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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.199Public access to relevant financial and planning documents
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### sec.199 Public access to relevant financial and planning documents
This section applies to the following documents of a local government—
5-year corporate plan;
annual budget;
general purpose financial statement;
community financial report;
annual report;
investment policy;
debt policy;
community grants policy;
procurement policy.
The local government must allow the public—
to inspect the documents—
at the local government’s public office; and
on the local government’s website; and
to purchase copies of the documents from the local government.
The price for purchasing a copy of a document must be no more than the cost to the local government of making the copy available for purchase.
(sec.199-ssec.1) This section applies to the following documents of a local government— 5-year corporate plan; annual budget; general purpose financial statement; community financial report; annual report; investment policy; debt policy; community grants policy; procurement policy.
(sec.199-ssec.2) The local government must allow the public— to inspect the documents— at the local government’s public office; and on the local government’s website; and to purchase copies of the documents from the local government.
(sec.199-ssec.3) The price for purchasing a copy of a document must be no more than the cost to the local government of making the copy available for purchase.
- (a) 5-year corporate plan;
- (b) annual budget;
- (c) general purpose financial statement;
- (d) community financial report;
- (e) annual report;
- (f) investment policy;
- (g) debt policy;
- (h) community grants policy;
- (i) procurement policy.
- (a) to inspect the documents— (i) at the local government’s public office; and (ii) on the local government’s website; and
- (i) at the local government’s public office; and
- (ii) on the local government’s website; and
- (b) to purchase copies of the documents from the local government.
- (i) at the local government’s public office; and
- (ii) on the local government’s website; and