{"id":"local-government-grants-commission-act-1986","name":"Local Government Grants Commission Act 1986","slug":"local-government-grants-commission-act-1986","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30326,"registerId":"nt-local-government-grants-commission-act-1986-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local Government Grants Commission Act 1986","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS COMMISSION ACT 1986\nAs in force at 18 August 2023\nTable of provisions\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\nPart II Establishment of Local Government\nGrants Commission\n4 Establishment of Commission ......................................................... 2\n5 Composition of Commission and appointment of members ............ 2\n6 Chairperson ..................................................................................... 3\n7 Period of appointment of members.................................................. 3\n8 Termination of appointment of member ........................................... 3\n9 Appointment of deputy members ..................................................... 4\n10 Validity of action of Commission ...................................................... 4\n11 Proceedings of Commission ............................................................ 4\nPart III Functions and powers of Commission\n12 Functions of Commission ................................................................ 5\n13 Powers of Commission .................................................................... 5\n14 Committee of Commission............................................................... 6\n15 Conduct of inquiry ............................................................................ 6\nPart IV Miscellaneous\n16 Report of Commission ..................................................................... 7\n17 Consideration of recommendations of Commission ........................ 7\n18 Commission may require information .............................................. 8\n19 Declaration of local governing body................................................. 8\n20 Notification of amount of funds ........................................................ 8\n22 Staff ................................................................................................. 8\nPart V Transitional matters for Local Government\nGrants Commission Amendment Act 2023\n23 Amendments to title of Chairperson ................................................ 9\n24 Timing of repeal of audit requirement .............................................. 9\n\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 ii\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 18 August 2023\n____________________\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS COMMISSION ACT 1986\nAn Act to establish a Local Government Grants Commission to make\nrecommendations concerning the distribution of financial assistance to\nlocal government bodies and for related purposes\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Local Government Grants\nCommission Act 1986.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the\nAdministrator by notice in the Gazette.\n3 Definitions\nIn this Act:\nChairperson means:\n(a) the Chairperson of the Commission appointed under\nsection 6; or\n(b) if a deputy of the Chairperson appointed under section 9(1) is\nexercising the powers or performing the functions or duties of\nthe Chairperson – that deputy.\nCommission means the Northern Territory Grants Commission\nestablished by this Act.\ncommittee means a committee of the Commission established\nunder section 14.\nlocal governing body means a local government council or a body\ndeclared by the Minister under section 19 to be a local governing\nbody.\nmember means a member of the Commission.\n\nPart II Establishment of Local Government Grants Commission\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 2\nreport means a report of the Commission under section 16.\nPart II Establishment of Local Government Grants\nCommission\n4 Establishment of Commission\n(1) There is established by this Act a commission to be known as the\nNorthern Territory Grants Commission.\n(2) The Commission:\n(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession;\n(b) shall have a common seal; and\n(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and\ndisposing of real (including leasehold) and personal property\nand of suing and being sued.\n(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial\nnotice of the common seal of the Commission affixed to a\ndocument and shall assume that it was duly affixed.\n5 Composition of Commission and appointment of members\n(1) The Commission is to consist of 4 members, of whom:\n(a) subject to subsection (2), 3 are to be appointed by the\nMinister; and\n(b) one is to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency or their\nnominee.\n(2) Of the members appointed under subsection (1)(a):\n(a) one must be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is\ncapable of representing the interests of councils for\nmunicipalities (as defined in section 7 of the Local\nGovernment Act 2019); and\n(b) one must be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is\ncapable of representing the interests of councils for shires or\nregions (as defined in section 7 of the Local Government\nAct 2019).\n(3) The Minister must, before making an appointment under\nsubsection (2), request the prescribed corporation within the\nmeaning of section 9 of the Local Government Act 2019 to\n\nPart II Establishment of Local Government Grants Commission\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 3\nnominate 3 persons from whom may be appointed a member to\nrepresent the interests of municipal councils and 3 other persons\nfrom whom may be appointed a member to represent the interests\nof shire councils or regional councils.\n(4) Nominations under subsection (3) are to be made to the Minister on\nor before a date specified by the Minister.\n6 Chairperson\n(1) The Minister must appoint one member appointed under\nsection 5(1)(a) to be the Chairperson.\n(2) The Chairperson holds office for 5 years or such lesser term as is\nspecified by the Minister but is eligible for re-appointment.\n7 Period of appointment of members\nA member appointed under section 5(1)(a) holds office for 5 years\nor such lesser term as is specified by the Minister but is eligible for\nre-appointment.\n8 Termination of appointment of member\n(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of the Chairperson or\na member appointed under section 5(1)(a):\n(a) for misbehaviour or incompetence; or\n(b) if the member becomes incapable of performing the member's\nduties and the Minister is of the opinion that it is reasonable in\nthe circumstances to terminate his appointment.\n(2) The Minister must terminate the appointment of the Chairperson or\na member appointed under section 5(1)(a) if the member:\n(a) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for\nthe relief of bankrupts or insolvent debtors, compounds with\nthe member's creditors or makes an assignment of the\nmember's remuneration for their benefit;\n(b) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty;\n(c) is absent without leave granted by the Commission from\n3 consecutive meetings of the Commission; or\n(d) becomes of unsound mind.\n\nPart II Establishment of Local Government Grants Commission\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 4\n(3) The Chairperson or a member appointed under section 5(1)(a) may\nresign the member's office in writing signed by the member and\ndelivered to the Minister.\n9 Appointment of deputy members\n(1) The Minister may appoint a person to be a deputy of the\nChairperson or of a member appointed under section 5(1)(a).\n(2) A person appointed as a deputy under subsection (1) must have\nqualifications and experience similar to that of the Chairperson or\nthe member for whom the member is appointed as a deputy.\n(4) A deputy may exercise the powers and perform the functions and\nduties of the Chairperson or the member, as the case may be, for\nwhom the deputy is appointed as a deputy.\n(5) An act done or omitted to be done by a deputy is taken to have\nbeen done or omitted to have been done by the Chairperson or the\nmember, as the case may be, for whom the deputy is appointed as\na deputy.\n10 Validity of action of Commission\nAn act or decision of the Commission shall not be invalid by reason\nonly of a vacancy in the office of a member or of any defect in the\nappointment of a member.\n11 Proceedings of Commission\n(1) The Commission must meet as often as is necessary to carry out its\nfunctions and must meet when required to do so by the Minister.\n(2) The Commission has the power to devise such rules as it considers\nnecessary to allow it to organise its affairs in an efficient manner.\n(3) The Chairperson or a deputy of the Chairperson must preside at all\nmeetings of the Commission.\n(4) At a meeting of the Commission the Chairperson and 2 members\nconstitute a quorum.\n(5) A question arising at a meeting of the Commission must be\ndetermined by a majority of the votes of the Chairperson and\nmembers present.\n(6) The Chairperson at a meeting of the Commission has a deliberative\nvote and in the event of an equality of votes also has a casting vote.\n\nPart III Functions and powers of Commission\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 5\nPart III Functions and powers of Commission\n12 Functions of Commission\n(1) The functions of the Commission are to make recommendations to\nthe Minister in a report in respect of:\n(a) the amounts of money to be allocated to local governing\nbodies from the money provided to the Territory under the\nLocal Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth); and\n(b) such other matters relating to the finances of local governing\nbodies as the Minister from time to time, refers to the\nCommission.\n(2) In making a recommendation to the Minister under\nsubsection (1)(a), the Commission shall ensure that:\n(a) the total amount of all money recommended to be allocated in\na financial year is equal to the amount of money provided to\nthe Territory under the Local Government (Financial\nAssistance) Act 1995 (Cth) for that year; and\n(b) as far as possible, the amount of money recommended to be\nallocated to a local governing body is sufficient to enable it, by\nreasonable effort, to function at a standard not appreciably\nbelow that of other local governing bodies which are, in the\nopinion of the Commission, similar to that body in relation to\nthose matters the Commission considers relevant.\n(3) In respect of money which is not provided to the Territory under the\nLocal Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth), the\nCommission in making a recommendation to the Minister under\nsubsection (1) in respect of a local governing body may take into\naccount the special needs or disabilities of that body.\n13 Powers of Commission\n(1) The Commission has power to do all things necessary or\nconvenient to be done in connection with or incidental to the\nperformance of its functions.\n(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), but subject to\nsubsection (3) and to section 12(1), the Commission has the power\nto:\n(a) conduct such inquiries and carry out such investigations as it\nconsiders necessary in order to perform its functions;\n(b) recommend special grants to local governing bodies; and\n\nPart III Functions and powers of Commission\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 6\n(c) recommend that a proposed recipient of a special grant be not\nobliged to apply that grant for any specific purpose.\n(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Commission shall not in respect\nof a matter referred to it under section 12(1)(b) make a\nrecommendation to the Minister which is inconsistent with a\nprinciple, if any, which the Minister specifies in referring the matter\nto the Commission.\n14 Committee of Commission\n(1) The Chairperson may, by notice in writing, establish a committee of\nthe Commission.\n(2) A committee consists of such member or members as the\nChairperson appoints.\n(3) Subject to such limitations, if any, as the Chairperson may\ndetermine, a committee may exercise such of the powers of the\nCommission to hold an inquiry or to carry out an investigation as\nthe Chairperson determines and specifies in the notice under\nsubsection (1) establishing the committee.\n(4) Nothing in this section prevents:\n(a) the Chairperson from appointing more than one committee at\nany one time; or\n(b) if more than one committee is appointed at any one time, a\ncommittee from exercising its powers under this Act.\n(5) An inquiry held, investigation carried out or other thing done by a\ncommittee under this section is taken to be an inquiry held,\ninvestigation carried out or thing done by the Commission.\n15 Conduct of inquiry\nWhere under this Act the Commission or a committee holds an\ninquiry, the Inquiries Act 1945 (other than the requirement to report\nunder that Act) shall apply to and in relation to that inquiry as if:\n(a) the Commission or committee were a Board appointed; and\n(b) the subject of the inquiry were a matter specified in an\ninstrument of appointment of a Board,\nunder section 4 of that Act.\n\nPart IV Miscellaneous\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 7\nPart IV Miscellaneous\n16 Report of Commission\n(1) By 15 November in each year, the Commission must give the\nMinister a report on the activities of the Commission during the\nimmediately preceding financial year.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the report must contain the\nfollowing:\n(a) all recommendations of the Commission under section 12\nmade in the year to which the report relates;\n(b) a summary of the methodology used and the amounts last\nrecommended by the Commission to be allocated;\n(c) a summary of all inquiries held or investigations carried out by\nthe Commission during the year.\n17 Consideration of recommendations of Commission\n(1) The Minister on receipt of a report may:\n(a) accept the recommendations contained in the report; or\n(b) return the report to the Commission with a request that it\nreconsider a recommendation in relation to a particular matter.\n(2) Where under subsection (1)(b) the Minister returns a report to the\nCommission with a request that it reconsider a recommendation,\nthe Commission shall reconsider the recommendation and take into\naccount any matter referred to by the Minister and shall forward the\nreport to the Minister with such further recommendation as it thinks\nfit.\n(3) The Minister shall, on receipt of a recommendation of the\nCommission under subsection (2), where the recommendation\nrelates to money provided to the Territory under the Local\nGovernment (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth), approve that\nrecommendation.\n(4) The Minister shall within 6 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly\nafter:\n(a) accepting the recommendations in a report in accordance with\nsection 17(1)(a); or\n(b) receiving a report under section 17(2),\n\nPart IV Miscellaneous\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 8\ntable that report in the Legislative Assembly.\n18 Commission may require information\n(1) The Commission shall in respect of each financial year, by notice in\nwriting to each local governing body, require each body, within the\ntime specified in the notice, to provide the Commission with such\ninformation as to its affairs, in such form, as the Commission\nspecifies in the notice.\n(2) The Commission may, by notice in writing, require a local governing\nbody to provide the Commission within the time specified in the\nnotice, such further or other information in relation to its affairs, in\nsuch form, as the Commission specifies in the notice.\n(3) Where a local governing body fails to comply with a notice under\nsubsection (1) or (2), the Commission is not bound, in respect of\nthe financial year to which the notice relates, to make a\nrecommendation in relation to the payment of a special grant to that\nbody.\n19 Declaration of local governing body\nThe Minister may, for the purposes of this Act, by notice in the\nGazette declare a body to be a local governing body.\n20 Notification of amount of funds\nThe Minister shall, as soon as practicable in each financial year,\nnotify the Commission of the total amounts of money proposed to\nbe made available for allocation to local governing bodies in that\nfinancial year, for the purpose of enabling the Commission to\nperform its functions under this Act.\n22 Staff\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may employ, on such\nterms and conditions as it thinks fit, such persons as it thinks\nnecessary for the purposes of the Commission.\n(2) The Commission may, by agreement with the Commissioner for\nPublic Employment, employ a public sector employee to assist the\nCommission in the carrying out of its functions.\n\nPart V Transitional matters for Local Government Grants Commission Amendment\nAct 2023\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 9\nPart V Transitional matters for Local Government\nGrants Commission Amendment Act 2023\n23 Amendments to title of Chairperson\nThe amendments to this Act by the Local Government Grants\nCommission Amendment Act 2023 do not affect an appointment to\nthe Commission of any person who held the appointment\nimmediately before the commencement of section 4 of that Act,\nother than to the extent the amendments change the title of the\nposition to which the person is appointed.\n24 Timing of repeal of audit requirement\nFor the purposes of section 10 of the Financial Management\nAct 1995, the repeal of section 21 of this Act is taken to have had\neffect at the end of the financial year immediately preceding the\nfinancial year in which section 5 of the Local Government Grants\nCommission Amendment Act 2023 commences.\n\nENDNOTES\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 10\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey 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 Grants Commission Act 1986 (Act No. 22, 1986)\nAssent date 30 June 1986\nCommenced 1 July 1986 (Gaz S37, 1 July 1986)\nLocal Government Grants Commission Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 56, 1988)\nAssent date 17 November 1988\nCommenced 1 December 1988 (s 2)\nPublic Sector Employment and Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993\n(Act No. 28, 1993)\nAssent date 30 June 1993\nCommenced 1 July 1993 (s 2, s 2 Public Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993 (Act No. 11, 1993) and Gaz S53,\n29 June 1993)\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)\nAssent date 31 December 1993\nCommenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act\nNo. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)\nFinancial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 (Act No. 5, 1995)\nAssent date 21 March 1995\nCommenced 1 April 1995 (s 2, s 2 Financial Management 1995 (Act No. 4,\n1995) and Gaz S13, 31 March 1995)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)\nAssent date 8 March 2007\nCommenced 8 March 2007\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)\nAssent date 14 November 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 11\nLocal Government Grants Commission Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 36, 2009 )\nAssent date 15 December 2009\nCommenced 15 December 2009\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 28, 2013)\nAssent date 8 November 2013\nCommenced 8 November 2013\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)\nAssent date 2 June 2014\nCommenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014\n(s 2)\nLocal Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)\nAssent date 13 December 2019\nCommenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,\n30 June 2021)\nAmending Legislation\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)\nAssent date 25 May 2021\nCommenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)\nLocal Government Grants Commission Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 21, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 18 August 2023 (s 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 5, 15, 21 and 22.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\ns 3 amd No. 84, 1993, s 4; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 36, 2009, s 3; No. 19, 2014,\ns 26; No. 21, 2023, s 4\ns 5 sub No. 56, 1988, s 4\namd No. 28, 1993, s 3; No. 84, 1993, s 4; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 28, 2013,\ns 61; No. 39, 2019, s 370; No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 6 amd No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 8 amd No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 9 amd No. 56, 1988, s 5; No. 28, 1993, s 3; No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 11 amd No. 56, 1988, s 6; No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 12 amd No. 4, 2007, s 7\ns 14 amd No. 21, 2023, s 7\ns 16 amd No. 36, 2009, s 4\ns 17 amd No. 4, 2007, s 7\ns 21 sub No. 5, 1995, s 19\nrep No. 21, 2023, s 5\n\nENDNOTES\nLocal Government Grants Commission Act 1986 12\ns 22 amd No. 28, 1993, s 3; No. 21, 2023, s 7\npt V hdg ins No. 21, 2023, s 6\nss 23 – 24 ins No. 21, 2023, s 6","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of establishing a grants commission to recommend distribution of federal financial assistance to local government. The 2023 amendments were minor housekeeping changes (updating 'Chairman' to 'Chairperson', removing an audit requirement) that did not expand the scope beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with only 24 sections across 5 Parts","Minimal defined terms (only 6 definitions in section 3: Chairperson, Commission, committee, local governing body, member, report)","Simple conditional logic—mostly 'if/then' provisions without nested exceptions","Some cross-referencing to external legislation (Local Government Act 2019, Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth), Inquiries Act 1945, Financial Management Act 1995) but these are standard references rather than complex integration","Recent amendments (2023) added transitional provisions but did not significantly complicate the structure","No delegated legislation or regulation-making powers within the Act itself","Clear separation of functions, powers, and administrative matters"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates an independent body called the **Northern Territory Grants Commission** that decides how to share out federal money among local councils (like city, town, and regional councils) in the Northern Territory.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Establishes the Commission** as a legal entity (a \"body corporate\") that can own property, hire staff, and make decisions.\n- **Sets up the membership**: Four members total—three appointed by the Minister (including one representing municipal/city councils and one representing shire/regional councils), plus the Chief Executive Officer of the relevant government agency or their nominee. One of the Minister's appointees becomes the Chairperson.\n- **Defines the main job**: The Commission recommends how to distribute Commonwealth (federal) financial assistance grants to local councils. It must ensure the total recommended equals the federal money received, and try to give each council enough funding to operate at a similar standard to comparable councils.\n- **Provides powers**: The Commission can hold inquiries, demand information from councils, recommend special grants, and form committees to help with investigations.\n- **Creates accountability**: The Commission must report annually to the Minister, who can accept or return recommendations for reconsideration. Reports must be tabled in the Legislative Assembly (parliament).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Local councils (municipalities, shires, and regions) in the Northern Territory that receive federal funding.\n- The Northern Territory Government, which must consider and approve the Commission's recommendations.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures federal money for local government is distributed fairly and transparently by an independent body, rather than being decided directly by politicians. It aims to equalise the capacity of different councils—so a small remote shire isn't left struggling while a wealthy city council thrives."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The 2023 amendments reflected in the reprint are primarily technical and administrative (changing a position title, updating references, and removing a stated audit requirement) rather than a substantive expansion of the Commission's mandate. The core purpose remains to make recommendations about allocation of Commonwealth financial assistance among local governing bodies (s12). Recent amendments adjust appointment/title and transitional timing (pt V, ss23–24) and update cross‑references to modern local government legislation, but do not materially broaden the Commission's function to allocate funds or add new classes of powers beyond existing investigatory, reporting and recommendation functions (ss13, 15–18)."},"complexity_factors":["Short Act but multiple cross-references to other laws: Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth), Local Government Act 2019, Inquiries Act 1945, Financial Management Act 1995.","Approximately 6 defined terms in interpretation (Chairperson, Commission, committee, local governing body, member, report).","Conditional logic around appointments and representation (ss5–6): ministerial appointments plus prescribed‑corporation nomination requirement (s5(3)).","Ministerial powers that modify Commission scope: ability to specify principles when referring matters (s13(3)) and to declare bodies as local governing bodies (s19).","Procedural rules with a mix of duties and discretions: mandatory annual reporting (s16) and mandatory approval duty for recommendations relating to Commonwealth funds (s17(3)), versus general ministerial discretion to accept or request reconsideration (s17(1)).","Compliance-triggered consequence: failure to supply information allows Commission to withhold recommendation for special grants (s18(3)).","Amendments and transitional provisions (Part V) add interpretive steps when comparing pre‑ and post‑amendment appointments and requirements."],"plain_english_summary":"The Act establishes a statutory Northern Territory Grants Commission to recommend how Commonwealth financial‑assistance funds are allocated among Territory local governing bodies. It sets membership rules, gives the Commission powers to investigate, require financial information from councils, recommend special grants and report annually, while leaving the Minister with final approval and appointment control. It matters because it governs who gets intergovernmental grant money, creates reporting/compliance duties for councils, and concentrates allocation discretion in a ministerially appointed advisory body."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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