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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.189Grants to community organisations and discretionary funds
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### sec.189 Grants to community organisations and discretionary funds
The annual report for a financial year must contain a summary of the local government’s expenditure for the financial year on grants to community organisations.
The annual report must also contain the following information about the local government’s discretionary funds—
the total amount budgeted for the financial year as the local government’s discretionary funds;
the prescribed amount for the local government for the financial year;
the total amount of discretionary funds budgeted for the financial year for councillors to allocate for each of the following purposes—
capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose;
other community purposes;
the amount of discretionary funds budgeted for use by each councillor for the financial year;
if a councillor allocates discretionary funds in the financial year—
the amount allocated; and
the date the amount was allocated; and
the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and
if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and
the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.
In this section—
prescribed amount , for a local government for a financial year, see section 201B (5) .
s 189 sub 2019 SL No. 229 s 19
(sec.189-ssec.1) The annual report for a financial year must contain a summary of the local government’s expenditure for the financial year on grants to community organisations.
(sec.189-ssec.2) The annual report must also contain the following information about the local government’s discretionary funds— the total amount budgeted for the financial year as the local government’s discretionary funds; the prescribed amount for the local government for the financial year; the total amount of discretionary funds budgeted for the financial year for councillors to allocate for each of the following purposes— capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose; other community purposes; the amount of discretionary funds budgeted for use by each councillor for the financial year; if a councillor allocates discretionary funds in the financial year— the amount allocated; and the date the amount was allocated; and the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.
(sec.189-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed amount , for a local government for a financial year, see section 201B (5) .
- (a) the total amount budgeted for the financial year as the local government’s discretionary funds;
- (b) the prescribed amount for the local government for the financial year;
- (c) the total amount of discretionary funds budgeted for the financial year for councillors to allocate for each of the following purposes— (i) capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose; (ii) other community purposes;
- (i) capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose;
- (ii) other community purposes;
- (d) the amount of discretionary funds budgeted for use by each councillor for the financial year;
- (e) if a councillor allocates discretionary funds in the financial year— (i) the amount allocated; and (ii) the date the amount was allocated; and (iii) the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and (iv) if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and (v) the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.
- (i) the amount allocated; and
- (ii) the date the amount was allocated; and
- (iii) the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and
- (iv) if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and
- (v) the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.
- (i) capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose;
- (ii) other community purposes;
- (i) the amount allocated; and
- (ii) the date the amount was allocated; and
- (iii) the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and
- (iv) if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and
- (v) the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.