fund in which the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer has an actual or prospective interest to which contributions are made by a person other than the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer;\n\t(e)\tif the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer is indebted to another person (not being a relative of the officer or a member of the officer's family) in an amount of or exceeding $7 500—the name and address of that other person;\n\t(f)\tif the officer or a designated person or entity in relation to the officer is owed money by a natural person (not being a relative of the officer or a member of the officer's family) in an amount of or exceeding $10 000—the name and address of that person;\n\t(g)\tany other substantial interest whether of a pecuniary nature or not of the officer or of a designated person or entity in relation to the officer of which the officer is aware and which he or she considers might appear to raise a material conflict between his or her private interest and the duty that he or she has or may subsequently have as an officer of the council.\n\t(8)\tAn officer is required by this regulation only to disclose information that is known to the officer or ascertainable by the officer by the exercise of reasonable diligence.\n\t(9)\tNothing in this regulation requires an officer to disclose information relating to a person as trustee of a trust unless the information relates to the person in the person's capacity as trustee of a trust by reason of which the person is related to the officer.\n\t(10)\tAn officer may include in a return such additional information as the officer thinks fit.\n\t(11)\tNothing in this regulation will be taken to prevent an officer from disclosing information required by this regulation in such a way that no distinction is made between information relating to the officer personally and information relating to a designated person or entity in relation to the officer.\n\t(12)\tNothing in this regulation requires disclosure of the actual amount or extent of a financial benefit, contribution or interest.\n10—Annual reports\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 131(5) of the Act, the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission is a prescribed body.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 131(5) of the Act, the relevant day by which an annual report must be submitted by a council under that subsection is 31 December in the financial year immediately following the end of the financial year to which the annual report relates.\n11—Recovery of amounts due to council\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 144(4) of the Act, a fee, cost or expense payable to a council under regulation 9(7) of the South Australian Public Health (Wastewater) Regulations 2013 in relation to the connection of an on‑site wastewater system on land to a community wastewater management system, is, while the fee, cost or expense remains unpaid, a charge on the land.\n\t(2)\tPursuant to section 144(4) of the Act, nothing in that subsection prevents a charge under section 93(6) of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 constituting a charge on land.\n12—Service rates and charges\n\t(1)\tIn this regulation—\nCWMS Property Units Code means the Code for Establishing and Applying Property Units as a Factor for the Imposition of Annual Service Charges for Community Wastewater Management Systems  published by the LGA on 20 April 2006, as in force at the time that this regulation is made.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of this regulation—\n\t(a)\tthe LGA is declared to be a prescribed body under section 303(4) of the Act; and\n\t(b)\tthe Code is adopted by these regulations pursuant to section 303(4) of the Act; and\n\t(c)\tthe principal office of the LGA (at 148 Frome Street, Adelaide, 5000 or, if the LGA moves its principal office, at that new address) is specified for the purposes of section 303(7)(c) of the Act.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of section 155(2a) of the Act, the prescribed circumstances in which section 155(2) of the Act does not apply are where the land is non‑rateable land of 1 of the following classes and the prescribed services are not made use of at the land:\n\t(a)\tunalienated Crown land used wholly or primarily for—\n\t(i)\tthe conservation or protection of natural resources within the meaning of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004; or\n\t(ii)\trecreational or sporting activities;\n\t(b)\tunalienated Crown land within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2009;\n\t(c)\tland constituted as a reserve under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;\n\t(d)\tland constituted as a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection zone under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992;\n\t(e)\tland vested, under section 15 of the Harbors and Navigation Act 1993, in the Minister to whom that Act is committed.\n\t(4)\tPursuant to section 155(3)(b) of the Act, the following factors are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tany category of land use declared as a permissible differentiating factor under regulation 14;\n\t(b)\tin respect of a service for the collection, treatment or disposal of wastewater or effluent—the number of property units that apply with respect to the relevant land, as determined under the CWMS Property Units Code.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of section 155(5) of the Act, the cost of capital (as understood as an economic concept) may be taken into account when determining the cost to the council of establishing, operating, maintaining, improving or replacing the relevant service.\n13—Rates and charges for services not provided at the land\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 155(11), a council is authorised to impose a service rate or annual service charge (or a combination of both) for a prescribed service in respect of the collection of domestic waste in accordance with the scheme set out in subregulation (2).\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the following provisions apply to the imposition of rates or charges in relation to a particular piece of land:\n\t(a)\tif the prescribed service is provided no more than 500 metres from the access point to the land—the full service rate or annual service charge (or a combination of both) may be charged for the prescribed service;\n\t(b)\tif the prescribed service is provided more than 500 metres but no more than 2 kilometres from the access point to the land—75% of the service rate or annual service charge (or a combination of both) may be charged for the prescribed service;\n\t(c)\tif the prescribed service is provided more than 2 kilometres but less than 5 kilometres from the access point to the land—50% of the service rate or annual service charge (or a combination of both) may be charged for the prescribed service;\n\t(d)\tif the prescribed service is provided 5 kilometres or more from the access point to the land—no rate or annual service charge may be charged for the prescribed service (but nothing in this paragraph prevents a council from entering into an agreement for the provision of a prescribed service in respect of the collection of waste that involves the payment of an amount for the provision of the prescribed service).\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\naccess point means the point on the land where the land is generally accessed;\ndomestic waste means waste produced in the course of a domestic activity.\n14—Differentiating factors\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of sections 156 and 167 of the Act, the following categories of land use are declared as permissible differentiating factors:\n\t(a)\tResidential comprising the use of land for a detached dwelling, group dwelling, multiple dwelling, residential flat building, row dwelling or semi‑detached dwelling within the meaning of a prescribed instrument;\n\t(b)\tCommercial—Shop comprising the use of land for a shop within the meaning of a prescribed instrument;\n\t(c)\tCommercial—Office comprising the use of land for an office within the meaning of a prescribed instrument;\n\t(d)\tCommercial—Other comprising any other commercial use of land not referred to in the categories specified in paragraph (b) or (c);\n\t(e)\tIndustry—Light comprising the use of land for a light industry within the meaning of a prescribed instrument;\n\t(f)\tIndustry—Other comprising any other industrial use of land not referred to in the category specified in paragraph (e);\n\t(g)\tPrimary Production comprising—\n\t(i)\tfarming within the meaning of a prescribed instrument; and\n\t(ii)\thorticulture within the meaning of a prescribed instrument; and\n\t(iii)\tthe use of land for horse keeping, intensive animal keeping or intensive animal husbandry within the meaning of a prescribed instrument; and\n\t(iv)\tin respect of a dairy situated on a farm—the use of land for a dairy within the meaning of a prescribed instrument; and\n\t(v)\tcommercial forestry;\n\t(h)\tVacant land comprising the non‑use of vacant land;\n\t(i)\tOther comprising any other use of land not referred to in a previous category.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 156(7) of the Act, a differentiating factor based on the locality of land must comply with the following principles:\n\t(a)\tthere may be differentiation according to the zone in which the land is situated;\n\t(b)\tthere may be differentiation according to whether the land is situated within or outside a township (with, at the discretion of the council, a separate differentiation according to zones);\n\t(c)\tif there are 2 or more townships in the area—there may be differentiation according to the township in which the land is situated (with, at the discretion of the council, a separate differentiation in relation to land outside the townships and, at the discretion of the council, a separate differentiation according to zones).\n\t(2a)\tThe operation of this regulation is not affected by the revocation of the Development Regulations 2008 or a Development Plan under the Development Act 1993 (or by the repeal of the Development Act 1993) and a reference in this regulation to—\n\t(a)\tthe Development Regulations 2008 is a reference to those regulations as in force immediately before their revocation; and\n\t(b)\ta Development Plan is a reference to the Development Plan as in force immediately before its revocation.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nprescribed instrument means—\n\t(a)\tthe Development Regulations 2008; or\n\t(b)\tthe Planning and Design Code under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016;\nzone means—\n\t(a)\tan area defined as a zone, precinct or locality by a Development Plan under the Development Act 1993; or\n\t(b)\tan area defined as a zone or subzone by the Planning and Design Code under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\n15—Notice of valuation\nFor the purposes of section 168(3)(c) of the Act, notice of a valuation made by a valuer employed or engaged by the council must be given to the principal ratepayer in respect of the land to which the valuation relates—\n\t(a)\tby showing the valuation in an account for the payment of rates in respect of the land sent to the principal ratepayer at his or her address shown in the assessment record; or\n\t(b)\tby sending a notice to the principal ratepayer at his or her address shown in the assessment record in which the council—\n\t(i)\tidentifies the land to which the valuation relates; and\n\t(ii)\tsets out the valuation.\n16—Objections to valuation made by a council\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 169(9)(a) of the Act, the form set out as Form 7 is prescribed.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 169(9)(c) of the Act, the prescribed fee is the same as the fee prescribed for the purposes of section 25B(2)(c) of the Valuation of Land Act 1971.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of section 169(16) of the Act, the prescribed fee in relation to a review is the amount of the allowances payable under section 25A(8) of the Valuation of Land Act 1971 for the review.\n17—Rates notice\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 180(2) of the Act, a rates notice under that section must incorporate, or be accompanied by, the following information:\n\t(a)\tthe location or address of the land;\n\t(b)\tthe relevant assessment number;\n\t(c)\tthe basis on which the rate or charge is declared (see especially section 151 of the Act);\n\t(d)\tthe valuation method used for the purposes of valuing the relevant land and the valuation adopted for the land;\n\t(e)\tin the case of a differential rate—the differentiating factor including—\n\t(i)\tif the differentiating factor is or includes the use of the land—that land use; and\n\t(ii)\tif the differentiating factor is or includes the locality of the land—that locality;\n\t(f)\tthe date on which the rate or charge was declared;\n\t(g)\tif relevant, the rate in the dollar that has been declared;\n\t(h)\tthe date or dates on which a payment or payments of the rate or charge will fall due under the Act;\n\t(i)\tif relevant, details of any minimum amount that has been fixed under section 158 of the Act as part of the declaration of a rate;\n\t(j)\tdetails of any rebate, remission, concession or deduction that applies with respect to the imposition of the rate or charge in relation to the relevant land;\n\t(k)\tthe total amount payable by the ratepayer;\n\t(l)\tthe options and arrangements that are available for payment of the rate or charge;\n\t(m)\ta brief description of the processes that apply under the Act—\n\t(i)\tto object to the attribution of a particular land use (if relevant); and\n\t(ii)\tto object to the valuation adopted for the relevant land;\n\t(n)\ta contact telephone number for ratepayer enquiries;\n\t(o)\ta brief summary of the penalties that apply under the Act if an instalment of rates, or a charge, is not paid on or before the date on which it falls due (see especially section 181(8) of the Act);\n\t(p)\ta brief statement concerning the entitlement of ratepayers to be included on the voters roll for the relevant area.\n\t(2)\tA rates notice may relate to more than 1 rate or charge (or to a combination of 1 or more rates and 1 or more charges).\n\t(3)\tSubregulation (1)(m) does not apply with respect to a second or subsequent rates notice sent to a ratepayer in a particular financial year where at least 60 days have elapsed since service on the ratepayer of the first rates notice for that financial year.\n18—Postponement of rates—Seniors\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 182A(1) of the Act, the prescribed proportion of rates is any amount in excess of $500.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 182A(2) of the Act, the manner and form of an application will be determined by the council.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of section 182A(3) of the Act, a council may reject an application for the postponement of rates if it appears to the council that the maximum principal or other capital liability that may be or become payable or due under a mortgage, encumbrance or charge registered over the land (assuming no default) may exceed 50% of the capital value of the land.\n\t(4)\tHowever—\n\t(a)\tsubregulation (3) does not apply in relation to a postponement for the benefit of the same person with respect to the same land in a second or subsequent year; and\n\t(b)\tsubregulation (3) does not apply in relation to a mortgage, encumbrance or charge registered after the commencement of section 182A of the Act.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of section 182A(8) of the Act, the period of 6 months from the day on which the entitlement to the postponement ceases to exist is prescribed.\n\t(6)\tPursuant to section 182A(10) of the Act, where a postponement of the payment of rates has occurred under section 182A of the Act—\n\t(a)\tthe council must inform the prescribed ratepayer that an entitlement to receive a remission of rates under the Rates and Land Tax Remission Act 1986 may be applied, at the prescribed ratepayer's discretion, towards the proportion of rates that has not been postponed; and\n\t(b)\tany subsequent rates notice that relates to rates of the same kind must (while the same person remains entitled to a postponement of rates) include or be accompanied by—\n\t(i)\tinformation about the amount of rates outstanding under the postponement; and\n\t(ii)\tinformation about the amount of interest that has accrued under the postponement, as at the end of the immediately preceding quarter; and\n\t(iii)\ta statement concerning the person's entitlements with respect to a postponement of rates without the need to make a further application; and\n\t(iv)\ta statement to the effect that to the extent that an amount is not paid in accordance with the notice but is capable of being the subject of a postponement under section 182A of the Act will be taken to be subject to postponement under that section; and\n\t(v)\ta statement concerning the requirement of the owner of the land to inform the council if or when the entitlement to the postponement ceases to exist.\n19—Certificates of liabilities—fee\nFor the purposes of section 187(3)(e) of the Act, the prescribed fee is the same as the fee prescribed for the issue of a certificate for the purposes of section 23 of the Land Tax Act 1936.\n20—Fees and charges\nFor the purposes of section 188(1)(h) of the Act, if a council incurs costs and expenses associated with the appointment and work of a mediator, conciliator or evaluator under section 271 of the Act, half of the costs and expenses so incurred is a prescribed matter.\n21—Compulsory acquisition of land\nPursuant to section 191(2) of the Act, the following are classified as approved purposes for which Ministerial approval is not required for the compulsory acquisition of land:\n\t(a)\ta purpose for which the compulsory acquisition of land is approved or authorised under an Act;\n\t(b)\tfor the acquisition of land required for the construction of a community wastewater management system;\n\t(c)\tfor the acquisition of land required for the purpose of carrying out work for the prevention or mitigation of floods.\n22—Exemption of certain leases or licences over community land from consultation requirements\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 202(3)(b) of the Act, a council is not required to undertake public consultation with respect to a lease or licence over community land if—\n\t(a)\tthe lease or licence is being granted to the Crown, or to a Minister or other agency or instrumentality of the Crown; and\n\t(b)\tit is a term of the lease or licence that there is to be no substantial change in the use of the land (disregarding trifling, insignificant or subsidiary uses).\n\t(2)\tPursuant to section 202(3)(b) of the Act, The Corporation of the City of Adelaide is not required to undertake public consultation with respect to a lease or licence over land within the Central Market Complex.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nCentral Market Complex means the area within the Certificate of Title Register Book Volume 5307 Folio 824 or Volume 5574 Folio 706.\n23—Register of community land\nFor the purposes of section 207(2)(a) of the Act, a register of community land under that section must contain, in respect of each piece of community land in the area—\n\t(a)\tthe legal description of the land (being, in the case of land that has been brought under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886, the Certificate of Title Register Book Volume and Folio Numbers); and\n\t(b)\tthe street address of the land (if any); and\n\t(c)\tthe name of the locality or suburb in which the land is situated; and\n\t(d)\tthe name by which the land is commonly known (if any); and\n\t(e)\tthe area of the land; and\n\t(f)\tthe name of the owner of the land (see sections 4 and 189 of the Act); and\n\t(g)\tthe following details concerning any lease or licence granted over the land:\n\t(i)\tthe name of the lessee or licensee;\n\t(ii)\tthe term of the lease or licence (including information on the term of any extension or renewal stated in the lease or licence);\n\t(iii)\tthe actual land to which the lease or licence relates (which may be identified by a plan kept in conjunction with the register);\n\t(iv)\tthe purpose for which the lease or licence has been granted.1\nNote—\n1\tThe register must also contain copies of current management plans—see section 207(2)(b) of the Act.\n24—Minor alterations of roads—section 221\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 221(3)(c) of the Act, the installation, maintenance, replacement or removal of a telecommunication subscriber connection is classified as a minor alteration to a road.\n\t(2)\tIn subregulation (1)—\ntelecommunication subscriber connection means any pipes, wires, cables, optical fibre or other material suspended above the ground and used to connect a subscriber to a telecommunications or electronic network, and includes any fixture or fitting directly associated with making such a connection.\n25—Public consultation—section 223\n\t(1)\tPursuant to section 223(1)(c) of the Act, public consultation is required in relation to a proposal—\n\t(a)\tto authorise the use of a road for cultivation purposes under section 222(1) of the Act where any part of the road is to be fenced; or\n\t(b)\tto authorise the use of a road for any other business purpose under section 222(1) of the Act where any part of the road is to be fenced, enclosed or partitioned so as to impede the passage of traffic to a material degree.\n\t(2)\tPursuant to section 223(2) of the Act, the following administrative units of the Public Service must be notified of a proposal to grant an authorisation within the ambit of subregulation (1)(a) other than in relation to a road that has been formed and surfaced:\n\t(a)\tthe administrative unit that is, under a Minister, responsible for the administration of the Development Act 1993;\n\t(b)\tthe administrative unit that is, under a Minister, responsible for the administration of the Recreational Greenways Act 2000.\n26—Register of public roads\nFor the purposes of subsection (2) of section 231 of the Act, a register of public roads under that section must include, in respect of each public road, the following information:\n\t(a)\tthe name of the public road;\n\t(b)\tthe situation of the public road;\n\t(c)\tthe approximate extent of the public road;\n\t(d)\tthe approximate width of the public road;\n\t(e)\twithin the public road—the approximate width of the carriageway, including any associated kerbing, verges or footpaths (where formed).\n27—Removal of vehicles\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 237(1) of the Act, the notice set out as Form 8 is prescribed.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 237(4)(a) of the Act, the notice set out as Form 9 is prescribed.\n28—By‑laws—roads\nPursuant to section 239(1)(g) of the Act, a council is authorised to make by‑laws about the following:\n\t(a)\tthe use of roads for camping;\n\t(b)\tthe prevention of the obstruction of—\n\t(i)\tany road; or\n\t(ii)\tany footway, water‑channel, or watercourse in a road.\n29—By‑laws—certificate of legal practitioner\nFor the purposes of section 249(4) of the Act, the form set out as Form 10 is prescribed.\n30—Review of an order\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 256(2) of the Act, the following information is prescribed:\n\t(a)\ta statement that it is possible for the person to whom the order is directed to apply for a review of the order by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under section 34 of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013;\n\t(b)\ta statement that an application to the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal must be made within 14 days after service of the order;\n\t(c)\ta statement that the operation of the order continues pending the determination of an application for review unless the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, or the council, makes an interim order suspending the operation of the order;\n\t(d)\ta statement that the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal may, on an application for review, affirm, vary, or set aside the order.\n\t(2)\tA statement under section 256(1) of the Act may also include—\n\t(a)\ta statement about the ability of the council to vary or revoke the order if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so; and\n\t(b)\ta warning that if the order is not complied with within the time fixed for compliance or, if relevant, within 14 days after the completion of any review, then the council may—\n\t(i)\ttake the action required by the order (subject to the outcome of any review); and\n\t(ii)\trecover the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the council in taking that action from a person who fails to comply with the requirements of the order.\n31—Prescribed percentage rate—section 257(5)(a)\nFor the purposes of section 257(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed percentage rate per annum will be the cash advance debenture rate for the financial year in which the period within which the relevant amount must be paid expires.\n32—Local government sector employers\nThe local government sector employers referred to in Schedule 3 are brought within the ambit of section 302A(1) of the Act.\n34—Local government indemnity schemes\nFor the purposes of clause 2(1)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 of the Act, the following are prescribed bodies:\n\t(a)\tSouthern Success Business Enterprise Centre Inc;\n\t(b)\tNorthern Regional Development Board;\n\t(c)\tFleurieu Regional Development Corporation;\n\t(d)\tNorthern Adelaide Development Board Inc;\n\t(e)\tControl Boards established under the Animal and Plant Control (Agricultural Protection and Other Purposes) Act 1986 (and continued in existence under clause 45 of Schedule 4 of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004);\n\t(f)\tLocal Government Finance Authority of South Australia;\n\t(g)\tLocal Government Superannuation Scheme;\n\t(h)\tLocal Government Training Authority of SA Inc;\n\t(i)\tCouncil Purchasing Co‑operative Limited;\n\t(j)\tFlinders Mobile Library;\n\t(k)\tMaxima Training Group Inc;\n\t(l)\ta joint planning board and a subsidiary of a joint planning board established under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\n35—Schedule 4—Annual reports\n\t(a1)\tFor the purposes of Schedule 4 clause 1(d) of the Act, the following information is required:\n\t(a)\tthe total number of contraventions of Chapter 5 Part 4 Division 2 of the Act by members of the council during the relevant financial year;\n\t(b)\tthe total costs incurred by the council relating to dealing with complaints alleging that a member of the council has contravened or failed to comply with Chapter 5 Part 4 Division 2 of the Act and any referrals of such complaints to the Behavioural Standards Panel during the relevant financial year.\n\t(a2)\tSubregulation (a1) does not apply in respect of an annual report for the financial year ending on 30 June 2022.\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of clause 1(ga) of Schedule 4 of the Act—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a report on the use of section 90(2) of the Act, the following information is required:\n\t(i)\tthe total number of orders made under that subsection in the financial year;\n\t(ii)\tthe date and subject of each order within the ambit of subparagraph (i);\n\t(iii)\tin relation to each paragraph ((a) to (o)) of section 90(3) of the Act—the number of times in the financial year that an order made under section 90(2) was made on the basis that the information or matter fell within the ambit of the paragraph; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of a report on the use of section 91(7) of the Act, the following information is required:\n\t(i)\tthe total number of orders made under that subsection in the financial year;\n\t(ii)\tthe number of orders made under that subsection that expired, ceased to apply or were revoked during the financial year;\n\t(iii)\tthe number of orders made under that subsection that remained operative at the end of the financial year (but not including orders made before 15 November 2010);\n\t(iv)\tthe date and subject of each order within the ambit of subparagraph (i) or (iii).\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of Schedule 4 clause 1(i) of the Act, the following material is prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe report required under section 270(8) of the Act;\n\t(b)\ta summary of the details (including the cost) of any interstate and international travel (excluding prescribed interstate travel) undertaken by members of the council during the relevant financial year funded in whole or in part by the council;\n\t(c)\ta summary of the details (including the cost) of any interstate and international travel (excluding prescribed interstate travel) undertaken by employees of the council during the relevant financial year funded in whole or in part by the council;\n\t(d)\ta summary of the details (including the cost) of any gifts above the value of $50 provided to members of the council during the relevant financial year funded in whole or in part by the council;\n\t(e)\ta summary of the details (including the cost) of any gifts above the value of $50 provided to employees of the council during the relevant financial year funded in whole or in part by the council;\n\t(f)\ta statement of the total amount of expenditure incurred using credit cards provided by the council for use by members or employees of the council during the relevant financial year.\n\t(2a)\tFor the purposes of Schedule 4 clause 2(f) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe total number of contraventions of section 75G of the Act by members of the council during the relevant financial year;\n\t(b)\tthe total costs incurred by the council relating to dealing with complaints alleging that a member of the council has contravened or failed to comply with section 75G of the Act and any referrals of such complaints to the Behavioural Standards Panel during the relevant financial year.\n\t(2b)\tFor the purposes of subregulations (a1)(b) and (2a)(b), the total costs incurred by a council relating to dealing with complaints—\n\t(a)\twill be taken to include any legal costs and costs of engaging persons as consultants or for the purposes of dispute resolution in respect of complaints; and\n\t(b)\twill be taken to exclude any costs associated with the use of administrative resources of the council or council staff in respect of complaints.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\ncost of travel includes accommodation costs and other costs and expenses associated with the travel;\ngift includes hospitality;\nprescribed interstate travel means—\n\t(a)\ttravel by a member or employee (as the case may be) of a council the area of which shares a border with another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth if the travel is within that other State or that Territory and is in the course of ordinary business of the council; or\n\t(b)\ttravel of a kind included within the ambit of this definition by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.\n\t(4)\tFor the purposes of the definition of prescribed interstate travel, travel is taken not to be in the course of ordinary business of a council if the travel is for the purposes of a member or employee of the council attending a conference or training or development activities in another State or a Territory.\n\t(5)\tThe Minister may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed interstate travel.\n36—Variation of Schedule 5—Access to documents\nPursuant to section 132(4) of the Act, Schedule 5 of the Act is amended by—\n\t(a)\tdeleting the 2nd dot point under the heading \"Registers and Returns\"; and\n\t(b)\tinserting the following after the 1st dot point under the heading \"Information and briefing session papers\":\n\t•\tRecord made by council or chief executive officer of the information that is required to be published as soon as practicable after the holding of an information or briefing session in accordance with section 90A(7)(b)\n\t(c)\tdeleting \"Annual\" and substituting \"Draft annual business plan, annual\" in the 5th dot point under the heading \"Policy and administrative documents\"; and\n\t(d)\tdeleting the 9th, 16th and 17th dot points under the heading \"Policy and administrative documents\"; and\n\t(e)\tinserting the following after the 1st dot point under the heading \"By‑laws\":\n\t•\tAny determination in respect of a by‑law made under section 246(3)(e)\n37—Schedule 8—Lochiel Park Lands—definition of LMC\nFor the purposes of the definition of LMC in clause 11(1) of Schedule 8, the Urban Renewal Authority established under the Housing and Urban Development (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1995 is brought within the ambit of the definition.\nSchedule 1—Forms\nForm 2—Undertaking to be made by a member of a council before assuming office\nI, [insert full name of member of the council], having been elected or appointed to the office of a member of [insert full name of council], undertake to faithfully and impartially fulfil the duties of office in the public interest, to the best of my judgment and abilities and in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999.\nSignature: [insert signature of member]\nThis undertaking was made before me on: [insert date on which undertaking is made]\nSignature: [insert signature of person before whom undertaking is made]\nNote—\nThe undertaking must be made before a Justice of the Peace or other person authorised to take declarations under the Oaths Act 1936.\nForm 7—Application for review of valuation\nLocal Government Act 1999\n(section 169)\nNotes—\n\t1\tA separate application is required for each review sought and the grounds of review must be fully stated on the application form.\n\t2\tNotwithstanding this review, any rate assessed on the valuation must be paid by the due date.\nTo: [insert name of council]\nI give notice that I seek a review of the Valuation No [insert number] located at:\nHouse number\nStreet name\nSuburb or town\nLot or Section\nHundred\nI have previously objected to this valuation and an advice in relation to this objection from the council was dated [insert date]. The *value/values as determined by the council and shown on the *notice/notices *is/are:\n\t•\tAnnual value     $ [insert value here]\n\t•\tCapital value     $ [insert value here]\n\t•\tSite value          $ [insert value here]\nI contend that the *value/values should be:\n\t•\tAnnual value     $ [insert value here]\n\t•\tCapital value     $ [insert value here]\n\t•\tSite value          $ [insert value here]\n*Delete irrelevant items.\nA detailed statement of the grounds for this review application must be given below and should include a description of the land and premises and its present use.\n(if space is insufficient, use the back of the form or attach a statement of grounds)\n\nRental details (if premises let)\nDetailed valuation of land and premises\nGross rents\nParticulars\n$\nParticulars\n$\n\n\nSignature: [insert signature of applicant]\nDate:\nPostal address:\nNotes—\n\t•\tIf the application for review is signed by an agent, a written authority signed by the owner must be attached.\n\t•\tThis request must be directed to the council which made the valuation.\n\t•\tA valuation will not be altered on a review if the alteration would have the effect of increasing or decreasing the valuation by a proportion of one tenth or less.\nForm 8—Removal of vehicles—warning notice (section 237(1))\nDate and time of issue:\nName and contact details of authorised officer:\nCouncil:\nDescription of vehicle (registration number, make, model etc):\nLocation of vehicle:\nWarning—\n\t(a)\tthis vehicle has been left at the stated location for at least 24 hours; and\n\t(b)\tif the vehicle is not moved within 24 hours of the time of issue of this notice—\n\t(i)\tthe vehicle may be removed by an authorised officer to an appropriate place; and\n\t(ii)\tnotification of the removal of the vehicle will be given to the owner of the vehicle; and\n\t(iii)\tif the owner of the vehicle does not, within 1 month after service of the notice referred to in subparagraph (ii)—\n\t(A)\ttake possession of the vehicle; and\n\t(B)\tpay all expenses in connection with the removal, custody and maintenance of the vehicle and of serving, posting or publishing the notice,\nthe council will take steps to sell or dispose of the vehicle in accordance with section 237 of the Local Government Act 1999.\nForm 9—Removal of vehicles—notice (section 237(4))\nDate and time of service/postage (person‑to‑person registered post):\nName and contact details of authorised officer:\nCouncil:\nDescription of vehicle (registration number, make, model etc):\nDate and time of removal of vehicle:\nLocation from which vehicle was removed:\nTake note—\n\t(a)\tyour vehicle has been removed; and\n\t(b)\tif you do not, within 1 month after service of this notice—\n\t(i)\ttake possession of the vehicle; and\n\t(ii)\tpay all expenses in connection with the removal, custody and maintenance of the vehicle and of serving, posting or publishing this notice,\nthe council will take steps to sell or dispose of the vehicle in accordance with section 237 of the Local Government Act 1999.\nForm 10—Certificate of validity\nLocal Government Act 1999\n(section 249)\nPlease read the notes below before completing and signing this certificate\nI, [insert full name], of [insert principal business address], being a legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners Act 1981, declare that I have examined the following by‑law:\n[insert a description of the by‑law]\nand do certify that in my opinion [insert name of council] has power to make the by‑law by virtue of the following statutory provision:\n[insert a description of the statutory provision]\nand the by‑law is not in conflict with the Local Government Act 1999.\nDate:\nSignature: [insert signature of legal practitioner]\nSchedule 3—Local government sector employers\n\nCouncils\nThe Corporation of the City of Adelaide\nAdelaide Hills Council\nAlexandrina Council\nThe Barossa Council\nDistrict Council of Barunga West\nThe Berri Barmera Council\nCity of Burnside\nThe Corporation of the City of Campbelltown\nThe District Council of Ceduna\nCity of Charles Sturt\nClare and Gilbert Valleys Council\nThe District Council of Cleve\nDistrict Council of Coober Pedy\nThe Coorong District Council\nDistrict Council of the Copper Coast\nThe District Council of Elliston\nThe Flinders Ranges Council\nThe District Council of Franklin Harbour\nTown of Gawler\nRegional Council of Goyder\nDistrict Council of Grant\nCity of Holdfast Bay\nKangaroo Island Council\nThe District Council of Karoonda East Murray\nThe District Council of Kimba\nKingston District Council\nLight Regional Council\nDistrict Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula\nDistrict Council of Loxton Waikerie\nThe District Council of Mallala\nThe Corporation of the City of Marion\nMid Murray Council\nCity of Mitcham\nThe District Council of Mount Barker\nCity of Mount Gambier\nThe District Council of Mount Remarkable\nRural City of Murray Bridge\nNaracoorte Lucindale Council\nNorthern Areas Council\nThe Corporation of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters\nCity of Onkaparinga\nDistrict Council of Orroroo/Carrieton\nDistrict Council of Peterborough\nCity of Playford\nCity of Port Adelaide Enfield\nThe Corporation of the City of Port Augusta\nCity of Port Lincoln\nPort Pirie Regional Council\nCity of Prospect\nRenmark Paringa Council\nThe District Council of Robe\nMunicipal Council of Roxby Downs\nCity of Salisbury\nSouthern Mallee District Council\nThe District Council of Streaky Bay\nThe District Council of Tatiara\nCity of Tea Tree Gully\nThe District Council of Tumby Bay\nThe Corporation of the City of Unley\nCity of Victor Harbor\nWakefield Regional Council\nThe Corporation of the Town of Walkerville\nWattle Range Council\nCity of West Torrens\nThe Corporation of the City of Whyalla\nWudinna District Council\nThe District Council of Yankalilla\nYorke Peninsula Council\n\nSubsidiaries established under section 42 of Act\nAdelaide Central Market Authority\nAdelaide Park Lands Authority\nDoctor's House Management Authority\nNuriootpa Centennial Park Authority\nRundle Mall Management Authority\n\nRegional subsidiaries established under section 43 of Act\nAdelaide Hills Region Waste Management Authority\nCentennial Park Cemetery Authority\nCentral Local Government Region of SA Inc\nCouncil Solutions Regional Authority\nEastern Health Authority Inc\nEastern Region Alliance Water\nEastern Waste Management Authority Inc\nEyre Peninsula Local Government Association\nFleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre\nFleurieu Regional Waste Authority\nGawler River Floodplain Management Authority\nHighbury Landfill Authority\nLimestone Coast Local Government Association\nLivestock Saleyards Association of South Australia\nMurray Mallee Community Transport Scheme\nMurray and Mallee Local Government Association\nNorthern Adelaide Waste Management Authority\nSouthern & Hills Local Government Association\nSouthern Eyre Peninsula Subsidiary\nSouthern Region Waste Resource Authority\n\nOther entities\nLocal Government Association of South Australia\nThe Local Government Association Mutual Liability Scheme South Australia\nLocal Super\nLocal Government Disaster Fund\nStormwater Management Authority\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation revoked by principal regulations\nThe Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 revoked the following:\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 1999\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2013\n290\nGazette 19.12.2013 p4975\n1.1.2014: r 2\n2014\n47\nGazette 13.2.2014 p908\n13.2.2014: r 2\n2014\n81\nGazette 19.6.2014 p2511\n1.7.2014: r 2\n2014\n273\nGazette 20.11.2014 p6481\n20.11.2014: r 2\n2015\n81\nGazette 18.6.2015 p2607\n1.7.2015: r 2\n2015\n166\nGazette 18.6.2015 p2859\n18.6.2015: r 2\n2015\n229\nGazette 11.11.2015 p4891\n11.11.2015: r 2\n2016\n20\nGazette 31.3.2016 p1071\n31.3.2016: r 2\n2016\n60\nGazette 23.6.2016 p2156\n1.7.2016: r 2\n2016\n253\nGazette 27.10.2016 p4274\n24.11.2016: r 2\n2017\n101\nGazette 22.6.2017 p2257\n1.7.2017: r 2\n2017\n307\nGazette 14.11.2017 p4581\n1.3.2018: r 2\n2018\n43\nGazette 13.2.2018 p782\n2.4.2018: r 2\n2018\n80\nGazette 21.6.2018 p2190\n1.7.2018: r 2\n2018\n181\nGazette 28.6.2018 p2652\n4.10.2018: r 2\n2018\n251\nGazette 20.12.2018 p4356\n1.1.2019: r 2\n2019\n136\nGazette 13.6.2019 p2041\n1.7.2019: r 2\n2020\n7\nGazette 6.2.2020 p219\n6.2.2020: r 2\n2020\n77\nGazette 4.6.2020 p2827\n1.7.2020: r 2\n2020\n210\nGazette 18.6.2020 p3409\n18.6.2020: r 2\n2021\n31\nGazette 18.3.2021 p941\n18.3.2021: r 2\n2021\n139\nGazette 16.9.2021 p3560\n20.9.2021 except r 8—10.11.2021: r 2\n2021\n195\nGazette 23.12.2021 p4634\n23.12.2021: r 2\n2022\n55\nGazette 7.7.2022 p2144\n7.7.2022: r 2\n2022\n96\nGazette 17.11.2022 p6642\n17.11.2022: r 2\n2025\n139\nGazette 11.12.2025 p4831\n11.12.2025: r 2\n2025\n145\nGazette 18.12.2025 p4970\n1.1.2026: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n13.2.2014\nr 4\nsubstituted by 210/2020 r 4\n18.6.2020\nr 5\nsubstituted by 251/2018 r 4\n1.1.2019\nr 5A\ninserted by 145/2025 r 3\n1.1.2026\nrr 7 and 8\nsubstituted by 96/2022 r 3\n17.11.2022\nr 8AAA\ninserted by 20/2016 r 4\n31.3.2016\n\nsubstituted by 253/2016 r 4\n24.11.2016\n\nheading amended by 96/2022 r 4(1)\n17.11.2022\nr 8AAA(1)\namended by 96/2022 r 4(2)\n17.11.2022\nr 8AAA(2)\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 4(3)\n17.11.2022\nr 8AAB\ninserted by 253/2016 r 4\n24.11.2016\n\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 5\n17.11.2022\nr 8AA\ninserted by 273/2014 r 4\n20.11.2014\nr 8AA(a1)\ninserted by 96/2022 r 6(1)\n17.11.2022\nr 8AA(1a) and (1b)\ninserted by 96/2022 r 6(2)\n17.11.2022\nr 8ABA\ninserted by 96/2022 r 7\n17.11.2022\nr 8AB\ninserted by 253/2016 r 5\n24.11.2016\n\nsubstituted by 139/2021 r 4\n20.9.2021\nr 8A\ninserted by 47/2014 r 4\n13.2.2014\n\nvaried by 43/2018 r 4\n2.4.2018\n\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 8\n17.11.2022\nr 9\n\n\nr 9(1)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(1)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(4)\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 9(2)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(5)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(3), (4)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(6)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(5), (6)\n17.11.2022\n\n(c)—(e) deleted by 96/2022 r 9(7)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(7)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(8)—(16)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(11)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(17)\n17.11.2022\nr 9(12)\namended by 96/2022 r 9(18)\n17.11.2022\nr 10\n\n\nr 10(1)\nvaried by 139/2021 r 5\n20.9.2021\nr 11\n\n\nr 11(1)\nr 11 redesignated as r 11(1) by 166/2015 r 4\n18.6.2015\nr 11(2)\ninserted by 166/2015 r 4\n18.6.2015\nr 14\n\n\nr 14(1)\nvaried by 31/2021 r 4(1), (2)\n18.3.2021\nr 14(2a)\ninserted by 31/2021 r 4(3)\n18.3.2021\nr 14(3)\nsubstituted by 31/2021 r 4(4)\n18.3.2021\nr 16\n\n\nr 16(2)\nsubstituted by 77/2020 r 4\n1.7.2020\nr 16(3)\ninserted by 77/2020 r 4\n1.7.2020\nr 19\nvaried by 77/2020 r 5\n1.7.2020\nr 22\n\n\nr 22(1)\namended by 139/2025 r 3(1)\n11.12.2025\nr 22(2)\namended by 139/2025 r 3(2)\n11.12.2025\nr 25A\ninserted by 307/2017 r 4\n1.3.2018\n\ndeleted by 139/2021 r 6\n20.9.2021\n\ninserted by 55/2022 r 3\n7.7.2022\n\ndeleted by 145/2025 r 4\n1.1.2026\nrr 25B and 25C\ninserted by 307/2017 r 4\n1.3.2018\n\ndeleted by 139/2021 r 6\n20.9.2021\nr 30\n\n\nr 30(1)\nvaried by 181/2018 r 4(1)—(4)\n4.10.2018\nr 33\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 10\n17.11.2022\nr 34\nvaried by 7/2020 r 4\n6.2.2020\nr 35\n\n\nr 35(a1) and (a2)\ninserted by 96/2022 r 11(1)\n17.11.2022\nr 35(1)\nvaried by 139/2021 r 7\n20.9.2021\nr 35(2)\nsubstituted by 195/2021 r 4\n23.12.2021\nr 35(2a) and (2b)\ninserted by 96/2022 r 11(2)\n17.11.2022\nr 35(3)—(5)\ninserted by 195/2021 r 4\n23.12.2021\nr 36\nsubstituted by 139/2021 r 8\n10.11.2021\nSch 1\n\n\nForm 1\nsubstituted by 253/2016 r 6(1)\n24.11.2016\n\ndeleted by 251/2018 r 5\n1.1.2019\nForm 2\nsubstituted by 273/2014 r 5\n20.11.2014\nForms 3—6\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 12\n17.11.2022\nForms 8 and 9\nsubstituted by 253/2016 r 6(2)\n24.11.2016\nSch 2\nsubstituted by 81/2014 r 4\n1.7.2014\n\nsubstituted by 81/2015 r 4\n1.7.2015\n\nsubstituted by 60/2016 r 4\n1.7.2016\n\nsubstituted by 101/2017 r 4\n1.7.2017\n\nsubstituted by 80/2018 r 4\n1.7.2018\n\nsubstituted by 136/2019 r 4\n1.7.2019\n\ndeleted by 77/2020 r 6\n1.7.2020\nSch 2A\ninserted by 43/2018 r 5\n2.4.2018\n\ndeleted by 96/2022 r 13\n17.11.2022\nSch 3\nvaried by 229/2015 r 4(1), (2)\n11.11.2015\n\nvaried by 253/2016 r 7(1)—(6)\n24.11.2016\nSch 4\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n13.2.2014\nTransitional etc provisions associated with regulations or variations\nLocal Government (General) (Ministerial Notice) Variation Regulations 2020 (No 210 of 2020), Sch 1\n1—Transitional provision\nA notice published under regulation 4 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 (as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations) will be treated as a notice published under regulation 4(1) of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 (as in force immediately after that commencement).\nHistorical versions\n13.2.2014\n\n1.7.2014\n\n20.11.2014\n\n18.6.2015\n\n1.7.2015\n\n11.11.2015\n\n31.3.2016\n\n1.7.2016\n\n24.11.2016\n\n1.7.2017\n\n1.3.2018\n\n2.4.2018\n\n1.7.2018\n\n4.10.2018\n\n1.1.2019\n\n1.7.2019\n\n6.2.2020\n\n18.6.2020\n\n1.7.2020\n\n18.3.2021\n\n20.9.2021\n\n10.11.2021\n\n23.12.2021\n\n7.7.2022\n\n17.11.2022\n\n11.12.2025\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has grown significantly beyond its original 2013 scope through 20+ amendment instruments. Notable expansions include: addition of mandatory training standards and registers (2014, 2022), detailed annual reporting requirements for travel, gifts and credit cards (2021), new conflict of interest exemptions (2016), information briefing session rules (2016, 2021), suspension provisions for members subject to intervention orders (2022), and extensive officer disclosure requirements (2022). The legislative history shows continuous accretion of accountability and transparency mechanisms not present in the original regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the Local Government Act 1999 (nearly every regulation references specific sections of the parent Act)","Multiple defined terms including 'LGA training standards', 'CWMS Property Units Code', 'prescribed instrument', and 'designated person or entity' that incorporate external documents by reference","Nested conditional logic in rates calculations (Regulation 13) with distance-based tiers (0-500m, 500m-2km, 2-5km, 5km+)","Complex disclosure requirements for officers (Regulation 9) with multiple thresholds ($7,500 for debts, $10,000 for investments/loans) and exceptions (trustee disclosures, amounts not required)","Multiple schedules including forms, lists of employers, and legislative history with extensive amendment tracking","Temporal complexity with regulations that apply 'as in force from time to time' versus fixed versions (e.g., CWMS Property Units Code frozen at 2006 version)","Dual planning system references (Development Act 1993/Development Regulations 2008 vs Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016) with transitional provisions preserving revoked instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations fill in the operational details for South Australia's Local Government Act 1999. Think of the Act as the rulebook, and these regulations as the specific instructions for how councils actually do their day-to-day work.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Local councils** – All 68 councils in South Australia must follow these rules\n*   **Council members** (elected officials) – Rules about conflicts of interest, training requirements, declarations of office, and integrity standards\n*   **Council officers** (senior staff) – Disclosure requirements for financial interests\n*   **Ratepayers** – Rules about how rates are calculated, notices given, and objections handled\n*   **Community members** – Rules about public consultation, access to information, and use of community land\n\n**Key areas covered:**\n\n*   **Council operations:** How often councils must review their structure, boundary change proposals, and member training requirements\n*   **Integrity and transparency:** What interests members and officers must declare, when they must step aside due to conflicts, and what training is mandatory\n*   **Rates and charges:** How councils calculate what property owners pay, including special rules for services like waste collection based on distance from the property, and concessions for seniors\n*   **Land management:** Rules for community land registers, public roads, and when councils can take land (compulsory acquisition)\n*   **Accountability:** What must go in annual reports, including travel expenses, gifts, and credit card spending by councillors and staff\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations directly affect how transparent and accountable your local council is. They determine whether you get consulted before a park is leased out, how you can challenge your rates bill, what financial interests your councillors must disclose, and whether senior council staff have to declare their investments. The rules also set mandatory training standards for elected members and create specific exemptions where conflict-of-interest rules don't apply (such as when setting overall council budgets or strategic plans)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded beyond minimal procedural detail to impose prescriptive substantive requirements in several areas when compared with a narrow implementation role. Notable scope expansions include: (1) mandatory incorporation of externally produced LGA training standards into council training policies and a ministerial approval gate for changes (r 8AA); (2) new and detailed annual reporting obligations (r 35) requiring disclosure of contraventions, travel, gifts and credit‑card use; (3) adoption of external technical codes (CWMS Property Units Code) as regulatory instruments (r 12); (4) detailed service‑charge rules including a distance‑based charging scale for waste collection (r 13); and (5) explicit inclusion of a number of named bodies in indemnity schemes and sector employer lists (r 34; Schedule 3). Those additions make the regulations more prescriptive about behaviour, training and reporting than a purely administrative or housekeeping subordinate instrument would, increasing the operational footprint of the regulations on councils, members and officers."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of distinct provisions across 37 named regulations and multiple Schedules (Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 prominently used).","Extensive cross‑references to the Local Government Act 1999 and other Acts (e.g. Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016; Valuation of Land Act 1971; Oaths Act 1936) increasing interpretive dependency.","Multiple prescribed external instruments adopted by reference (LGA training standards; CWMS Property Units Code) with separate ministerial approval step (r 8AA, r 12).","Numerous defined thresholds and monetary cutoffs in several places (10% petition threshold r 5; 12‑month prescribed periods r 5A/ r 8AA(1a); $7,500 and $10,000 disclosure thresholds in r 9; $50 gift reporting threshold and $500 senior rates postponement floor r 35, r 18).","Detailed conditional logic and tiered rules (e.g. the distance bands and percentage charges for waste collection in r 13; locality and zone principles for differential rates in r 14(2)).","Multiple bespoke forms and prescribed notices with legal effect (Forms 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 in Schedule 1) and specific content required on rates notices (r 17).","Amendment history shows frequent variations and inset deletions over time (many regs inserted, substituted or deleted across years), which increases the burden of ensuring one reads the correct current text.","Specific lists of named bodies and organisations inserted into schedules (Schedule 3; r 34) creating discrete inclusions rather than general tests, which increases complexity when mapping coverage."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanically)**\n\n- Implement and fill out detailed procedures required by the Local Government Act 1999. They prescribe forms, time limits, fees, reporting content, registers and a number of specific rules that councils, councillors and council officers must follow (see regs 3, 6, 9, 16, 17, Sched 1).\n- Prescribe thresholds, time periods and percentages used throughout the Act (for example: a 10% threshold for certain boundary reform proposals — r 5; 12‑month prescribed periods for a range of returns/suspensions — rr 5A, 8, 8AA(1a)).\n- Set requirements for integrity, conflicts and disclosure: define certain integrity obligations for members, record‑keeping and prescribed content for registers of interests for members and officers, and list specific limited exemptions from conflict‑of‑interest rules (rr 7, 8, 8AAA, 9).\n- Require councils to adopt and enforce member training policies that incorporate the LGA training standards approved by the Minister; fix what must be recorded about training (r 8AA).\n- Prescribe how service rates and charges may be applied (including adopting an LGA code for community wastewater property units), and set a proximity‑based scale for charging waste‑collection service rates where the service is not provided at the property (rr 12, 13).\n- Specify what must appear on a rates notice and what must be kept in various public registers (r 17; rr 23, 26, 36). They also set the form and content of various notices and certificates (Forms 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 in Schedule 1).\n- Add administrative instructions about public consultation, minor road works, by‑laws about roads and removal of vehicles (rr 24, 25, 28, 27).\n- Prescribe bodies and entities for particular purposes under the Act (for example: prescribed local government sector employers in Schedule 3; indemnity scheme bodies in r 34).\n- Expand annual reporting obligations to require councils to disclose particular categories of information (contraventions by members, travel and gifts above specified values, credit‑card expenditure summaries, etc.) (r 35).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Councils (corporate entities) — required to follow the procedural rules, publish information, adopt specified policies and prepare prescribed annual report content (rr 8AA, 17, 35, 36).\n- Councillors (members) — must make the prescribed declaration/undertaking (Form 2), comply with integrity provisions, follow training policies and declare interests on prescribed returns (rr 6, 7, 8AA, 8AAA).\n- Council officers — subject to disclosure/return rules tailored for officers, with prescribed thresholds and content (r 9).\n- Ratepayers and owners of land — affected by how rates, differential rates and service charges are calculated and notified (rr 12–14, 17, 18; r 13 sets distance bands for waste collection charges).\n- The Local Government Association (LGA) — given a formal role as a prescribed body for training standards and other adopted instruments (r 8AA(2)–(4), r 12(2)).\n- Specific listed third bodies and regional entities named in schedules (Schedule 3 and r 34).\n\n**Why it matters (consequences, incentives and costs)**\n\n- Compliance and administrative cost: councils must implement record‑keeping and reporting systems (registers of interests and training registers, website publication of briefing session details — rr 8AA(1b), 8AB, 36, 23). Smaller councils will incur the same procedural obligations as larger ones, producing recurring administrative costs.\n- Behavioural constraints and monitoring: the regulations make certain member behaviours more constrained and more easily auditable (integrity provisions in r 7; prescribed contents of returns in r 9; training obligations in r 8AA). That raises monitoring and enforcement costs but increases clarity about expectations and evidence collection.\n- Standardisation via external documents: the regulations adopt documents produced by the LGA (LGA training standards, CWMS Property Units Code — rr 8AA, 12). Councils must follow these standards once approved by the Minister, which concentrates influence in the LGA and the Minister’s approval role and creates operational dependence on external instruments (implementation risk if those documents change or are inconsistently applied).\n- Financial effects on ratepayers: the regs fix how service charges (including for wastewater and waste collection) can be calculated and limit charges when services are physically distant (r 13). Councils lose some discretion to charge full service rates if a service is more than certain distances from a property; conversely councils can still contract with owners for service where charging is not permitted.\n- Centralised decision points and discretionary gates: the Minister has power to set review periods and must approve changes to LGA standards, and the chief executive officer decides the website used to publish briefing session materials — these create administrative levers outside local councils (r 4; r 8AA(3)–(4); r 8AB).\n- Concentrated statutory benefits: a list of named organisations is specifically included in indemnity schemes and in the list of local government sector employers (r 34; Schedule 3). Those named entities gain immediate legal recognition and access to statutory regimes, while unnamed entities do not.\n\n**Key specific mechanics (examples with section citations)**\n\n- Boundary reform petitions: a prescribed petition threshold of at least 10% of eligible electors is required to trigger a boundary reform proposal under s 28 of the Act (r 5).\n- Member undertaking and witnessing: councillors must sign the prescribed undertaking in Form 2 and have it witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or other authorised person (r 6; Form 2).\n- Conflicts exemptions: certain routine strategic and administrative matters are explicitly exempted from the conflict rules (for example, budget adoption, strategic management plan amendments, and preparation of training policies) — see r 8AAA.\n- Training obligations: councils must ensure members undertake regular training consistent with the LGA training standards; a register of training must record the required fields for each member (r 8AA(1), (1b)). The LGA’s training standards have no effect under the regulations unless the Minister approves them in writing (r 8AA(3)).\n- Service‑charge distance scale for waste collection: full charge if the service is within 500 metres of the access point; 75% if 500 m–2 km; 50% if >2 km–<5 km; and no charge if 5 km or more — though the council may enter into a paid agreement instead (r 13).\n- Registers and disclosures: registers of community land, public roads and officers’ interests must contain prescribed detailed items (rr 23, 26, 9).\n- Annual reporting: councils must include detailed counts of contraventions and costs associated with misconduct complaints, summaries of travel and gifts above $50, and credit‑card expenditure totals in annual reports (r 35).\n\n**Trade‑offs and implementation risks**\n\n- Trade‑off between central consistency and local discretion: adopting LGA codes and ministerial approval promotes consistency across councils but reduces councils’ unilateral discretion to vary standards.\n- Administrative burden vs transparency: expanded registers, prescribed forms and reporting content increase transparency but impose recurring compliance costs on councils and officers.\n- Reliance on external instruments: the LGA and CWMS code are external documents given regulatory force; changes to those documents require Ministerial approval (r 8AA(3)), creating a two‑step dependency which may delay updates or create implementation uncertainty.\n- Possible substitution effects: the proximity rule for waste collection (r 13) may encourage councils to negotiate private agreements with distant ratepayers or to redesign service delivery zones rather than charge full rates.\n\n(References: regulation numbers and schedules cited are to the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 as supplied. The summary explains the operational effect of those provisions rather than debating policy choices.)"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible as no legislative content was retrieved. The page returned a website error, providing no text to evaluate against any original intent."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a Page Not Found error","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual regulations","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe link provided for the *Local Government (General) Regulations 2013* (South Australia) returned a **'Page Not Found'** error from the South Australian legislation website. This appears to be caused by a broken or outdated hyperlink following a website update in March 2026.\n\n**What this means for you:** The actual content of these regulations — which typically govern the day-to-day operational rules for South Australian councils, including things like meetings, elections, financial management, and public consultation processes — could not be analysed because no legislative text was available.\n\n**What you should do:** Visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly and search for *Local Government (General) Regulations 2013* using the site's search function, or contact the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au to obtain the current version."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013","history":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2013/documents"}}