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Local Government Act 1999
Sch 5Documents to be made available by councils
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Schedule 5—Documents to be made available by councils
Reviews of council constitution, wards and boundaries
• Representation options papers and reports on reviews of council composition or ward structure (Chapter 3 Part 1 Division 2)
Registers and Returns
• Registers required under this Act or the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, other than the Register of Interests kept for the purposes of Chapter 7 Part 4 Division 1 Subdivision 2
Codes
• Codes of practice under this Act or the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999
Meeting papers
• Notice and agenda for meetings of the council, council committees and electors
• Minutes of meetings
• Documents and reports (including attachments and any information or material referred to in the documents or reports) supplied to the council or a council committee that are able to be supplied to members of the public
• Recommendations adopted by resolution of the council
• Schedule of dates, times and places set for meetings of the council or council committee
Information and briefing session papers
• Record made by council or chief executive officer relating to an order under section 90(2) (in accordance with section 90A(4)) made at or in relation to an information or briefing session
• Record made by council or chief executive officer of the information that is required to be published as soon as practicable after the holding of an information or briefing session in accordance with section 90A(7)(b)
Policy and administrative documents
• Record of delegations under this Act (other than delegations made by the Minister)
• Contract and tenders policies
• Policy for the reimbursement of members' expenses
• Strategic management plans
• Draft annual business plan, annual business plan (after adoption by council) and the summary required under this Act
• Annual budget (after adoption by council)
• Audited financial statements
• Annual report
• List of fees and charges
• Community engagement policies
• Behavioural management policies
• Behavioural support policies
• Employee behavioural standards
• Management plans for community land
• Policy on the making of orders
• Procedures for the review of council decisions (Chapter 13 Part 2) and any report under section 270(8)
• Charter for subsidiaries established by the council or for which the council is a constituent council
By-laws
• By-laws made by the council
• Any determination in respect of a by‑law made under section 246(3)(e)