203Adoption of budget or amended budget

203 Adoption of budget or amended budget (1) A council must adopt its budget for a particular financial year on or before 30 June in the previous financial year. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a council may, after adopting its budget for a particular financial year, adopt an amended budget. (3) An amended budget must not have the effect of: (a) increasing the amount of an allowance for the financial year for the members of the council; or (b) changing the amount of an allowance for the financial year for members of a local authority established by the council except in accordance with any guidelines made by the Minister. (4) As soon as practicable after adopting its budget or an amended budget for a particular financial year a council must: (a) publish the budget or amended budget as adopted on the council's website; and (b) notify the Agency in writing of the adoption of the budget or amended budget.

Local Government Act 2019 117 (5) If an amended budget is published on the council's website, the budget as previously adopted must remain published on the council's website clearly indicating that the budget has been superseded by an amended budget. (6) The council's budget and any amended budget forms part of the council's municipal, regional or shire plan.