{"id":"local-government-general-regulations-2021","name":"LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2021","slug":"local-government-general-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176971,"registerId":"nt-local-government-general-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Title","content":"1 Title\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Local Government\n(General) Regulations 2021.\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on the day on which section 343 of\nthe Local Government Act 2019 commences.\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"3 Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\nassets includes the following:\n(a) land;\n(b) leases;\n(c) buildings;\n(d) infrastructure;\n(e) plant and machinery;\n(f) motor vehicles;\n(g) furniture and fittings;\n(h) intangible assets;\n(i) inventory.\nCentral Darwin, for Part 4, see regulation 83.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 2\ncollective procurement agreement, see regulation 45(2).\nconfidential information means information prescribed as\nconfidential under regulation 51.\nentity, for Part 2, Division 12, Subdivision 2, see regulation 44.\nincome includes capital receipts.\nkey management personnel has the same meaning as in the\nAustralian Accounting Standards.\nland, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nmaterial, in relation to a budget, has the same meaning as in\nAccounting Standard AASB 1031 of the Australian Accounting\nStandards.\nmunicipal parking rate, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nparcel of land, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nparking usage schedule, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nprimary records, see regulation 54(1).\nprocurement group, see regulation 45(1).\nresolution, in relation to a local government subsidiary, means\nresolution of its constituent council or councils.\nsecondary records, see regulation 54(2).\nshortfall, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nsupplies means goods or services required by a council or local\ntender committee, for Part 2, Division 12, Subdivision 2, see\nregulation 44.\ntied, in relation to funds, means funds to which conditions on use\nare attached.\nuntied, in relation to funds, means funds to which no conditions on\nuse are attached.\nuse, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\nvehicle, for Part 4, see regulation 82.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 3\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"General instructions","content":"Division 1 General instructions\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Power to issue general instructions","content":"4 Power to issue general instructions\n(1) The CEO of the Agency may issue general instructions to councils\nor local government subsidiaries in relation to financial\nadministration and accounting.\n(2) A general instruction to councils or local government subsidiaries\nissued under this regulation must be:\n(a) made in writing; and\n(b) given in writing to all councils and local government\nsubsidiaries; and\n(c) published on the Agency's website.\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Failure to comply with general instruction","content":"5 Failure to comply with general instruction\n(1) A council commits an offence if the council does not comply with a\ngeneral instruction issued under regulation 4.\n(2) A local government subsidiary commits an offence if the local\ngovernment subsidiary does not comply with a general instruction\nissued under regulation 4.\n(3) An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict\nliability.\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Information to be maintained","content":"6 Information to be maintained\n(1) A council must maintain the following information:\n(a) an organisational chart showing the council's staff structure;\n(b) a list of relevant committees (including audit committees,\ncouncil committees and any other committees established by\nthe CEO) and the membership of those committees;\n(c) the council's internal accounting policies and procedures;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 4\n(d) the council's internal controls, including the following:\n(i) the council's fraud and corruption control policy\nprotection plan, made by the CEO;\n(ii) procedures made by the CEO to ensure all receipts are\nrecorded in the council's accounting records and all cash\nis deposited in the council's bank account in a timely\nmanner;\n(iii) a policy, adopted by resolution, for the use of\naccountable forms by members and the CEO;\n(iv) a policy, made by the CEO, for the use and\nmanagement of accountable forms by the council's staff;\n(v) a policy, made by the CEO, for asset management;\n(e) a policy, adopted by resolution, for the responsibility for and\nuse of council credit cards by:\n(i) council members; and\n(ii) the CEO;\n(f) a policy, made by the CEO, for the responsibility for and use\nof council credit cards by the council's staff;\n(g) a policy, adopted by resolution, in relation to relevant gifts or\nbenefits (including entertainment and hospitality) received by\nthe CEO;\n(h) a policy, made by the CEO, for gifts and benefits (including\nentertainment and hospitality) received by the council's staff;\n(i) a register, maintained by the CEO, of all authorised persons\nappointed under section 183 of the Act, including any\nlimitations and conditions of appointment;\n(j) a register, maintained by the CEO, of all delegations by the\ncouncil and the CEO.\nNote for subregulation (1)(g)\nSection 112 of the Act requires a council to adopt a policy in relation to gifts or\nbenefits received by council members.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 5\n(2) A local government subsidiary must maintain the following\ninformation:\n(a) the local government subsidiary's internal controls, including\nthe following:\n(i) the local government subsidiary's fraud and corruption\ncontrol policy protection plan, made by the chief\nexecutive;\n(ii) procedures made by the chief executive to ensure all\nreceipts are recorded in the local government\nsubsidiary's accounting records and all cash is deposited\nin the local government subsidiary's bank account in a\ntimely manner;\n(iii) a policy, by resolution, for the use of accountable forms\nby the chief executive;\n(iv) a policy, made by the chief executive, for the use and\nmanagement of accountable forms by the local\ngovernment subsidiary's staff;\n(v) a policy, made by the chief executive, for asset\nmanagement;\n(b) a policy, by resolution, for the responsibility for and use of the\nlocal government subsidiary's credit cards by the chief\nexecutive;\n(c) a policy, made by the chief executive, for the responsibility for\nand use of the local government subsidiary's credit cards by\nthe local government subsidiary's staff;\n(d) a policy, by resolution, for gifts and benefits (including\nentertainment and hospitality) received by the chief executive;\n(e) a policy, made by the chief executive, for gifts and benefits\n(including entertainment and hospitality) received by the local\ngovernment subsidiary's staff.\n(3) The policies mentioned in subregulations (1)(e) and (f) and (2)(b)\nand (c) are only required to be maintained if credit cards have been\nissued to a person mentioned in the subregulation.\n(4) In this regulation:\naccountable forms includes tickets, meal vouchers and other\nvouchers.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 6\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Div 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Accounting records","content":"Division 3 Accounting records\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accounting records","content":"7 Accounting records\n(1) A council and a local government subsidiary must keep, in\nelectronic form, financial records that:\n(a) correctly record and explain:\n(i) its transactions (including transactions undertaken as\ntrustee); and\n(ii) its financial position and performance; and\n(b) enable true and fair financial statements to be prepared.\n(2) The CEO of the council and the chief executive of the local\ngovernment subsidiary must ensure that appropriate controls and\nprocedures are implemented and maintained to ensure the integrity\nand security of the data files and programs.\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Budget and long-term financial plan","content":"8 Budget and long-term financial plan\n(1) A council's budget and long-term financial plan must:\n(a) be on an accrual basis; and\n(b) include a list of budget assumptions; and\n(c) include a list of initiatives in the budget; and\n(d) include a list of major capital works and projected costings.\n(2) If budgeted capital expenditure for a capital item is expected to be\nincurred after the period provided for in the long-term financial plan,\nthe long-term financial plan must include a statement setting out the\nremaining budget balance amount and the expected capital\nexpenditure completion date.\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Review of budget","content":"9 Review of budget\n(1) A council's budget for a financial year must be reviewed by the\ncouncil as follows:\n(a) on at least one occasion between 1 July and 31 December in\nthe financial year;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 7\n(b) on at least one occasion between 1 January and 30 April in\nthe financial year.\n(2) If the council adopts an amended budget as a result of the review,\nand the amended budget has a material impact on the council's\nlong-term financial plan, the council must, by resolution, amend the\ncouncil's long-term financial plan at the same time as adopting the\namended budget.\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Budget for deficit in some circumstances","content":"10 Budget for deficit in some circumstances\nFor section 202 of the Act, a council may budget for a deficit if the\nreason for the deficit can be attributed to any of the following:\n(a) depreciation;\n(b) amortisation;\n(c) asset write-downs;\n(d) expenditure of tied grant funding recorded as income in a prior\nyear;\n(e) any other non-cash item.\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reserves","content":"11 Reserves\nThe following matters require a council resolution to take effect:\n(a) a transfer to or from council reserves;\n(b) a change in purpose of a council reserve.\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Content of council annual report","content":"12 Content of council annual report\nFor section 291(1)(h) of the Act, the annual report of a council must\ninclude a comparison of the council's original budget, the council's\nmost recently adopted budget and actual results, with a report on\nthe reasons for the material variations between the most recently\nadopted budget and the actual results.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 8\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual financial statement – council","content":"13 Annual financial statement – council\nFor section 207(2)(b) of the Act, the following requirements are\nprescribed:\n(a) a separate line that states the total remuneration provided to\nthe CEO during the financial year;\n(b) a statement as to the nature (capital or operating), amount\nand source of each grant or subsidy received during the\nfinancial year (distinguishing those received from the Territory,\nthe Commonwealth and other sources);\n(c) a disclosure of all reserves set aside for specific purposes.\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual financial statement – local government subsidiary","content":"14 Annual financial statement – local government subsidiary\nThe annual financial statement of a local government subsidiary\nmust contain the following:\n(a) a separate line that states the total remuneration provided to\nthe chief executive during the financial year;\n(b) a disclosure of all reserves set aside for specific purposes.\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certification and delivery of annual financial statement","content":"15 Certification and delivery of annual financial statement\n(1) When the annual financial statement has been prepared, the CEO\nmust certify in writing that:\n(a) the statement has, to the best of the CEO's knowledge,\ninformation and belief, been properly drawn up in accordance\nwith the applicable Australian Accounting Standards, the Act\nand these Regulations so as to present fairly the financial\nposition of the council and the results for the relevant financial\nyear; and\n(b) the statement is in accordance with the accounting and other\nrecords of the council.\n(2) The CEO must, as soon as practicable after the annual financial\nstatement has been audited, lay the statement before the council.\n(3) The audited annual financial statement must not be provided to the\nMinister until after the council has resolved to accept the annual\nfinancial statement and the CEO's certification under\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 9\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Copy of annual financial statement to be forwarded to NT","content":"16 Copy of annual financial statement to be forwarded to NT\nGrants Commission\n(1) A council commits an offence if a council does not, on or before\n15 November in each year:\n(a) forward the council's audited annual financial statement for the\nprevious financial year to the Northern Territory Grants\nCommission; and\n(b) provide any further information required by the Commission in\na manner and form required by the Commission.\n","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Monthly financial reports to council","content":"17 Monthly financial reports to council\n(1) The CEO must, in each month, give the council a report setting out:\n(a) the actual income and expenditure of the council for the period\nfrom the commencement of the financial year up to the end of\nthe previous month; and\n(b) the most recently adopted annual budget; and\n(c) details of any material variances between the most recent\nactual income and expenditure of the council and the most\nrecently adopted annual budget.\n(2) The report must also include:\n(a) details of all cash and investments held by the council\n(including money held in trust); and\n(b) the closing cash at bank balance split between tied and untied\nfunds; and\n(c) a statement on trade debtors and a general indication of the\nage of the debts owed to the council; and\n(d) a statement on trade creditors and a general indication of the\nage of the debts owed by the council; and\n(e) a statement in relation to the council's payment and reporting\nobligations for GST, fringe benefits tax, PAYG withholding tax,\nsuperannuation and insurance; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 10\n(f) other information required by the council.\n(3) If a council does not hold a meeting in a particular month, the report\nis to be laid before the council committee performing the council's\nfinancial functions under regulation 19 for the particular month.\n(4) The report must be in the approved form.\n(5) The report must be accompanied by:\n(a) a certification, in writing, by the CEO to the council that, to the\nbest of the CEO's knowledge, information and belief:\n(i) the internal controls implemented by the council are\nappropriate; and\n(ii) the council's financial report best reflects the financial\naffairs of the council; or\n(b) if the CEO cannot provide the certification – written reasons\nfor not providing the certification.\n","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Financial reports to local government subsidiary","content":"18 Financial reports to local government subsidiary\n(1) A chief executive must, in the month following each quarter of a\nfinancial year, give the local government subsidiary a report setting\nout:\n(a) the actual income and expenditure of the local government\nsubsidiary for the period from the commencement of the\nfinancial year up to the end of the previous quarter; and\n(b) the most recently adopted annual budget; and\n(c) details of any material variances between the most recent\nactual income and expenditure of the local government\nsubsidiary and the most recently adopted annual budget.\n(2) The report must also include:\n(a) details of all cash and investments held by the local\ngovernment subsidiary (including money held in trust); and\n(b) the closing cash at bank balance split between tied and untied\nfunds; and\n(c) a statement on trade debtors and a general indication of the\nage of the debts owed to the local government subsidiary; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 11\n(d) a statement on trade creditors and a general indication of the\nage of the debts owed by the local government subsidiary;\nand\n(e) a statement in relation to the local government subsidiary's\npayment and reporting obligations for GST, fringe benefits tax,\nPAYG withholding tax, superannuation and insurance; and\n(f) other information required by the local government subsidiary.\n(3) The report must be in the approved form.\n(4) The report must be accompanied by:\n(a) a certification, in writing, by the chief executive to the local\ngovernment subsidiary that, to the best of the chief executive's\nknowledge, information and belief:\n(i) the internal controls implemented by the local\ngovernment subsidiary are appropriate; and\n(ii) the local government subsidiary's financial report best\nreflects the financial affairs of the local government\nsubsidiary; or\n(b) if the chief executive cannot provide the certification – written\nreasons for not providing the certification.\n","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council committee to carry out financial functions","content":"19 Council committee to carry out financial functions\n(1) If a council does not schedule an ordinary meeting at least once in\neach month, the council must delegate to a council committee the\nnecessary powers to carry out, on behalf of the council, financial\nfunctions of the council in the months the council does not schedule\nan ordinary meeting.\n(2) If a scheduled ordinary meeting is postponed and is not held for a\nparticular month or a scheduled council committee meeting is not\nheld, the CEO must publish the previous month's monthly financial\nreport on the council's website as soon as practicable.\nNote for regulation 19\nSection 90 of the Act provides that a council must hold an ordinary meeting at\nleast once in each successive period of 2 months.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 12\n","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Report in relation to rates in arrears","content":"20 Report in relation to rates in arrears\nThe CEO must, at least once in a financial year, give the council a\nreport setting out:\n(a) the number of allotments with rates in arrears for more than\n2 years and the total amount of those rates in arrears; and\n(b) the number of conditionally rateable allotments with rates in\narrears for more than 2 years and the total amount of those\nrates in arrears; and\n(c) the actions taken to recover the rates in arrears.\n","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authorised accounts","content":"21 Authorised accounts\n(1) The name in which an authorised account is kept by a council or\nlocal government subsidiary must include the name of the council\nor local government subsidiary.\n(2) The CEO of the council or chief executive of the local government\nsubsidiary must ensure that, at least once in each month, the\nbalance of an authorised account is reconciled with income and\nexpenditure that has been or should have been paid into, or from,\nthe account.\n","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disbursements from authorised accounts","content":"22 Disbursements from authorised accounts\n(1) A cheque issued on behalf of a council or local government\nsubsidiary must be signed by at least 2 persons authorised by\nresolution of the council or local government subsidiary to sign\ncheques on behalf of the council or local government subsidiary.\n(2) An electronic disbursement from an authorised account must be\nprocessed by at least 2 persons authorised by resolution of the\ncouncil or local government subsidiary to process electronic\ndisbursements on behalf of the council or local government\n(3) An authorisation under subregulation (1) or (2) by a council:\n(a) may only be given to one or more of the following:\n(i) the council's principal member;\n(ii) the CEO;\n(iii) a staff member of the council;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 13\n(iv) a person approved by the CEO of the Agency under\nsubregulation (5); and\n(b) may be given subject to limitations and conditions determined\nby the council and specified in its resolution.\n(4) An authorisation under subregulation (1) or (2) by a local\ngovernment subsidiary:\n(a) may only be given to one or more of the following:\n(i) the chief executive;\n(ii) a staff member of the local government subsidiary;\n(ii) a person approved by the CEO of the Agency under\nsubregulation (5); and\n(b) may be given subject to limitations and conditions determined\nby the local government subsidiary and specified in its\nresolution.\n(5) The CEO of the Agency may approve a person, with or without\nconditions, to be a person who may be given authorisation under\nsubregulation (1) or (2).\n","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cash expenditure","content":"23 Cash expenditure\n(1) Expenditure by a council or local government subsidiary may be\nmade in cash to an extent authorised by resolution of the council or\nlocal government subsidiary.\n(2) A council or local government subsidiary must keep an account of\ncash expenditure under an imprest system.\n","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Assets","content":"24 Assets\n(1) The CEO of a council or chief executive of a local government\nsubsidiary is responsible for the safekeeping of all council assets or\nlocal government subsidiary assets.\n(2) The CEO or chief executive must ensure that adequate records are\nkept of council assets or local government subsidiary assets.\n","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Review of inventory","content":"25 Review of inventory\nA council must undertake a stocktake of its inventory once each\nyear.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 14\n","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major assets and portable and attractive assets","content":"26 Major assets and portable and attractive assets\n(1) A council and a local government subsidiary must keep, in\nelectronic form:\n(a) a register of the council's or local government subsidiary's\nmajor assets; and\n(b) a register of the council's or local government subsidiary's\nportable and attractive assets.\n(2) The council's or local government subsidiary's major assets and\nportable and attractive assets must be recorded in the respective\nregisters as soon as practicable after the council or local\ngovernment subsidiary obtains control of the asset or disposes of\nan asset.\nExample for subregulation (2)\nA council or local government subsidiary may obtain control of the asset by\npurchasing the asset or obtaining a controlling interest in the asset.\n(3) The register of the council's or local government subsidiary's major\nassets must contain the following information in relation to each\nasset:\n(a) a description of the asset;\n(b) the date the council or local government subsidiary obtained\ncontrol of the asset;\n(c) the value of the asset;\n(d) the condition of the asset;\n(e) the primary location of the asset;\n(f) the date of disposal of the asset (if applicable).\n(4) The council or local government subsidiary may determine the\ninformation required for the register of the council's or local\ngovernment subsidiary's portable and attractive assets.\n(5) In this regulation:\nmajor asset means an asset with a value of or above:\n(a) $10 000 (exclusive of GST); or\n(b) another amount less than $10 000 (exclusive of GST) as\ndetermined by resolution by the council or local government\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 15\nportable and attractive asset means an asset with a value below\nthe value of a major asset.\n","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reporting misappropriation, loss, destruction or damage","content":"27 Reporting misappropriation, loss, destruction or damage\nThe CEO of a council or the chief executive of a local government\nsubsidiary must make a report to the Police Force of the Northern\nTerritory for the following, if the CEO or chief executive considers\nthe loss or damage is attributable to fraud, theft, misappropriation or\nthe commission of an offence:\n(a) a loss of money that exceeds $500;\n(b) loss or damage to an asset or assets that exceeds $2 000.\n","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Writing off money or assets","content":"28 Writing off money or assets\n(1) If a council or local government subsidiary is satisfied, on\ncertification in writing from the CEO or chief executive, that money\nhas been misappropriated, or cannot be found, the council or local\ngovernment subsidiary may authorise the writing off of the relevant\namount in the accounts of the council or local government\n(2) If a council or local government subsidiary is satisfied, on\ncertification in writing from the CEO or chief executive, that an asset\nhas been misappropriated, destroyed, damaged beyond\neconomical repair or cannot be found, the council or local\ngovernment subsidiary may authorise the writing off of the asset in\nthe accounts of the council or local government subsidiary.\n(3) Certification from the CEO or chief executive under this regulation\nmust be accompanied by:\n(a) subject to subregulation (4) – a report detailing the\nimprovements to internal controls to avoid the write off of\nmoney or assets of the type detailed in the certificate in the\nfuture; and\n(b) if required to be reported under regulation 27 – a statement\nthat the misappropriation, loss, destruction or damage has\nbeen reported to the Police Force of the Northern Territory.\n(4) The report mentioned in subregulation (3)(a) is not required if an\nasset has been written-off because of normal wear and tear of the\nasset.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 16\n","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"29","sectionType":"section","heading":"Assessment record and record of rates","content":"29 Assessment record and record of rates\n(1) Before a council adopts its budget for a financial year, the CEO\nmust:\n(a) check all available records to ensure that all rateable land is\nrecorded in the assessment record; and\n(b) certify, in writing, to the council that, to the best of the CEO's\nknowledge, information and belief, the assessment record is a\ncomprehensive record of all rateable land within the area.\n(2) The CEO must keep a rates record containing, for each allotment of\nrateable land, particulars of:\n(a) all rates and charges levied on the allotment; and\n(b) the interest imposed; and\n(c) the amount of rates written off (if any); and\n(d) the amount of payments made; and\n(e) any rates concessions granted on the allotment.\n","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"30","sectionType":"section","heading":"Form of rates notice","content":"30 Form of rates notice\nA rates notice must contain:\n(a) the name of the ratepayer to whom the notice is addressed;\nand\n(b) the number and description of the allotment to which the\nnotice relates; and\n(c) particulars of the amount payable (including any interest and\npenalties accrued or imposed up to the date of the notice);\nand\n(d) the basis of calculation of the rates (including, where relevant,\nthe valuation); and\n(e) a description of the ways to make payment; and\n(f) a short statement of the consequences of a failure to pay by\nthe due date; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 17\n(g) a statement setting out how to apply for the correction of an\nentry in the assessment record.\nNote for regulation 30\nSee sections 242(3) and 243(2) of the Act for the requirements for a rates notice.\n","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"31","sectionType":"section","heading":"Debt record","content":"31 Debt record\n(1) The CEO of a council or chief executive of a local government\nsubsidiary must ensure that proper records are kept of debts owed\nto the council or local government subsidiary.\n(2) The records must be kept in an electronic form and must be\ncapable of being arranged:\n(a) according to the category of the debt (distinguishing in\nparticular between debts for, or related to, rates and other\ndebts); and\n(b) according to the age of the debt.\n","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"32","sectionType":"section","heading":"Writing off debts","content":"32 Writing off debts\n(1) A council or local government subsidiary may, by resolution, write\noff unpaid rates or some other debt owed to the council or local\n(2) However, a resolution is not to be passed by a council or local\ngovernment subsidiary unless the CEO or chief executive certifies\nin writing:\n(a) if the debt is for rates owed to the council – that there is some\ndoubt whether the rates were properly imposed, or are\nrecoverable at law, or it would be impracticable or\nuneconomical to recover the rates; or\n(b) if the debt falls within some other category – that the CEO or\nchief executive has made all reasonable efforts to recover the\ndebt and it is not reasonably possible to recover it.\n(3) The writing off of a debt under this regulation does not prevent the\ncouncil or local government subsidiary from subsequently taking\naction for the recovery of the debt.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 18\nNotes for Division 12\n1 A cost specified in this Division is exclusive of GST.\n2 A price specified in this Division is inclusive of GST.\nNote for Division 12, Subdivision 1\nA council may delegate its power to enter into contracts below the threshold\nvalue under section 40(3)(f) of the Act.\n","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Procurement policy","content":"33 Procurement policy\n(1) A council must, by resolution, adopt a policy for the procurement of\nsupplies that takes into account the following principles:\n(a) the enhancement of the capabilities of local enterprises and\nindustries;\n(b) the employment of Aboriginal people;\n(c) ethical behaviour and fair dealings;\n(d) environmental protection and sustainability;\n(e) open and effective competition;\n(f) value for money;\n(g) any other principle the council considers appropriate.\n(2) A local government subsidiary must, by resolution, adopt a\nprocurement policy that takes into account the principles set out in\n","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"34","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quotations","content":"34 Quotations\n(1) Subject to the council's or local government subsidiary's policies, a\ncouncil or local government subsidiary need not obtain quotations\nfor the provision of supplies if the cost of the supplies is less than\n$10 000.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 19\n(2) If a council or local government subsidiary proposes to obtain\nsupplies at a cost of $10 000, but not more than $100 000, the\ncouncil or local government subsidiary must obtain:\n(a) quotations from at least 3 possible suppliers and the council or\nlocal government subsidiary may only accept a quotation for\nthe provision of supplies from among those who submitted\nquotations; or\n(b) public quotations under regulation 35; or\n(c) tenders under regulation 36.\n(3) If it is not practicable to obtain quotations from 3 possible suppliers\nunder subregulation (2)(a), the council or local government\nsubsidiary must obtain as many as practicable and must record in\nwriting its reasons for not obtaining the 3 quotations.\n","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"35","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public quotations","content":"35 Public quotations\n(1) This regulation applies if a council or local government subsidiary\nelects to obtain public quotations under regulation 34(2)(b) or\nsubregulation (2)(a).\n(2) If a council or local government subsidiary proposes to obtain\nsupplies at a cost of more than $100 000, but not more than\n$150 000, the council or local government subsidiary must:\n(a) make a public request for quotations from suppliers by notice:\n(i) in relation to a council – published on the council's\nwebsite; or\n(ii) in relation to a local government subsidiary – published\non the local government subsidiary's website; or\n(b) obtain tenders under regulation 36.\n(3) The notice specified in subregulation (2)(a) must contain a\nstatement to the effect that notice of the successful quotation will be\npublished on the council's or local government subsidiary's website.\n(4) The council or local government subsidiary must allow at least\n5 business days for the receipt of quotations after giving the notice\nspecified in subregulation (2)(a).\n(5) The council or local government subsidiary:\n(a) may only accept a quotation for the provision of supplies from\namong those that submitted quotations; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 20\n(b) must record the reason for the acceptance of the quotation in\nwriting.\n(6) If a council or local government subsidiary accepts a quotation for\nthe provision of supplies under this regulation, it must:\n(a) accept the quotation by written notice to the supplier who\nsubmitted the successful quotation; and\n(b) give notice of the successful quotation:\n(i) in writing to each other supplier who submitted a\nquotation; and\n(ii) by publishing the notice on the council's or local\n(7) Notice for subregulation (6)(b) must include:\n(a) the name of the supplier who submitted the successful\nquotation; and\n(b) the supplies to be provided; and\n(c) the quotation price.\n","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"36","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tenders by council or local government subsidiary","content":"36 Tenders by council or local government subsidiary\n(1) This regulation applies if a council or local government subsidiary:\n(a) elects to obtain tenders under regulation 34(2)(c) or 35(2)(b);\nor\n(b) proposes to obtain supplies at a cost of more than $150 000.\n(2) The council or local government subsidiary must first call for\ntenders for the provision of those supplies by notice:\n(a) in relation to a council – published on the council's website; or\n(b) in relation to a local government subsidiary – published on the\n(3) The notice must contain a statement to the effect that notice of the\nsuccessful tender will be published on the council's or local\n(4) The council or local government subsidiary must allow at least\n5 business days for the receipt of tenders after giving the notice\nspecified in subregulation (2).\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 21\n(5) A tender received in response to the notice must be assessed:\n(a) for a council – by a panel that includes at least 3 members of\nthe staff of the council or another council or the staff of a local\ngovernment subsidiary; or\n(b) for a local government subsidiary – by a panel that includes at\nleast 3 members of the staff of the local government\nsubsidiary or a constituent council of the local government\n(6) The panel is to be convened by the CEO or chief executive and has\nthe following functions:\n(a) to consider the tenders received in response to the notice;\n(b) to provide a report, in writing, to the CEO or chief executive in\nrelation to the tenders.\n(7) The CEO or chief executive may not be a member of a panel the\nCEO or chief executive has convened under subregulation (6).\n(8) The CEO or chief executive must provide the report from the panel\nunder subregulation (6) to the council or local government\n(9) The council or local government subsidiary may only accept a\ntender for the provision of supplies:\n(a) from among those that submitted tenders; and\n(b) after receiving the report from the CEO or chief executive\nunder subregulation (8).\n(10) If a council or local government subsidiary accepts a tender for the\nprovision of supplies to the council or local government subsidiary,\nit must:\n(a) accept the tender by written notice to the person who\nsubmitted the successful tender; and\n(b) give notice of the successful tender:\n(i) in writing to each other person who submitted a tender;\nand\n(ii) by publishing the notice on the council's or local\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 22\n(11) Notice for subregulation (10)(b) must include:\n(a) the name of the supplier who submitted the successful tender;\nand\n(b) the supplies to be provided; and\n(c) the tender price.\n","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"37","sectionType":"section","heading":"Obtaining and keeping of quotations and tenders","content":"37 Obtaining and keeping of quotations and tenders\nA council or local government subsidiary must:\n(a) obtain all quotations and tenders received under this\nSubdivision in writing; and\n(b) keep the quotations and tenders in an electronic form in the\ncouncil's or local government subsidiary's record management\nsystem.\n","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"38","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quotations and tenders not required in certain circumstances","content":"38 Quotations and tenders not required in certain circumstances\n(1) A quotation or tender is not required for the provision of a supply\nconsisting of, or related to, any of the following:\n(a) the purchase of land, including the leasing or licensing of land;\n(b) a contract for legal services;\n(c) the acquisition of insurance entered into through a broker;\n(d) the renewal of an existing licence;\n(e) education or training in relation to existing equipment,\nlicences, qualifications or software from a supplier endorsed\nby the supplier of the equipment, licence, qualification or\nsoftware;\n(f) a telecommunications service if:\n(i) the supply is ancillary to an existing telecommunications\nservice; and\n(ii) the council or local government subsidiary believes on\nreasonable grounds that it is necessary to obtain the\nsupply from the supplier of the existing service;\n(g) recovery work during or immediately after a natural disaster\nand the council or local government subsidiary believes on\nreasonable grounds that it is necessary to obtain the supply\nfrom a particular supplier;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 23\n(h) the acquisition of a supply from a supplier if the council or\nlocal government subsidiary believes on reasonable grounds\nthat it is unlikely that there is more than one supplier of the\nsupply;\n(i) the acquisition of a supply from a supplier if a Commonwealth\nor Territory funding agreement entered into by the council or\nlocal government subsidiary states that a particular supplier is\nto provide the supply;\n(j) the acquisition of a supply from a particular supplier that is the\nonly feasible option because of an event that caused major\ndisruption to the council or local government subsidiary;\n(k) the acquisition of a supply where:\n(i) obtaining a quotation or tender for the supply would\ncause major operational inconvenience or have other\nserious consequences of a similar nature for the council\nor local government subsidiary; and\n(ii) the council or local government subsidiary has not had\nprior opportunity to obtain a quotation or tender for the\nsupply;\n(l) a contract variation mentioned in regulation 42(4).\nExamples for subregulation (1)(g)\nNatural disasters include cyclones, floods and bushfires.\nExample for subregulation (1)(j)\nA public health emergency declared under the Public and Environmental Health\nAct 2011.\n(2) If a council or local government subsidiary obtains any supply\nmentioned in subregulation (1), excluding the supply mentioned in\nsubregulation (1)(a), (b), (c) or (l), the council or local government\nsubsidiary must record the following information in relation to the\nprovision of the supply:\n(a) the name of the supplier;\n(b) the supply provided;\n(c) the cost of the supply;\n(d) the applicable provision of subregulation (1) relating to the\nprovision of the supply;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 24\n(e) if the supply is mentioned in subregulation (1)(f) or (g) – the\nreason that the council or local government subsidiary\nbelieved on reasonable grounds that it was necessary to\nobtain the supplies from the particular supplier;\n(f) if the supply is mentioned in subregulation (1)(h) – the reason\nthat the council or local government subsidiary believed on\nreasonable grounds that it was unlikely that there was more\nthan one supplier of the supply;\n(g) a description of the circumstances relevant to the provision of\nthe supply;\n(h) any other information relevant to the provision of the supply.\n(3) If a council or local government subsidiary obtains any supply\nmentioned in subregulation (1), excluding the supply mentioned in\nsubregulation (1)(a), (b), (c) or (l), and the cost of the supply is\nmore than $100 000, the council or local government subsidiary\nmust publish a notice on the council's or local government\nsubsidiary's website specifying the following information in relation\nto the provision of the supply:\n(a) the name of the supplier;\n(b) the supply provided;\n(c) the cost of the supply;\n(d) the applicable provision of subregulation (1) relating to the\nprovision of the supply.\n","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"39","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quotations and tenders not required in relation to particular","content":"39 Quotations and tenders not required in relation to particular\nentities\n(1) Subject to any contrary direction by the council or local government\nsubsidiary, a quotation or tender is not required if the supply is to be\nobtained:\n(a) from the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another\nTerritory; or\n(b) under a contract to which the Territory, the Commonwealth, a\nState or another Territory is a party and the council or local\ngovernment subsidiary is a beneficiary to the contract; or\n(c) from another council; or\n(d) for a local government subsidiary – from a constituent council\nof the local government subsidiary; or\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 25\n(e) for a constituent council of a local government subsidiary –\nfrom the local government subsidiary; or\n(f) under a contract that is facilitated by a procurement entity.\n(2) The CEO of the Agency may approve, with or without conditions, an\nentity to be a procurement entity.\n(3) The list of procurement entities approved by the CEO of the Agency\nmust be published on the Agency's website.\n","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"40","sectionType":"section","heading":"Period contract","content":"40 Period contract\n(1) If a council or local government subsidiary obtains supplies under a\nperiod contract for a period that is more than one financial year, the\nthreshold amounts for quotations or tenders are taken to be:\n(a) the highest cost stated in the contract for any given financial\nyear; or\n(b) otherwise – the council's or local government subsidiary's\nhighest annual budget for the supply in any given financial\nyear.\nExample for subregulation (1)(a)\nA council intends to enter into a contract on 1 January 2022 for maintenance\nservices for $180 000 (exclusive of GST) for 2 years. The contract identifies the\ncosts to be:\n(a) for 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 – $45 000; and\n(b) for 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 – $90 000; and\n(c) for 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 – $45 000.\nThe relevant threshold amount is the amount in paragraph (b).\nExample for subregulation (1)(b)\nA council intends to enter into a contract on 1 January 2022 for office cleaning\nservices for 2 years up to a spending limit. There is no fixed cost of the contract\nand the contract is based on a schedule of rates (which includes an hourly rate\nfor cleaning). The schedule must be converted to a budgeted spend for the\n2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 financial years.\nIf the council's highest annual budget for the supply is in 2022-2023, the amount\nfor this financial year is the relevant threshold amount.\n(2) The threshold amount for subregulation (1)(b) is determined by\nconverting a schedule of rates to an annual budget for the supply.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 26\n","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"41","sectionType":"section","heading":"Contract with option to extend","content":"41 Contract with option to extend\nIf a council or local government subsidiary intends to enter into a\ncontract for supplies that contains an option for either party to\nextend the contract, the calculation of the threshold amounts for\nquotations or tenders are calculated to assume the option is\nexercised.\nExample for regulation 41\nA council intends to enter into a 1 month contract on 1 January 2022 to obtain\nroadwork services for $60 000 (exclusive of GST), with an option for the council\nto extend the contract for an additional 2 months at the same monthly rate. The\nrelevant threshold amount for the financial year would be $180 000 and the\ncouncil is required to call for tenders under regulation 36.\n","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"42","sectionType":"section","heading":"Contract variations","content":"42 Contract variations\n(1) If a council or local government subsidiary intends to enter into a\ncontract and the contract is proposed to be varied in a manner that\nchanges the cost of the supplies, the council or local government\nsubsidiary may choose to accept that variation if the variation is\nwithin the scope of the original contract.\n(2) The council's or local government subsidiary's acceptance of the\nvariation must be in writing.\n(3) If the varied contract is entered into after a quotation under\nregulation 34 has been accepted and the total cost of supplies\nexceeds $100 000 but is less than $150 000, the council or local\ngovernment subsidiary must:\n(a) table a report on the contract variation at the next meeting of\nthe council or local government subsidiary; and\n(b) publish a notice of the contract variation on the council's or\n(4) If the varied contract is to be entered into after a quotation under\nregulation 34 has been accepted or a public quotation under\nregulation 35 has been accepted and the total cost of supplies\nexceeds $150 000, the council or local government subsidiary:\n(a) is not required to call for tenders under regulation 36 in\nrelation to the contract variation; and\n(b) after entering into the varied contract, must:\n(i) table a report on the contract variation at the next\nmeeting of the council or local government subsidiary;\nand\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 27\n(ii) publish a notice of the contract variation on the council's\nor local government subsidiary's website.\n(5) If the varied contract is entered into after a tender under\nregulation 36 has been accepted and the total cost of supplies\nexceeds the original tender cost by more than 10%, the council or\nlocal government subsidiary must:\n(a) table a report on the contract variation at the next meeting of\nthe council or local government subsidiary; and\n(b) publish a notice of the contract variation on the council's or\n(6) A notice of a contract variation under this regulation must include\nthe following details:\n(a) the name of the supplier that submitted the successful\nquotation or tender;\n(b) the supplies to be provided;\n(c) the original contract cost of supplies;\n(d) the total contract cost of supplies;\n(e) the percentage increase between the original contract cost of\nsupplies and the total contract cost of supplies;\n(f) the applicable provision of these Regulations relating to the\ncontract variation.\n","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"43","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determining cost of supplies","content":"43 Determining cost of supplies\nIn determining the cost of supplies for this Subdivision:\n(a) cost splitting is prohibited; and\n(b) the cost cannot be offset in any way.\n","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"44 Definitions\nIn this Subdivision:\ncollective procurement agreement, see regulation 45(2).\nentity means a council or local government subsidiary.\nprocurement group, see regulation 45(1).\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 28\ntender committee, means the committee provided for in the\ncollective procurement agreement under regulation 46(1)(e).\n","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"45","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collective procurement","content":"45 Collective procurement\n(1) Two or more entities that propose to obtain supplies may form a\ngroup (a procurement group) to act collectively for the purpose of\nobtaining the supplies.\n(2) Before commencing to act as a procurement group, the entities in\nthe group must enter into a written agreement (a collective\nprocurement agreement) setting out the arrangements for the\ncollective procurement by the group.\n(3) If a procurement group complies with this Subdivision in relation to\nobtaining supplies, a council that is in the group is not required to\nseparately comply with Subdivision 1 in relation to obtaining those\nsupplies.\n","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"46","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collective procurement agreement","content":"46 Collective procurement agreement\n(1) A collective procurement agreement must set out:\n(a) the entities that constitute the group; and\n(b) the supplies that are to be obtained; and\n(c) which of the entities in the group is to be the lead entity for the\ngroup; and\n(d) any matters required for regulation 47(2)(b); and\n(e) for regulation 47(3) – the individuals who are to constitute the\ngroup's tender committee and the entity the individuals\nrepresent; and\n(f) the decision making process for acceptance of quotations or\ntenders for the group; and\n(g) how administrative and other expenditure associated with the\ncollective procurement are to be allocated between the\nmembers of the group; and\n(h) the process for settling disputes between the entities in the\ngroup about the collective procurement; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 29\n(i) the process by which the agreement may be terminated.\nExamples for subregulation (1)(f)\nWhether the decision to accept a quotation for the group is to be made by the\nlead entity on behalf of the group, by unanimous agreement of all entities in the\ngroup, by majority vote of the entities in the group, or in some other way.\n(2) For subregulation (1)(e):\n(a) the committee must include at least 3 people representing at\nleast one entity each, with each entity represented; and\n(b) a member of the committee may be identified by name or as\nthe person from time to time holding or occupying a named\noffice, designation or position.\nNote for subregulation (2)(a)\nAn individual may represent more than one entity.\n(3) A copy of the collective procurement agreement must be made\navailable to a prospective supplier on request.\n","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"47","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collective procurement procedure","content":"47 Collective procurement procedure\n(1) Subject to this regulation, Subdivision 1, except regulation 36(5),\n(6), (7), (8) and (9), applies in relation to the obtaining of supplies\nby a procurement group as if the group were a council or local\n(2) Subject to subregulations (4) and (5), the group's functions under\nthose provisions must be exercised:\n(a) by the lead entity on behalf of the group; or\n(b) if the collective procurement agreement provides for a function\nto be exercised in a different way – in the way provided in the\nagreement.\n(3) If the procurement group is required to call for tenders for a\ncontract, a tender received in response to the call must be\naccessible to each member of the group's tender committee as\nsoon as practicable after the period for the receipt of tenders has\nexpired.\n(4) The decision as to which (if any) quotation or tender is accepted\nmust be made in accordance with the collective procurement\nagreement.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 30\n(5) A notice under regulations 35(6)(b) and 36(10)(b) must:\n(a) be given and published by each entity; and\n(b) include a list of all entities; and\n(c) specify the total amount of each entity's contribution to the\nquotation or tender price.\n","sortOrder":48},{"sectionNumber":"Div 13","sectionType":"division","heading":"Requests for information","content":"Division 13 Requests for information\n","sortOrder":49},{"sectionNumber":"48","sectionType":"section","heading":"Requests for information","content":"48 Requests for information\n(1) A recognised authority may, in writing, request a council or local\ngovernment subsidiary to provide the recognised authority with\ninformation in relation to any of the following in a manner and by the\ndate specified in the request:\n(a) the administration of the Act;\n(b) the council's or local government subsidiary's powers and\nfunctions under the Act or another Act.\n(2) The council or local government subsidiary must respond to a\nrequest for information by the date specified in the request made\nunder subregulation (1).\n(3) In this regulation:\nrecognised authority means:\n(a) the Minister; or\n(b) an Agency or other authority of the Territory or the\nCommonwealth.\n","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"49","sectionType":"section","heading":"Information to be publicly available","content":"49 Information to be publicly available\nThe material specified in Schedule 1 is to be available on the\ncouncil's and local government subsidiary's website and at the\ncouncil's public office, subject to the corresponding conditions\nspecified in Schedule 1.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 31\nDivision 1 Meetings\n","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"50","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public access to meetings","content":"50 Public access to meetings\n(1) A meeting of a council, council committee or local authority must be\nheld in a place where the public may access the place for the\npurpose of attending the meeting.\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), if all members of the council, council\ncommittee or local authority are attending a meeting by means of\nan audio or audiovisual conferencing system, the meeting must be\naccessible to the public by means of the audio or audiovisual\nconferencing system.\n","sortOrder":52},{"sectionNumber":"51","sectionType":"section","heading":"Confidential information","content":"51 Confidential information\n(1) For section 293(1) of the Act, the following information is prescribed\nas confidential:\n(a) information about the employment of a particular individual as\na member of the staff or possible member of the staff of the\ncouncil that could, if publicly disclosed, cause prejudice to the\nindividual;\n(b) information about the personal circumstances of a resident or\nratepayer;\n(c) information that would, if publicly disclosed, be likely to:\n(i) cause commercial prejudice to, or confer an unfair\ncommercial advantage on, any person; or\n(ii) prejudice the maintenance or administration of the law;\nor\n(iii) prejudice the security of the council, its members or\nstaff; or\n(iv) subject to subregulation (3) – prejudice the interests of\nthe council or some other person;\n(d) information subject to an obligation of confidentiality at law, or\nin equity;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 32\n(e) subject to subregulation (3) – information provided to the\ncouncil on condition that it be kept confidential and would, if\npublicly disclosed, be likely to be contrary to the public\ninterest;\n(f) subject to subregulation (2) – information in relation to a\ncomplaint of a contravention of the code of conduct.\nExample for subregulation (1)(d)\nInformation that may be subject to legal professional privilege.\n(2) For subregulation (1)(f), the following information is no longer\nconfidential after the complaint has been decided:\n(a) a decision notice in relation to the complaint;\n(b) a report of proceedings or findings of the complaint including a\nsummary of decision under regulation 80 or 81.\n(3) Information mentioned in subregulation (1)(c)(iv) and (e) does not\nprejudice the interests of the council or some other person or is not\ncontrary to the public interest if the information, if publicly disclosed,\nonly causes:\n(a) embarrassment to the council, members or the council's staff;\nor\n(b) a loss of confidence in the council; or\n(c) discussion of a matter that is controversial in the council area;\nor\n(d) the council to be susceptible to adverse criticism.\n","sortOrder":53},{"sectionNumber":"52","sectionType":"section","heading":"Closure of meetings for confidential business","content":"52 Closure of meetings for confidential business\nFor section 99(2) of the Act, business involving the discussion of\nconfidential information is prescribed as confidential business.\n","sortOrder":54},{"sectionNumber":"53","sectionType":"section","heading":"Policy for confidential information and business","content":"53 Policy for confidential information and business\n(1) A council must, by resolution, adopt a policy in relation to\nconfidential information and business.\n(2) The policy must deal with the following:\n(a) the type of confidential information that should no longer be\nconfidential after a specified period of time;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 33\n(b) the type of confidential information that should be subject to\nperiodic review to determine if it should no longer be\nconfidential.\n(3) At the conclusion of the consideration of confidential business at a\nmeeting, the council must decide, in accordance with its policy,\nwhether the type of confidential information considered is the type\nmentioned in subregulation (2)(a) or (b).\n","sortOrder":55},{"sectionNumber":"54","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council's records","content":"54 Council's records\n(1) The primary records of a council are:\n(a) the agenda and minutes of meetings of the council, local\nauthorities, audit committees and council committees; and\n(b) minutes of meetings of electors; and\n(c) the council's by-laws; and\n(d) the council's annual municipal, regional or shire plans\n(including the council's annual budgets, long-term financial\nplans and amendments to the council's annual budgets and\nlong-term financial plans); and\n(e) the council's annual reports (including the council's annual\nfinancial statements); and\n(f) the register of annual returns of interests; and\n(g) the register of declared gifts and benefits; and\n(h) the register of declared conflicts; and\n(i) the registers referred to in regulation 55; and\n(j) any other documents necessary for an understanding of the\ncouncil's policies and operations.\n(2) A council's secondary records consist of other documents\ngenerated or received in the course of the council's operations.\n","sortOrder":56},{"sectionNumber":"55","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council to keep registers","content":"55 Council to keep registers\n(1) A council must keep a register referencing all documents executed\nunder the council's common seal.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 34\n(2) A council must keep a register of correspondence referencing all\ncorrespondence addressed to, or sent by, the council or its principal\nmember.\n(3) A council must keep a register of the following information in\nrelation to each member of the council:\n(a) the member's name;\n(b) whether the member was appointed or elected to the council;\n(c) the date the member was appointed or the date the member\nwas elected;\n(d) the ward the member represents (if applicable);\n(e) whether the member is a principal member, deputy principal\nmember or ordinary member of the council;\n(f) if the member's type of membership changes during the\nmember's membership – the date the type of membership\nchanged, whether the member was appointed or elected to\nthe changed type of membership and the date of the\nappointment or election;\n(g) the date of the cessation of the member's membership (if\napplicable).\n(4) For subregulation (3)(f), if a member is appointed to act in a\nposition or has been appointed to a position for an interim period,\nthat information does not need to be kept in the register.\n","sortOrder":57},{"sectionNumber":"56","sectionType":"section","heading":"Matters for register of declared conflicts","content":"56 Matters for register of declared conflicts\n(1) This regulation applies if a member is given approval under\nsection 115(3) of the Act.\n(2) For section 116(2)(d) of the Act, the register of declared conflicts\nmust set out the date the member is given the approval and any\nconditions on which the approval is given.\n","sortOrder":58},{"sectionNumber":"57","sectionType":"section","heading":"Register of declared conflicts – disclosures by other members","content":"57 Register of declared conflicts – disclosures by other members\nThe CEO must maintain in the register of declared conflicts the\ndisclosures of a conflict of interest by a member of an audit\ncommittee, council committee or local authority.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 35\n","sortOrder":59},{"sectionNumber":"58","sectionType":"section","heading":"Review of register of declared conflicts","content":"58 Review of register of declared conflicts\nThe CEO must update the register of declared conflicts within\n10 business days after a meeting in which a conflict is declared.\n","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"59","sectionType":"section","heading":"Contents of minutes of meetings","content":"59 Contents of minutes of meetings\nFor section 101(2)(a)(iv) of the Act, the minutes of a meeting of an\naudit committee, a council, a council committee and a local\nauthority must include the following information:\n(a) the date, time and place of the meeting (including the time of\nopening and closing the meeting);\n(b) if the meeting is closed to the public – the time or times of the\nclosure and the reasons for the closure;\n(c) the motions (including motions for amendments to motions)\nmoved at the meeting and the names of the mover and\nseconder of each motion;\n(d) how the meeting deals with each motion;\n(e) if the meeting is adjourned – the date, time and place to which\nthe meeting is adjourned;\n(f) for a meeting of a council – any council resolutions that take\nplace at the meeting;\n(g) the following details:\n(i) if a member arrives at the meeting later than its time of\nopening – the time the member arrived at the meeting;\n(ii) if a member departs from the meeting earlier than its\ntime of closing – the time the member departed the\nmeeting;\n(iii) if a member departs from the meeting earlier than its\ntime of closing and returned to the meeting – the time\nthe member returned to the meeting;\n(h) if any confidential business was considered at a meeting – the\nname and position of each person who attended the meeting.\nNote for paragraph (g)\nThe time of the opening or closing of a meeting is the actual time of the opening\nor closing of the meeting, not the scheduled time of the opening or closing of the\nmeeting.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 36\n","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"60","sectionType":"section","heading":"Custody of records","content":"60 Custody of records\n(1) The CEO is responsible for ensuring the proper custody of the\ncouncil's records and the chief executive is responsible for ensuring\nthe proper custody of a local government subsidiary's records.\n(2) The CEO or chief executive must ensure that the council's or the\nlocal government subsidiary's records are properly filed and\nindexed to facilitate access.\n","sortOrder":62},{"sectionNumber":"61","sectionType":"section","heading":"Access to records","content":"61 Access to records\n(1) Access is to be allowed to a council's or a local government\nsubsidiary's records:\n(a) as authorised or required by the Act or any other law in force\nin the Territory; or\n(b) as required for the conduct of the council's or the local\ngovernment subsidiary's business or the proper discharge by\nmembers of the audit committee, council, local authority, and\ncouncil committee of their duties.\n(2) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person intentionally engages in conduct; and\n(b) the conduct results in another person accessing a council's or\na local government subsidiary's records in contravention of\n","sortOrder":63},{"sectionNumber":"62","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disposal and destruction of records","content":"62 Disposal and destruction of records\n(1) A council may, not less than 6 years after the date of the last entry\nin a primary record, lodge that record with Northern Territory\nArchives.\n(2) A council may destroy or dispose of a secondary record if:\n(a) the record is no longer required for the conduct of the affairs of\nthe council; and\n(b) the record is not required for audit purposes.\n(3) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) a person intentionally engages in conduct; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 37\n(b) the conduct results in the destruction, damage or removal\nfrom the council's custody or the concealment of:\n(i) a primary record of the council; or\n(ii) a secondary record of the council that is required for the\nconduct of the affairs of the council or for audit purposes.\nNote for regulation 62\nSee Part 9 of the Information Act 2002 for further requirements regarding\nrecords.\n","sortOrder":64},{"sectionNumber":"Div 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Urban farm land","content":"Division 4 Urban farm land\n","sortOrder":65},{"sectionNumber":"63","sectionType":"section","heading":"Urban farm land","content":"63 Urban farm land\n(1) For section 221(2)(b) of the Act, a prescribed business or industry\nis the business or industry of:\n(a) breeding, raising or keeping livestock; or\n(b) the growing of fruit, vegetables or other crops.\n(2) In this regulation:\nlivestock includes poultry, bees, fish, reptiles and crustaceans.\n","sortOrder":66},{"sectionNumber":"64","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permanent closure of road","content":"64 Permanent closure of road\n(1) For section 272(2)(a) of the Act, a council must give public notice of\na proposal to permanently close a road before submitting the\nproposal to the Minister for consent.\n(2) The proposal (which must include a plan delineating the proposed\nroad to be closed with reasonable accuracy and detail):\n(a) must be accessible on the council's website; and\n(b) must be available for inspection by interested members of the\npublic at the council's public office; and\n(c) must be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the\narea.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 38\n(3) The notice must include an invitation to any person who may object\nto the proposal to lodge a written objection to the proposal to the\ncouncil within a reasonable period (at least 28 days) stated in the\n(4) The council must consider any objections lodged in accordance\nwith the invitation.\n(5) If, after publishing a notice under this regulation, the council\nsubstantially modifies its proposal (either as a result of objections or\nfor some other reason), the council must publish a fresh notice\nunder this regulation of the modified proposal.\n(6) When the council submits a proposal to the Minister for consent,\nthe proposal must be accompanied by:\n(a) a report setting out the steps taken by the council to comply\nwith this regulation; and\n(b) copies of written objections (if any) received by the council to\nits proposal.\n(7) The council must publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the\ndetails of the road that is permanently closed as soon as\npracticable after closing the road.\n","sortOrder":67},{"sectionNumber":"71","sectionType":"section","heading":"Procedures for code of conduct complaints","content":"71 Procedures for code of conduct complaints\nFor section 122(4) of the Act, the procedures in this Division are\nprescribed.\n","sortOrder":68},{"sectionNumber":"72","sectionType":"section","heading":"Publication of approved form for code of conduct complaint","content":"72 Publication of approved form for code of conduct complaint\nThe approved form for a complaint that a council member has\ncontravened the council's code of conduct must be published on the\ncouncil's website.\n","sortOrder":69},{"sectionNumber":"73","sectionType":"section","heading":"Requests and referrals from complainant","content":"73 Requests and referrals from complainant\n(1) If the complainant is a member of the council, the complainant\nmust, at the time of making the complaint, specify whether the\ncomplainant:\n(a) requests the council refer the complaint to a third party under\nsection 124(1) of the Act; or\n(b) refers the complaint to the prescribed corporation under\nsection 124(3)(a) of the Act.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 39\n(2) If the complainant refers the complaint to the prescribed\ncorporation, the CEO must, within 5 days of receiving the\ncomplaint, give the respondent:\n(a) written notice of the complaint; and\n(b) a copy of the complaint; and\n(c) written notice specifying:\n(i) that the complainant has referred the complaint to the\nprescribed corporation under section 124(3)(a) of the\nAct; and\n(ii) that the respondent may provide a written response in a\nstatutory declaration to the CEO in relation to the\ncomplaint within 14 days of the respondent receiving the\n(3) If the complainant is not a member of the council, the complainant\nmust, at the time of making the complaint, specify whether the\ncomplainant requests the council refer the complaint to a third party\nunder section 124(1) of the Act.\n","sortOrder":70},{"sectionNumber":"74","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notifications to be given to respondent","content":"74 Notifications to be given to respondent\nSubject to regulation 73(2), the CEO must, within 5 days of\nreceiving the complaint, give the respondent:\n(a) written notice of the complaint; and\n(b) a copy of the complaint; and\n(c) written notice specifying:\n(i) that the respondent may request the council refer the\ncomplaint to a third party under section 124(1) of the Act\nor refer the complaint to the prescribed corporation\nunder section 124(3)(b) of the Act; and\n(ii) that the respondent may provide a written response in a\nstatutory declaration to the CEO in relation to the\ncomplaint within 14 days of the respondent receiving the\n","sortOrder":71},{"sectionNumber":"75","sectionType":"section","heading":"Information to be given to complainant or decision maker","content":"75 Information to be given to complainant or decision maker\n(1) The CEO must give the information mentioned in regulation 73(2) to\nthe prescribed corporation as soon as practicable.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 40\n(2) The CEO must give written notice of any request or referral by the\nrespondent and any written response by the respondent to the\ncomplainant as soon as practicable after receiving the request,\nreferral or response.\n(3) The CEO must give any written response by the respondent to the\ncouncil, council panel or prescribed corporation (as appropriate) as\nsoon as practicable.\n(4) The council, council panel or prescribed corporation panel (as\nappropriate) must consider any written response by the respondent\nbefore making a decision in relation to the complaint.\n","sortOrder":72},{"sectionNumber":"76","sectionType":"section","heading":"CEO to update council of progress","content":"76 CEO to update council of progress\n(1) At each ordinary meeting of the council, the CEO must give the\ncouncil a confidential report containing the following details:\n(a) the procedural progress of each complaint in relation to a\ncouncil member for the council;\n(b) the item of the code of conduct allegedly contravened by the\nmember.\n(2) If there are no outstanding complaints at the time of an ordinary\nmeeting of the council, the CEO does not need to give the council a\nconfidential report under subregulation (1).\n","sortOrder":73},{"sectionNumber":"77","sectionType":"section","heading":"Withdrawal of complaint","content":"77 Withdrawal of complaint\nA complainant may, in writing, withdraw a complaint at any time\nbefore the council, council panel or prescribed corporation panel\nhas given a decision notice to the complainant and the respondent\nin relation to the complaint.\n","sortOrder":74},{"sectionNumber":"78","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council panel to be constituted by members of council","content":"78 Council panel to be constituted by members of council\nA council panel may only be constituted by members of the council.\n","sortOrder":75},{"sectionNumber":"79","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minutes","content":"79 Minutes\nA council panel and a prescribed corporation panel must ensure\nthat proper minutes of any meetings in relation to the consideration\nof a complaint are kept.\nNotes for regulation 79\n1 Information in relation to a complaint of a contravention of the code of\nconduct is prescribed as confidential information.\n2 The CEO must ensure that proper minutes of a council meeting are kept\nunder section 101(1) of the Act.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 41\n","sortOrder":76},{"sectionNumber":"80","sectionType":"section","heading":"Summary of decision under section 123 or 125 of Act","content":"80 Summary of decision under section 123 or 125 of Act\n(1) As soon as practicable after the expiry of the period specified in\nsection 126(3) of the Act, the council or council panel must provide\na summary of the council's or council panel's decision under\nsection 123 or 125(4)(b) of the Act to the CEO.\n(2) The summary of a decision must include the following information:\n(a) the names of the complainant and respondent;\n(b) the names of the council members or panel members,\nincluding the chairperson;\n(c) a description of the alleged contravention;\n(d) identification of the clauses of the code of conduct that were\nalleged to have been contravened;\n(e) the decision made;\n(f) the date of the decision.\n(3) The CEO must table the summary of the decision at the next\nordinary meeting of the council.\n","sortOrder":77},{"sectionNumber":"81","sectionType":"section","heading":"Summary of decision under section 127 or 128 of Act","content":"81 Summary of decision under section 127 or 128 of Act\n(1) As soon as practicable after the prescribed corporation panel has\nmade a decision under section 127 or 128(1) of the Act, the\nprescribed corporation panel must provide a summary of the\nprescribed corporation panel's decision to the CEO.\n(2) The summary of a decision must include the following information:\n(a) the names of the complainant and respondent;\n(b) the names of the prescribed corporation panel members,\nincluding the chairperson;\n(c) a description of the alleged contravention;\n(d) identification of the clauses of the code of conduct that were\nalleged to have been contravened;\n(e) the decision made;\n(f) the date of the decision.\n(3) The CEO must table the summary of the decision at the next\nordinary meeting of the council.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 42\n","sortOrder":78},{"sectionNumber":"82","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"82 Definitions\nCentral Darwin, see regulation 83.\nland includes buildings, but does not include land owned by the\nCommonwealth.\nmunicipal parking rate, see section 240(1) of the Act.\nparcel of land means a parcel of land comprised in a single lot\nregistered under the Land Title Act 2000 or, if the owner has\ndeveloped 2 or more adjacent lots as a single entity, the land\ncomprised in those adjacent lots.\nparking usage schedule means the parking usage schedule\nprepared under regulation 86 and includes a parking usage\nschedule in relation to a particular parcel of land prepared under\nregulation 92(3).\nshortfall, in relation to a parcel of land, means the number by\nwhich the number of parking spaces referred to in regulation 86(g)\nin respect of the parcel of land falls short of the number referred to\nin regulation 86(f) in respect of that parcel.\nuse, in relation to land, means the purpose for which the land is\nused, classified in accordance with the table in Schedule 3.\nvehicle means a motor vehicle as defined in section 5(1) of the\nMotor Vehicles Act 1949.\n","sortOrder":79},{"sectionNumber":"83","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of Central Darwin","content":"83 Meaning of Central Darwin\nCentral Darwin means the area of the municipality of the City of\nDarwin shown within the dotted line delineated on the plan in\nSchedule 2.\n","sortOrder":80},{"sectionNumber":"84","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Part","content":"84 Application of Part\n(1) For section 240(3) of the Act, the municipality for which a municipal\nparking rate may be imposed is the municipality of Darwin.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 43\n(2) The City of Darwin may impose a municipal parking rate for the\nland in Central Darwin in accordance with the requirements in this\nPart.\nNote for subregulation (2)\nSection 240(1) of the Act provides that a council for a municipality may, by\nresolution, impose a municipal parking rate in accordance with any requirements\nprescribed by regulation.\n","sortOrder":81},{"sectionNumber":"85","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trading fund","content":"85 Trading fund\n(1) The council must establish a trading fund for the provision,\noperation and maintenance of land, facilities, services and\nimprovements in relation to the parking of vehicles in Central\nDarwin.\n(2) The proceeds of a municipal parking rate levied under this Part\nmust be applied by the council to the trading fund.\n","sortOrder":82},{"sectionNumber":"86","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parking usage schedule","content":"86 Parking usage schedule\nIn calculating the municipal parking rate payable by the owner or\noccupier of land, the CEO must, in June each year, prepare a\nparking usage schedule setting out the following:\n(a) particulars of each parcel of land in Central Darwin;\n(b) if the land is rateable land – the name of the person entered in\nthe assessment record as owner or occupier of the land;\n(c) if the land is not rateable land – the name of the person who,\nin the opinion of the CEO, would be liable to pay rates if the\nland were rateable land;\n(d) if the land is in use – the use or uses of the land, and the area\nallocated to that use or each of those uses;\n(e) if the land is not in use – the authorised use established by\nreference to:\n(i) a certificate issued under section 140 of the Planning\nAct 1999 or saved under section 179 of that Act or the\nmost recent development permit under that Act in\nrelation to the land; or\n(ii) if no certificate or development permit is issued or saved\nunder the Planning Act 1999 in relation to the land – the\ndevelopment provisions under that Act in relation to the\nland;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 44\n(f) the number of parking spaces which should, in accordance\nwith Schedule 3, be provided on the land having regard to the\nuse or uses to which the land is put;\n(g) the number of parking spaces calculated in accordance with\nthe requirements of Schedule 4 which are on the land, and\nwhich are available for use for the parking of vehicles;\n(h) if a parking usage schedule has been prepared under\nregulation 92(3) in relation to a change or event referred to in\nregulation 92(1)(b) – the date on which the change or event\noccurred.\n","sortOrder":83},{"sectionNumber":"87","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification of parking usage schedule","content":"87 Notification of parking usage schedule\n(1) The CEO must, by 1 July in each year:\n(a) give notice that a parking usage schedule has been prepared;\nand\n(b) give notice that the place and times at which the parking\nusage schedule may be inspected; and\n(c) state the date, being not less than 28 days after the date of\npublication of the notice, in which a review may be lodged in\nrelation to the parking usage schedule.\n(2) The notice given under subregulation (1) is by publication of the\nnotice:\n(a) on the council's website; and\n(b) in a newspaper circulating in Darwin.\n(3) A person may inspect the parking usage schedule free of charge.\n","sortOrder":84},{"sectionNumber":"88","sectionType":"section","heading":"Review or correction of error","content":"88 Review or correction of error\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to:\n(a) a person named in the parking usage schedule as the owner\nor occupier of a parcel of land; or\n(b) a person who is liable for the payment of the municipal parking\nrate in respect of a parcel of land.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 45\n(2) The person may, before the date specified in the notice published\nunder regulation 87, by written notice to the council, apply for a\nreview in relation to an entry in the parking usage schedule on the\nfollowing grounds:\n(a) that the person is not the person liable to pay the municipal\nparking rate in respect of the parcel of land;\n(b) that, in relation to land in respect of which the person is liable\nto pay the municipal parking rate, the parking usage schedule\ncontains an error or omission which affects the calculation of\nthe parking spaces which should be provided on the land;\n(c) that the number of parking spaces on the land is greater than\nthat stated in the parking usage schedule;\n(d) that the parking usage schedule otherwise contains an error\nwhich affects the calculation of the municipal parking rate\npayable.\n(3) The CEO may:\n(a) decide the application lodged under subregulation (2); or\n(b) refer the application lodged under subregulation (2) to the\ncouncil or council committee to decide.\n(4) The CEO, council or council committee may, in writing, request\nfurther information from the person in relation to the application.\n(5) The request under subregulation (4) must be made as soon as\npracticable but no later than 90 days after receiving the application.\n(6) The CEO must give the person a decision notice for the application\nand notify the person of the date the decision takes effect:\n(a) as soon as practicable but no later than 90 days after\nreceiving the application; or\n(b) if the CEO, council or council committee has requested further\ninformation under subregulation (4) – as soon as practicable\nbut no later than 90 days after receiving the information or\nnotification that the applicant cannot provide the information.\n(7) A decision under subregulation (6) is reviewable.\n(8) The person continues to be liable for the payment of the municipal\nparking rate according to the parking usage schedule despite the\nlodgement of an application under subregulation (2).\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 46\n(9) However, the person is entitled to the difference in municipal\nparking rates amounts if:\n(a) as a result of a review of or correction to the parking usage\nschedule, the difference in rates amounts to an entitlement;\nand\n(b) person has paid to the council the amount of the difference\nbefore the result of the review of or correction to the parking\nusage schedule.\n","sortOrder":85},{"sectionNumber":"89","sectionType":"section","heading":"Calculation of municipal parking rate","content":"89 Calculation of municipal parking rate\n(1) The figures set out in the parking usage schedule are to be used as\nthe basis for the calculations made under this regulation.\n(2) Subject to regulation 92, the payment to be made by a person liable\nto pay the municipal parking rate in respect of a parcel of land is to\nbe calculated to the nearest whole number in accordance with the\nformula:\nA = B x (C1 – C2)\nwhere:\nA is the amount payable.\nB is the municipal parking rate, expressed as an amount in respect\nof a parking space.\nC1 is the number listed in respect of that parcel under\nregulation 86(f).\nC2 is the number listed in respect of that parcel under\nregulation 86(g).\n(3) Subject to regulation 92, the fact that part of any land is not\noccupied for all or any part of a year does not affect the liability of\nthe person to pay the municipal parking rate.\n(4) If a calculation of the municipal parking rate payable by a person in\nrespect of a parcel of land shows that the total of the numbers listed\nin respect of that parcel under regulation 86(g) equals or exceeds\nthe number listed under regulation 86(f) in respect of that parcel:\n(a) no amount shall be payable in accordance with\nsubregulation (2); and\n(b) the council must not be liable to make any payment to that\nperson; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 47\n(c) the operation of regulation 96 is not affected in relation to the\nmunicipal parking rate payable by that person in relation to\nany other parcel of land.\n","sortOrder":86},{"sectionNumber":"90","sectionType":"section","heading":"Levying of municipal parking rate","content":"90 Levying of municipal parking rate\nA municipal parking rate is levied by the CEO serving a rates notice\non a person liable to pay the municipal parking rate.\n","sortOrder":87},{"sectionNumber":"91","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment of amounts in advance","content":"91 Payment of amounts in advance\n(1) The council may enter into an agreement with a person liable to pay\nthe municipal parking rate for the payment of the municipal parking\nrate in advance as an amount arrived at by multiplying the amount\ndetermined by the council as appropriate to the term of the\nagreement by the shortfall.\n(2) The council may not determine an amount that discriminates\nbetween persons liable to pay the municipal parking rate for\n","sortOrder":88},{"sectionNumber":"92","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification requirements if use of land changes","content":"92 Notification requirements if use of land changes\n(1) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person is liable to pay the municipal parking rate in relation\nto a parcel of land in Central Darwin; and\n(b) the person does not notify the CEO, as soon as possible, in\nwriting that:\n(i) the use of the land has changed; or\n(ii) a building on the land has been demolished; or\n(iii) a building constructed on the land has been occupied,\nwhether in part or in full, or had an occupancy\ncertification under the Building Act 1993 issued for the\nbuilding; and\n(c) the change in the use, demolition or occupation or issue of an\noccupancy certification:\n(i) occurred since the last notice under regulation 87 was\npublished; and\n(ii) affects or is likely to affect the parking usage schedule\nas it relates to the parcel of land.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 48\n(3) If the CEO considers a change in use, demolition or occupation or\nissue of an occupancy certification requires a parking usage\nschedule for that parcel of land, the CEO must prepare a parking\nusage schedule for that parcel of land setting out the information\nrequired under regulation 86(a) to (h).\n(4) The CEO must prepare the parking usage schedule within 28 days\nafter becoming aware of the change in use, demolition or\noccupation or issue of an occupancy certification.\n(5) The CEO must, as soon as practicable, give the person liable to\npay the municipal parking rate in relation to the parcel of land:\n(a) a copy of the parking usage schedule prepared under\nsubregulation (3); and\n(b) a notice stating the date, being not less than 28 days after the\ndate of the notice is given to the person, in which a review\nmay be lodged in relation to the parking usage schedule.\n","sortOrder":89},{"sectionNumber":"93","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment or refund because of adjustment","content":"93 Payment or refund because of adjustment\n(1) A council must adjust the amount of the municipal parking rate\npayable by the person if:\n(a) a parking usage schedule has been prepared under\nregulation 92(3) in relation to a change in the use of a parcel\nof land; and\n(b) an agreement has not been entered into under regulation 91;\nand\n(c) the year in relation to which the municipal parking rate applies\nhas not expired.\n(2) The council must require the person pay an additional amount of\nthe municipal parking rate or refund to the person the difference\nbetween the rates.\n","sortOrder":90},{"sectionNumber":"94","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agreement or payment if municipal parking rate adjusted to","content":"94 Agreement or payment if municipal parking rate adjusted to\nincrease shortfall\n(1) This regulation applies if:\n(a) there is an agreement between the council and a person in\nrelation to a parcel of land under regulation 91; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 49\n(b) a parking usage schedule has been prepared under\nregulation 92(3) which increases the shortfall in relation to the\nparcel.\n(2) The person may:\n(a) enter into an agreement under regulation 91 in relation to the\nperson's additional liability; or\n(b) pay the municipal parking rate in respect of the increased\nshortfall annually.\n","sortOrder":91},{"sectionNumber":"95","sectionType":"section","heading":"Refund if municipal parking rate adjusted to decrease shortfall","content":"95 Refund if municipal parking rate adjusted to decrease shortfall\n(1) This regulation applies if:\n(a) there is an agreement between the council and a person in\nrelation to a parcel of land under regulation 91; and\n(b) a parking usage schedule has been prepared under\nregulation 92(3) which decreases the shortfall in relation to the\nparcel.\n(2) The council must, in relation to the unexpired portion of the term of\nthe agreement, refund to the person who entered into the\nagreement the amount paid by the person in respect of the\ndecrease in the shortfall.\n(3) The method of calculating the amount of the refund must be set out\nin the agreement.\n","sortOrder":92},{"sectionNumber":"96","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rebates and exemptions","content":"96 Rebates and exemptions\n(1) The council may, with the approval of the Minister, exempt a person\nor class of persons from the payment of the municipal parking rate\nin respect of specified land or a specified class of land.\n(2) The council may, by resolution, reduce the municipal parking rate\npayable by a person in relation to a parcel of land (the first parcel\nof land) if:\n(a) the person is the owner or occupier in relation to another\nparcel of land (the second parcel of land); and\n(b) the second parcel of land is in the immediate vicinity of the\nfirst parcel of land; and\n(c) the person has provided for a number of parking spaces for\nthe second parcel of land; and\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 50\n(d) if the second parcel of land is in Central Darwin – the number\nof parking spaces equals or exceeds the aggregate number\nlisted in accordance with regulation 86(f) in the parking usage\nschedule for the first parcel of land and the second parcel of\nland; and\n(e) if the second parcel of land is not in Central Darwin – the\nnumber of parking spaces equals or exceeds the number\nlisted for the first parcel of land.\n","sortOrder":93},{"sectionNumber":"97","sectionType":"section","heading":"Usage of car parking spaces","content":"97 Usage of car parking spaces\n(1) Subject to subregulation (3), a person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person is an owner or occupier of a parcel of land in\nCentral Darwin; and\n(b) uses, causes or permits the parking space included in the\nparking usage schedule for the parcel or land for a purpose\nother than the parking of a vehicle; and\n(c) the use, cause or permission of the parking space for a\npurpose other than the parking of a vehicle results in the\nnumber of parking spaces available for the parking of vehicles\nto be less than the number listed under regulation 86(f) in that\nparking usage schedule or the aggregate number for\nregulation 96(2).\n(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubregulation (1) for a defendant to prove that the use of the\nparking space:\n(a) was for a period of less than 48 hours and that no similar use\nof that space had taken place during the previous 6 months; or\n(b) resulted from the carrying out of emergency repairs to a\nservice to the land or adjacent land.\n(4) Nothing in this regulation prevents the parking of a bicycle or a\npowered cycle in a parking space.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 51\n","sortOrder":94},{"sectionNumber":"98","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed corporation","content":"98 Prescribed corporation\nFor section 9 of the Act, LGANT Limited ACN 662 805 503 is the\nprescribed corporation.\n","sortOrder":95},{"sectionNumber":"99","sectionType":"section","heading":"Timeframe for review of delegations","content":"99 Timeframe for review of delegations\nFor section 41 of the Act, a council must review any delegations of\nits functions and powers within 6 months after a general election for\nthe council.\n","sortOrder":96},{"sectionNumber":"100","sectionType":"section","heading":"Member indebted to the council","content":"100 Member indebted to the council\n(1) This regulation applies if a member is indebted to the council and\nhas not discharged the debt within 3 months after the debt\nbecomes due and payable.\n(2) The CEO must notify the member, in writing, of the member's debt\nto the council as soon as practicable after the CEO becomes aware\nof the debt.\n(3) The notification under subregulation (2) must include a statement\nthat if the member fails to discharge the debt within 6 months, the\nmember may be disqualified under section 47(1)(f) of the Act.\n","sortOrder":97},{"sectionNumber":"101","sectionType":"section","heading":"Absence without permission","content":"101 Absence without permission\n(1) This regulation applies if a member is absent without the\npermission of the council under section 47(1)(o) of the Act.\n(2) At the first meeting that a member is absent from the meeting\nwithout permission, the council must resolve that the member is\nabsent from the meeting without permission and the resolution must\nrefer to section 47(1)(o) of the Act.\n(3) The CEO must notify the member, in writing, of the resolution within\n7 days of the making of the resolution.\n(4) The notification in subregulation (3) must include a copy of the\nminutes and a statement that if the member is absent without\npermission from the next ordinary meeting of the council, the\nmember may be disqualified.\n(5) If the member is absent from the next ordinary meeting of the\ncouncil without permission, the council must resolve that the\nmember is absent from the meeting without permission and the\nresolution must refer to section 47(1)(o) of the Act.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 52\n(6) However, nothing in this regulation prevents a council from revoking\na resolution made under it if the member provides a reason to the\ncouncil for the member's absence to the satisfaction of the council.\n","sortOrder":98},{"sectionNumber":"102","sectionType":"section","heading":"Timeframes for requirements for meetings","content":"102 Timeframes for requirements for meetings\n(1) For section 97(3)(c) of the Act, a notice convening a meeting of an\naudit committee, a council committee or a local authority must be\ngiven to the members of the audit committee, council committee or\nlocal authority at least 3 business days before the date appointed\nfor the meeting.\n(2) For section 97(3)(d) of the Act, a notice convening a meeting of an\naudit committee, a council committee or a local authority must be\naccessible on the council's website at least 3 business days before\nthe date appointed for the meeting.\n","sortOrder":99},{"sectionNumber":"103","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice requirements for meeting of council committee or local","content":"103 Notice requirements for meeting of council committee or local\nauthority\n(1) This regulation applies if a meeting of a council committee or a local\nauthority is convened by the CEO under section 97 of the Act.\n(2) The agenda for the meeting must include any business papers to\nbe considered at the meeting (including any business papers for\nconfidential business).\n(3) If business that deals with confidential information is to be\nconsidered at the meeting, the notice of the convening of the\nmeeting must contain a statement of that fact and the provision of\nthe Act or these Regulations under which the information is\nconfidential.\n(5) If the business papers considered at the meeting are different to the\nbusiness papers published for the meeting, the business papers\nconsidered at the meeting must be published on the council's\nwebsite at the same time the minutes of the meeting are published\nunder section 102(2) of the Act.\n(6) If any other papers or documents are considered at a meeting that\nhave not been published for the meeting, the papers or documents\nmust be published on the council's website at the same time the\nminutes of the meeting are published under section 102(2) of the\nAct.\nNote for regulation 103\nInformation may be suppressed from the material that is made publicly available\nbecause the information is confidential (see section 293 of the Act and\nregulation 51).\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 53\n","sortOrder":100},{"sectionNumber":"104","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice requirements for meeting of audit committee","content":"104 Notice requirements for meeting of audit committee\n(1) This regulation applies if a meeting of an audit committee is\nconvened by the CEO under section 97 of the Act.\n(2) Any business papers to be considered at the meeting (including any\nbusiness papers for confidential business) must be given to the\nmembers of the audit committee at least 3 days before the date of\nthe meeting.\n","sortOrder":101},{"sectionNumber":"105","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of postponement of meeting","content":"105 Notice of postponement of meeting\n(1) For section 100(5) of the Act, a notice of the postponement of a\nmeeting and of the time and place to which the meeting has been\npostponed must be published on the council's website at least one\nbusiness day within the date of the meeting being postponed.\n(2) If the meeting is postponed to the following day, the notice must be\npublished at least 4 hours before the time appointed to the meeting.\n","sortOrder":102},{"sectionNumber":"106","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual return of interests – members","content":"106 Annual return of interests – members\n(1) This regulation applies to a member of a council.\n(2) For section 110(1) of the Act, the following details are prescribed:\n(a) if the person has a shareholding in a public or private\ncompany (including a holding company) – the name of the\ncompany;\n(b) if the person has an interest as a trustee or beneficiary in a\nfamily or business trust (but not an interest as a trustee in a\ntrust in which neither the person, nor any associate of the\nperson, is a beneficiary, or an interest in a land trust under the\nAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)) –\nthe name of the trust, the nature of its operation and the\nnature of the interest;\n(c) if the person has an interest as an owner of real estate – the\nlocation (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is\nowned;\n(d) if the person has an interest in a registered company\ndirectorship – the name of the company;\n(e) if the person has an interest in a partnership – the name of the\npartnership, the nature of the interest and the activities of the\npartnership;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 54\n(f) if the person is a member of a political party or body – the\nname of the party or body;\n(g) if the person has membership in an organisation for which a\nconflict of interest with the person's duties could foreseeably\narise or be seen to arise – the name of the organisation;\n(h) if the person has any other interest where a conflict of interest\nwith a person's duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to\narise – the nature of the interest;\n(i) if the person has any other substantial source of income – the\nnature of the source of the income.\n","sortOrder":103},{"sectionNumber":"107","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual return of interests – staff","content":"107 Annual return of interests – staff\n(1) This regulation applies to the following persons:\n(a) a CEO;\n(b) a council senior staff member;\n(c) a chief executive;\n(d) a local government subsidiary senior staff member.\n(2) For section 178(1) and (2) of the Act, the following details are\nprescribed if the person has an actual or perceived conflict of\ninterest because of the circumstance mentioned:\n(a) if the person has a shareholding in a public or private\ncompany (including a holding company) – the name of the\ncompany;\n(b) if the person has an interest as a trustee or beneficiary in a\nfamily or business trust (but not an interest as a trustee in a\ntrust in which neither the person, nor any associate of the\nperson, is a beneficiary, or an interest in a land trust under the\nAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)) –\nthe name of the trust, the nature of its operation and the\nnature of the interest;\n(c) if the person has an interest as an owner of real estate – the\nlocation (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is\nowned;\n(d) if the person has an interest in a registered company\ndirectorship – the name of the company;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 55\n(e) if the person has an interest in a partnership – the name of the\npartnership, the nature of the interest and the activities of the\npartnership;\n(f) if the person has membership in an organisation – the name\nof the organisation;\n(g) if the person has any other interest – the nature of the interest;\n(h) if the person has any other substantial source of income – the\nnature of the source of the income.\n","sortOrder":104},{"sectionNumber":"108","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed form for annual return of interests for members","content":"108 Prescribed form for annual return of interests for members\nFor section 110(2) of the Act, the prescribed form is set out in\nSchedule 5.\n","sortOrder":105},{"sectionNumber":"109","sectionType":"section","heading":"Requirements for appointment to office of CEO","content":"109 Requirements for appointment to office of CEO\n(1) For section 165(6)(a) of the Act, the following requirements apply in\nrelation to the appointment of a person to the office of CEO:\n(a) the position is to be publicly advertised;\n(b) the advertisement must set out the eligibility requirements\nunder section 166 of the Act;\n(c) the recruitment panel must consist of at least one person who\nis independent from the council;\n(d) the panel obtains written references for an applicant's past\n3 years of work history from the applicant's supervisors or\nmanagers (or, if the applicant was a CEO of another council,\nthe principal member of the council);\n(e) the panel verifies the applicant's qualifications and\nprofessional memberships;\n(f) the panel makes enquiries to determine the applicant's\neligibility with reference to section 166 of the Act.\n(2) A CEO's contract of employment must include provisions in relation\nto the following:\n(a) the term of the contract of employment, including the\ncommencement date and the expiry date;\n(b) probation period;\n(c) key performance indicators and regular performance reviews;\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 56\n(d) termination of employment;\n(e) cash and non-cash benefits and entitlements;\n(f) leave entitlements and requirements in relation to providing\nnotice before taking leave.\n(3) A CEO's probation period must be at least 6 months.\n(4) A council may, by resolution:\n(a) reappoint a CEO; and\n(b) vary the terms of the reappointed CEO's contract of\nemployment.\n","sortOrder":106},{"sectionNumber":"110","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vacancy in office of CEO","content":"110 Vacancy in office of CEO\nIf there is a vacancy in the office of the CEO, the council may\nappoint a temporary CEO for a period specified by the council or\nuntil a CEO is appointed under section 165 of the Act.\nNote for regulation 110\nSection 169 of the Act provides that the council must advertise the vacancy\nwithin 8 weeks of the vacancy occurring.\n","sortOrder":107},{"sectionNumber":"111","sectionType":"section","heading":"Submissions in relation to conditionally rateable land","content":"111 Submissions in relation to conditionally rateable land\nA council's submissions to the Minister in relation to conditionally\nrateable land must include the following:\n(a) a report on the council's consultation with the pastoral or\nmining industries (as applicable) about the levels of\nconditional rates the council is proposing;\n(b) a list of the council services that the residents of, or workers\non, conditionally rateable land have the opportunity to utilise;\n(c) a comparative analysis of the amount of rates contributed to\nthe council by different categories of ratepayer;\n(d) the projected impact of the proposed change to the levels of\nconditional rates on the council's budget and service\nprovision;\n(e) a business case setting out how revenue from the proposed\nlevels of conditional rates would be expended (as applicable).\n\n","sortOrder":108},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional matters for Local Government (General) Regulations 2021","content":"Part 6 Transitional matters for Local Government (General) Regulations 2021\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 57\n","sortOrder":109},{"sectionNumber":"111A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of LGANT","content":"111A Continuation of LGANT\nFor section 346(1)(b) of the Act, the period prescribed is 18 months\non and from the commencement of the Act.\nPart 6 Transitional matters for Local Government\n(General) Regulations 2021\n","sortOrder":110},{"sectionNumber":"112","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"112 Definitions\ncommencement means the commencement of this Part.\nformer accounting Regulations means the Local Government\n(Accounting) Regulations 2008.\nformer parking Regulations means the Local Government\n(Darwin Parking Local Rates) Regulations 1982.\n","sortOrder":111},{"sectionNumber":"113","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council or local government subsidiary to maintain","content":"113 Council or local government subsidiary to maintain\ninformation within 12 months after commencement\nA council or local government subsidiary must maintain the\ninformation specified in regulation 6 not later than 12 months after\nthe commencement.\n","sortOrder":112},{"sectionNumber":"114","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council to adopt policies within 12 months after","content":"114 Council to adopt policies within 12 months after\ncommencement\n(1) A council must adopt the following policies not later than 12 months\nafter the commencement:\n(a) a policy for procurement of supplies under regulation 33;\n(b) a policy in relation to confidential information and business\nunder regulation 53.\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), if the council is required to act in\naccordance with a policy within the period mentioned in the\nsubregulation, the council must adopt the policy before taking the\naction.\n","sortOrder":113},{"sectionNumber":"115","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local government subsidiary to adopt policies within","content":"115 Local government subsidiary to adopt policies within\n12 months after commencement\n(1) A local government subsidiary must adopt a policy for procurement\nof supplies under regulation 33 not later than 12 months after the\n\nPart 6 Transitional matters for Local Government (General) Regulations 2021\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 58\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), if the local government subsidiary is\nrequired to act in accordance with the policy within the period\nmentioned in the subregulation, the local government subsidiary\nmust adopt the policy before taking the action.\n","sortOrder":114},{"sectionNumber":"116","sectionType":"section","heading":"Registers to be established","content":"116 Registers to be established\n(1) A council or local government subsidiary must establish the\nfollowing registers not later than 12 months after the\ncommencement:\n(a) a register of the council's or local government subsidiary's\nmajor assets under regulation 26(1)(a);\n(b) a register of the council's or local government subsidiary's\nportable and attractive assets under regulation 26(1)(b).\n(2) A council must establish a register of information in relation to each\nmember of a council under regulation 55(3) not later than\n12 months after the commencement.\n","sortOrder":115},{"sectionNumber":"117","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quotations, tenders and collective procurement","content":"117 Quotations, tenders and collective procurement\n(1) If a council or local government subsidiary started a process for a\nquotation, tender or collective procurement under Part 13 of the\nformer accounting Regulations before the commencement, that\nPart continues to apply in relation to the process.\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), the council or local government\nsubsidiary may elect to continue the process for the quotation,\ntender or collective procurement under Part 2, Division 12 of these\nRegulations.\n","sortOrder":116},{"sectionNumber":"118","sectionType":"section","heading":"Established trading fund","content":"118 Established trading fund\nA trading fund established before the commencement by a council\nunder the former parking Regulations is taken to be a trading fund\nestablished under regulation 85(1) of these Regulations.\n","sortOrder":117},{"sectionNumber":"119","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parking usage schedule","content":"119 Parking usage schedule\nThe parking usage schedule, prepared under regulation 4 of the\nformer parking Regulations, as in force immediately before the\ncommencement, remains in force after the commencement as if it\nwas made under regulation 86.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 59\n","sortOrder":118},{"sectionNumber":"120","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rates levied under former parking Regulations","content":"120 Rates levied under former parking Regulations\n(1) The former parking Regulations, as in force immediately before the\ncommencement, continue to apply to any local rates levied for the\n2021 – 2022 financial year.\n(2) Part 4 of these Regulations apply to any rates levied for the\nfinancial year after the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\nDivision 1 General matters\n","sortOrder":119},{"sectionNumber":"121","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"121 Definitions\ncommencement means the commencement of section 367 of the\nnew Act.\nformer Act means the Local Government Act 2008, as in force\nimmediately before the commencement.\nnew Act means the Local Government Act 2019.\nrepealed, in relation to a section, means the section of the former\nAct as in force immediately before the commencement.\n","sortOrder":120},{"sectionNumber":"122","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration","content":"122 Declaration\nThe regulations in this Part are made under section 367 of the new\nAct.\n","sortOrder":121},{"sectionNumber":"123","sectionType":"section","heading":"Inspectors","content":"123 Inspectors\nAn inspector appointed under repealed section 202 continues to be\nan inspector under the new Act as if the person had been appointed\nunder section 294 of the new Act.\n","sortOrder":122},{"sectionNumber":"124","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ongoing compliance reviews","content":"124 Ongoing compliance reviews\n(1) On the commencement, a compliance review under Part 15.2 of the\nformer Act that is being carried out immediately before the\ncommencement is taken to be a compliance review under Part 15.2\nof the new Act.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 60\n(2) Parts 15.2, 15.4 and 15.5 of the new Act apply to a compliance\nreview mentioned in subregulation (1) after the commencement.\n","sortOrder":123},{"sectionNumber":"125","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ongoing investigations","content":"125 Ongoing investigations\n(1) On the commencement, an investigation under Part 15.3 of the\nformer Act that is being carried out immediately before the\ncommencement is taken to be an investigation under Part 15.3 of\nthe new Act.\n(2) Parts 15.3, 15.4 and 15.5 of the new Act apply to an investigation\nmentioned in subregulation (1) after the commencement.\n","sortOrder":124},{"sectionNumber":"126","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authorised persons","content":"126 Authorised persons\nAn authorised person appointed under repealed section 112 is\ntaken to be an authorised person appointed under section 183 of\nthe new Act.\n","sortOrder":125},{"sectionNumber":"127","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local government subsidiaries","content":"127 Local government subsidiaries\nA local government subsidiary constituted and approved by the\nMinister immediately before the commencement is taken to be a\nlocal government subsidiary constituted and approved by the\nMinister under section 69(1) of the new Act after the\n","sortOrder":126},{"sectionNumber":"128","sectionType":"section","heading":"Terms and conditions of membership","content":"128 Terms and conditions of membership\n(1) Chapter 4, Part 4.2, Division 3 of the former Act applies to a\nmember of a council until the periodic general election held under\nsection 135(1)(a) of the new Act.\n(2) Chapter 4, Part 4.2, Division 3 of the new Act applies to a member\nof a council after the periodic general election held under\nsection 135(1)(a) of the new Act, irrespective of whether the\nmember was a member of the council before the periodic general\nelection.\n","sortOrder":127},{"sectionNumber":"129","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council committees","content":"129 Council committees\nA council committee established by resolution immediately before\nthe commencement is taken to be a council committee established\nunder section 82 of the new Act after the commencement.\n","sortOrder":128},{"sectionNumber":"130","sectionType":"section","heading":"Adoption of budget","content":"130 Adoption of budget\n(1) Chapter 10, Part 10.5 of the former Act applies to a council\nadopting its budget for the financial year in which the new Act\ncommences.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 61\n(2) Chapter 10, Part 10.5 of the new Act applies to a council adopting\nits budget for the financial year after the financial year in which the\nnew Act commences.\n","sortOrder":129},{"sectionNumber":"131","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual financial statement","content":"131 Annual financial statement\n(1) Repealed section 131 applies to the first annual financial statement\na council must prepare after the commencement.\n(2) Section 207 of the new Act applies to the subsequent annual\nfinancial statements a council must prepare after the\n(3) Despite subregulation (1), a council may elect to prepare the first\nannual financial statement after the commencement in accordance\nwith section 207 of the new Act.\n","sortOrder":130},{"sectionNumber":"132","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual report","content":"132 Annual report\n(1) Part 14.1 of the former Act applies to the first annual report a\ncouncil must give the Minister after the commencement.\n(2) Part 14.1 of the new Act applies to the subsequent annual reports a\ncouncil must give to the Minister after the commencement.\n(3) Despite subregulation (1), a council may elect to prepare the first\nannual report after the commencement in accordance with\n","sortOrder":131},{"sectionNumber":"Part 14","sectionType":"part","heading":"1 of the new Act.","content":"Part 14.1 of the new Act.\n","sortOrder":132},{"sectionNumber":"133","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conditionally rateable land continued","content":"133 Conditionally rateable land continued\n(1) This regulation applies to land within a local government area that,\nimmediately before commencement, is conditionally rateable land\nthat is not within the ambit of a notice published under repealed\nsection 142.\n(2) The land continues to be conditionally rateable land that is not\nwithin the ambit of the notice for the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\n(3) Section 219 of the new Act applies to the land for the financial year\nafter the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\n","sortOrder":133},{"sectionNumber":"134","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exempt land continued","content":"134 Exempt land continued\n(1) This regulation applies to land within a local government area that,\nimmediately before commencement, is exempt land under repealed\nsection 144.\n(2) The land continues to be exempt land under repealed section 144\nfor the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 62\n(3) Section 222 of the new Act applies to the land for the financial year\nafter the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\n","sortOrder":134},{"sectionNumber":"135","sectionType":"section","heading":"General rates, special rates and charges","content":"135 General rates, special rates and charges\n(1) Chapter 11, Parts 11.5 and 11.6 of the former Act apply to general\nrates, special rates and charges imposed in the 2021 – 2022\nfinancial year.\n(2) Chapter 11, Parts 11.5 (except Division 3) and 11.6 of the new Act\napply to the imposition of general rates, special rates and charges\nimposed in the financial year after the 2021 – 2022 financial year.\n","sortOrder":135},{"sectionNumber":"136","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exemptions under Local Government (Accounting)","content":"136 Exemptions under Local Government (Accounting)\nRegulations 2008\n(1) Despite the repeal of the former accounting Regulations,\nregulation 31 of those Regulations continues in force after the\n(2) For subregulation (1), any exemption in force under regulation 31 of\nthe former accounting Regulations immediately before the\ncommencement is taken to be an exemption from the equivalent\nprovision of these Regulations.\n(3) In this regulation:\nformer accounting Regulations means the Local Government\n(Accounting) Regulations 2008.\n","sortOrder":136},{"sectionNumber":"137","sectionType":"section","heading":"By-laws proposed before commencement","content":"137 By-laws proposed before commencement\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies if, before the commencement, a council:\n(a) proposed to make a by-law under the former Act; and\n(b) complied with repealed section 190(1) in relation to the by-law;\nand\n(c) did not make the proposed by-law.\n(2) The council is taken to have complied with section 278(1) of the\nnew Act in relation to the by-law after the commencement.\n(3) This regulation is made under section 367 of the new Act.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 63\n","sortOrder":137},{"sectionNumber":"138","sectionType":"section","heading":"By-laws made before commencement","content":"138 By-laws made before commencement\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies if, before the commencement:\n(a) a council made a by-law under Chapter 13, Part 13.1 of the\nformer Act; and\n(b) the by-law did not take effect.\n(2) The council is taken to have made the by-law under Chapter 13,\n","sortOrder":138},{"sectionNumber":"Part 13","sectionType":"part","heading":"1 of the new Act after the commencement.","content":"Part 13.1 of the new Act after the commencement.\n(3) This regulation is made under section 367 of the new Act.\n","sortOrder":139},{"sectionNumber":"139","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local authorities","content":"139 Local authorities\n(1) The following councils are required to establish and maintain one or\nmore local authorities after the commencement as if the Minister\nhad identified them under section 76 of the new Act:\n(a) Barkly Regional Council;\n(b) Central Desert Regional Council;\n(c) East Arnhem Regional Council;\n(d) MacDonnell Regional Council;\n(e) Roper Gulf Regional Council;\n(f) Tiwi Islands Regional Council;\n(g) Victoria Daly Regional Council;\n(h) West Arnhem Regional Council;\n(i) West Daly Regional Council.\n(2) This regulation is made under section 367 of the new Act.\n\nPart 8 Transitional matters for Local Government (General) Further Amendment\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 64\nPart 8 Transitional matters for Local Government\n(General) Further Amendment\n140 Complaints and applications referred or made to former\nprescribed corporation\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to the following:\n(a) a complaint that was referred to the former prescribed\ncorporation under section 124(3) of the Act before the\ncommencement but was not decided under section 127(3) of\nthe Act before the commencement;\n(b) an application for consideration of a complaint under\nsection 126(3) of the Act that was made before the\ncommencement but was not decided under section 127(3) of\nthe Act before the commencement.\n(2) On the commencement, a complaint or application to which this\nregulation applies is taken to have been referred to the new\nprescribed corporation.\n(3) On the commencement, a prescribed corporation panel in relation\nto a complaint or application to which this regulation applies is\ntaken to have been established by the new prescribed corporation.\n(4) In this regulation:\ncommencement means the commencement of regulation 4 of the\nLocal Government (General) Further Amendment\nRegulations 2022.\nformer prescribed corporation means the corporation that was\nprescribed by regulation 98 immediately before the\nnew prescribed corporation means the corporation prescribed by\nregulation 98 after the commencement.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 65\nregulation 49\nMaterial Conditions\nA notice requesting quotations\nfrom suppliers (regulation 35(1)).\navailable after the period for the\nreceipt of quotations has closed or\nif the public request for quotations\nis cancelled.\nA notice of the successful\nquotation after making a public\nrequest for quotations (regulation\n35(6)(b)(ii)).\ngovernment subsidiary accepted\nthe quotation.\nA notice calling for tenders for the\nprovision of supplies\n(regulation 36(1)).\navailable after the period for the\nreceipt of tenders has closed or if\nthe call for tenders is cancelled.\nA notice of the successful tender\nafter calling for tenders for the\nprovision of supplies\n(regulation 36(10)(b)(ii)).\ngovernment subsidiary accepted\nthe tender.\nA notice of the provision of\nsupplies that did not require\nquotation or tender\n(regulation 38(3)).\ngovernment subsidiary obtained\nthe supplies.\nA notice of a contract variation\n(regulation 42).\nwhich the notice was published.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 66\nregulation 83\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 67\nregulation 86(f)\n1 Definitions\nIn this Schedule:\ndwelling unit means a building or part of a building designed,\nconstructed or adapted for human habitation as a self-contained\nunit.\nnet floor area, see clause 2.\n2 Meaning of net floor area\nThe net floor area, in relation to a building, includes all that area\nbetween the internal surfaces of external walls other than:\n(a) stairs, lift shafts, escalators, cleaners cupboards and tea\nrooms (if provided as standard facilities in a building); and\n(b) all areas which are available for unrestricted use by members\nof the public who are not occupants or owners of the parcel of\nland or part of it; and\n(c) toilets and washrooms; and\n(d) areas set aside as plant lift motor rooms; and\n(e) areas set aside for the use of service or delivery vehicles; and\n(f) areas set aside for parking or access to parking; and\n(g) any other area declared by the council, by resolution, to be\nexcluded areas.\n3 Calculation\nIf a calculation made in accordance with the figures set out in the\nTable in clause 4 results in a number that is not a whole number,\nthe number of parking spaces required is the next higher whole\nnumber.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 68\n4 Number of parking spaces\nThe number of parking spaces mentioned in regulation 86(f) is\ncalculated with reference to the following Table:\nTable\nUse Minimum no. of\nparking spaces\nrequired\n1 Commercial (including catering businesses,\ndrive-in take-away food outlets, general\nstores, indoor recreation establishments\n(including cinemas and theatres), licensed\nclubs, licensed restaurants, medical clinics,\nmedical consulting rooms, motels and\nhotels (excluding guest suites and\nbedrooms), motor repair establishments,\nnurseries, offices (except if elsewhere\nreferred to in this Table), passenger\nterminals, service industry establishments,\nservice stations, shops, showrooms,\ntaverns, transport terminals, vehicle sales\nyards, veterinary clinics and warehouses)\n3 per 100 m² net floor\narea\n2 Institutional (including ambulance stations,\ncourts of justice, fire stations, child care\ncentres, community centres, education\nestablishments, funeral parlours, group\nhousing (transitional), institutional\nestablishments, institutional residences,\nplaces of public worship and radio or TV\ninstallations)\n2 per 100 m² net floor\narea\n3 Residential (including detached dwellings,\ndwelling units, guest houses and hostels,\nunits for aged persons and guest suites and\nbedrooms in motels and hotels)\n0.6 per dwelling unit\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 69\nregulation 86(g)\n1 General requirements\nSubject to clause 4, parking spaces required to be provided in\nrespect of a parcel of land must:\n(a) be provided in a parking area set aside for the purpose and\nclearly identified as a parking space; and\n(b) be reasonably accessible for use for parking; and\n(c) have a surface reasonably suitable for the parking of vehicles\nduring all weather conditions.\n2 Access to parking area\nSubject to clause 4, a parking area must be laid out or designed so\nvehicles can enter and leave it in a forward gear.\n3 Driveways\nSubject to clause 4, if a vehicle driveway provides access to or\negress from a parking area, it must measure 6 m wide for two-way\ntraffic flows and 3.5 m wide for one-way traffic flows and a corner or\njunction must have a minimum radius of 5 m.\n4 Exemptions\n(1) A council may, by resolution, exempt the owner of a parcel of land\nfrom the need to comply with the requirements of this Schedule, if\nthe council is satisfied that:\n(a) the parking area on the parcel of land is adequate for the\nparking of vehicles; and\n(b) the parking area can safely and conveniently be used.\n(3) The council must specify the manner in which the parking area may\nbe laid out or designed and used.\n(3) The parking spaces provided in a parking area laid out or designed\nin accordance with this clause must be taken into account in the\ncalculation of the municipal parking rate.\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 70\n5 Calculation of parking spaces\n(1) Subject to clause 4, in determining the number of parking spaces\nthat are available for use for the parking of vehicles in a parking\narea, the CEO must determine them as nearly as practicable in\naccordance with the diagrams set out below.\n(2) Subclause (1) applies notwithstanding the configuration actually\nnominated by markings or otherwise on, in or in relation to the\nparking area.\nParking space sizes\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 71\nregulation 108\nName: ________________________________________________\nCouncil: ________________________________________________\nInitials: ____________\nA council member must give the details required for each type of interest that\nthe council member holds.\nIf extra pages are needed, each extra page must be numbered and identified\nas part of this form and must include the name of the council member, the\nname of the council and initials of the council member.\n(a) Shareholding in a public or private company (including a holding\ncompany)\nName of the company\n(b) Interest as trustee or beneficiary in a family or business trust (excluding:\nan interest as a trustee in a trust where neither the member or any associate\nof the member is a beneficiary; or an interest in a land trust under the\nAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth))\nName of the trust Nature of the trust's\noperation\n(c) Interest as owner of real estate\nLocation (suburb or area\nonly)\nPurpose for which it is owned\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 72\n(d) Registered company directorship\nName of the company\n(e) Interest in partnership\nName of the partnership Activities of the\npartnership\n(f) Political membership\nName of the political party or body\n(g) Membership in an organisation where a conflict of interest with the\nmember's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise\nName of the organisation\n(h) Any other interest where a conflict of interest with a member's public\nduties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise\n(i) Any other substantial source of income\nNote: The general rule is income of over $1 000 per annum might be notifiable.\nNature of the income\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 73\nI confirm that the information provided in this form reflects all the interests I\nshould declare under section 110 of the Local Government Act 2019 and\nregulation 106(2) of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2021.\nCouncil member signature: ____________________ Date: ____________\nFull name of witness: ____________________\nWitness signature: __________________________ Date: ____________\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 74\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 (SL No. 9, 2021)\nNotified 30 June 2021\nCommenced 1 July 2021 (r 2, s 2 Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39,\n2019) and Gaz S27, 30 June 2021)\nLocal Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SL No. 15, 2021)\nNotified 29 September 2021\nCommenced rr 4 – 5: 29 September 2021; rem: 1 July 2021 (r 2)\nLocal Government Legislation Amendment (Remuneration) Act 2022 (Act No. 4, 2022)\nAssent date 14 April 2022\nCommenced 15 April 2022 (s 2)\nLocal Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SL No. 8, 2022)\nDate made 30 June 2022\nCommenced r 4: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (r 2)\nLocal Government (General) Further Amendment Regulations 2022 (SL No. 20, 2022)\nDate made 22 November 2022\nCommenced 1 January 2023 (r 2)\nLocal Government Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 15, 2025)\nAssent date 6 June 2025\nCommenced 14 July 2025 (Gaz S45, 4 July 2025)\n3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 35 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 32\nr 36 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 33\nr 54 amd No. 15, 2021, r 4\npt 3\ndiv 6 hdg rep Act No. 4, 2022, s 15\n\nLocal Government (General) Regulations 2021 75\nrr 65 – 70 rep Act No. 4, 2022, s 15\nr 82 amd No. 15, 2021, r 5\nr 98 sub No. 20, 2022, r 4\nr 102 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 34\nr 103 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 35\nr 105 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 36\nr 109 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 37\nr 110 amd Act No. 15, 2025, s 38\nr 111A ins No. 8, 2022, r 4\nrr 137 – 138 ins No. 15, 2021, r 6\nr 139 ins No. 8, 2022, r 5\npt 8 hdg ins No. 20, 2022, r 5\nr 140 ins No. 20, 2022, r 5","sortOrder":140}],"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata alone, there is insufficient information to determine whether the scope changed from the original intent. The regulations appear to function as a standard replacement or update of general local government operational rules, which is consistent with their stated purpose. No amendments or scope expansions are evident from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Split administrative responsibility between two separate government agencies (Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development and the NT Electoral Commission)","Long delayed commencement (over 2.5 years between making and coming into force) suggesting complex transitional arrangements","Broad subject matter scope typical of 'General' regulations covering many different aspects of council operations","Interaction with parent Local Government Act creates a layered legal framework requiring knowledge of both instruments","Affects multiple categories of people including elected officials, staff, voters, and third-party contractors","Chapter-based structure implies significant length and internal cross-referencing","Northern Territory-specific local government context involves remote and Indigenous communities with unique governance considerations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set detailed, legally binding rules for how Northern Territory local councils operate day-to-day, affecting residents, councillors, candidates, council staff and organisations that deal with councils. They cover core governance: meetings, financial management and reporting, elections (administered by the NT Electoral Commission), complaints handling, and council property and services. Made in November 2022, they don’t take effect until 14 July 2025, giving councils time to prepare; most oversight sits with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"provider":"moonshot","completionTokens":3233},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"While the Regulations are comprehensive, covering everything from detailed accounting standards to specific parking levies and extensive transitional arrangements, they remain within the scope of the Local Government Act 2019. The Act explicitly authorizes regulations for financial administration (Part 10), parking rates (section 240), and transitional matters (section 367). The inclusion of the Darwin-specific parking scheme and multi-layered transitional rules reflects the breadth of the enabling legislation rather than a significant expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["111 regulations across 8 Parts and 5 Schedules, creating a lengthy and layered document","Multiple monetary thresholds ($10,000; $100,000; $150,000) triggering different procurement pathways with specific procedural requirements","Extensive cross-referencing to the Local Government Act 2019, Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), and superseded legislation (2008 Act and 1982 Parking Regulations)","Nested conditional logic and exceptions, particularly in procurement rules (regulations 38-42) where general requirements are subject to numerous exclusions (emergencies, sole suppliers, etc.)","Mathematical formulas for calculating the municipal parking rate (regulation 89: A = B x (C1 – C2))","18 defined terms in regulation 3, plus additional Schedule-specific definitions (e.g., 'net floor area' in Schedule 3)","Strict liability offences (criminal penalties without needing to prove intent) scattered throughout for breaches like failing to comply with financial instructions or destroying records","Complex transitional arrangements spanning three different legislative periods (2008 Act, 2021 Regulations, and 2022 Amendments) with differing commencement dates"],"plain_english_summary":"These are the **Local Government (General) Regulations 2021**, which operate under the Northern Territory's *Local Government Act 2019*. They set out the detailed rules that NT councils and council-owned corporations must follow to ensure proper governance, financial integrity, and transparency.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   **Councils** (like Darwin, Alice Springs, and regional councils)\n*   **Local government subsidiaries** (companies or entities owned by councils)\n*   **Council members** (elected representatives)\n*   **Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)** and senior staff of councils\n\n**What it does:**\n\n**1. Money and Procurement (Part 2)**\n*   **Financial records:** Councils must keep electronic accounts that meet Australian Accounting Standards, showing all income and spending.\n*   **Budgets:** Councils must prepare detailed annual budgets and long-term financial plans on an \"accrual basis\" (recording income when earned and expenses when incurred, not just when cash moves). They must review budgets twice yearly.\n*   **Buying things (Procurement):** Strict rules apply based on cost:\n    *   Under **$10,000**: No quotes required (but council policy applies).\n    *   **$10,000–$100,000**: Must get at least 3 written quotes or go to public tender.\n    *   **$100,000–$150,000**: Must use public quotations (published online) or formal tenders.\n    *   **Over $150,000**: Must call for formal tenders assessed by a panel.\n*   **Exceptions:** Quotes/tenders aren't needed for emergencies (e.g., disaster recovery), legal services, insurance through brokers, or if there's only one possible supplier.\n*   **Collective buying:** Multiple councils can band together to jointly procure supplies under a written agreement.\n\n**2. Assets and Property**\n*   **Asset registers:** Councils must keep electronic registers of \"major assets\" (worth $10,000+) and \"portable and attractive assets\" (easily stolen items under $10,000).\n*   **Writing off losses:** Councils can only write off missing money (over $500) or damaged assets (over $2,000) after police report (if fraud suspected) and certification by the CEO.\n*   **Rates:** Details how rates notices must be formatted and how councils must keep records of who owes what.\n\n**3. Transparency and Meetings (Part 3)**\n*   **Public access:** Council meetings must be held in public places or accessible via audio/video conferencing.\n*   **Confidential business:** Meetings can be closed to discuss sensitive matters like personal details of residents, commercial secrets, legal advice, or code of conduct complaints. Councils must have a policy for handling confidential info.\n*   **Records:** Councils must keep detailed minutes (including who moved motions, when members arrived/left), maintain registers of conflicts of interest, and make certain information (like successful tenderers) publicly available on their website.\n\n**4. Darwin Parking Levy (Part 4)**\n*   A specific scheme for **Central Darwin** where property owners must either provide a certain number of parking spaces based on their building size/use, or pay a \"municipal parking rate\" (a levy) to the council.\n*   The council uses this money for a \"trading fund\" to provide public parking facilities.\n*   Property owners must notify the council if building use changes (e.g., new occupancy). Formulas calculate the exact levy based on the shortfall between required and actual parking spaces.\n\n**5. Conduct and Accountability (Parts 3 & 5)**\n*   **Code of conduct complaints:** Detailed procedures for handling complaints that a council member breached the code of conduct, including notification requirements, timeframes (e.g., 14 days to respond), and how panels are formed.\n*   **Conflicts of interest:** Members and senior staff must submit annual returns declaring shareholdings, property interests, trusts, and other income sources that could conflict with their duties.\n*   **CEO appointments:** Strict recruitment rules apply, including independent panel members, reference checks, and probation periods of at least 6 months.\n\n**6. Transitional Rules (Parts 6, 7 & 8)**\n*   These ensure a smooth transition from the old *Local Government Act 2008* to the 2019 Act.\n*   They preserve existing contracts, by-laws, exemptions, and ongoing investigations under the old system while moving to the new rules."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations consolidate and expand detailed administrative and financial requirements compared with earlier instruments: they prescribe specific procurement thresholds and procedures, impose electronic record and reporting standards, formalise CEO powers to issue instructions (reg 4) and establish a municipal parking rate scheme confined to Central Darwin (regs 84–86). Transitional clauses retain certain pre‑existing arrangements and exemptions (regs 117, 119, 136) while shifting operational detail from former regulations into this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Broad coverage across accounting, procurement, records, meetings, code-of-conduct procedures and parking (multiple Parts and Divisions).","Numerous cross-references to the Local Government Act 2019 and to former Regulations (see transitional regs 117, 119, 136).","Procurement rules with tiered monetary thresholds, period-contract and contract-variation mechanics, collective procurement arrangements and tender-panel composition (regs 33–47).","Detailed reporting, certification and record-keeping obligations including electronic records, monthly reports and CEO certifications (regs 7, 17, 15).","Strict‑liability offences and monetary penalties for non-compliance (regs 5, 16, 92, 97, 61–62).","Discretionary powers vested in CEOs and councils (power to issue general instructions, approvals, exemptions and determinations — regs 4, 5, 38, 96).","Complex municipal parking rate formula, review and adjustment processes and related liabilities in Central Darwin (regs 82–97; Schedules 3–4).","Transitional provisions preserving or phasing prior rules and exemptions, adding implementation complexity (Parts 6–8)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set detailed financial, procurement, governance and parking rules for Northern Territory councils and their local government subsidiaries. They require electronic accounting and asset registers, monthly and annual reporting, procurement procedures and thresholds, confidentiality and records policies, and a municipal parking rate regime for Central Darwin.\n\nThey affect councils, local government subsidiaries, council members and property owners/occupiers (municipal parking rate payable by owners/occupiers; regs 89–90). The CEO and councils make key decisions and certifications (regs 4, 15); some failures attract penalties (reg 5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-general-regulations-2021/documents"}}