29Reports and reviews

29 Reports and reviews

29 Reports and reviews

(1) The new council is, on or before 31 December 2016, to prepare audited financial reports for a former council in respect of the period commencing on 1 July 2015 and ending at the end of the day on which this Proclamation was published on the NSW legislation website.

(2) The new council is to prepare audited financial reports for the new council for the period commencing at the beginning of the day after this Proclamation was published on the NSW legislation website and ending at the end of 30 June 2017.

(3) The first annual report (including the audited financial reports) of the new council is to relate to the period referred to in subclause (2) and, for that purpose, the Act and the regulations apply as if a reference to a year were a reference to the period referred to in that subclause.

(4) Financial reports and audits of financial reports may be prepared in accordance with this clause despite any requirements of the Act relating to them.

(5) Any report or review that is required to be carried out by the new council, and that relates to a period before the amalgamation day, may be carried out by reference to the former areas, as the case requires.