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Local Government Regulation 2012
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### sec.202A Requirements for notice of allocation
Within 7 business days after a councillor allocates an amount of discretionary funds under section 202 , the councillor must give the chief executive officer a notice about the allocation stating—
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.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the requirement to give the chief executive officer a notice about the allocation under subsection (1) continues to apply to a person who—
was a councillor when the allocation was made; and
stops being a councillor before the notice is given.
Within 7 business days after the chief executive officer is given a notice under subsection (1) , the local government must publish the notice on its website.
s 202A ins 2019 SL No. 229 s 20
amd 2025 SL No. 161 s 21
(sec.202A-ssec.1) Within 7 business days after a councillor allocates an amount of discretionary funds under section 202 , the councillor must give the chief executive officer a notice about the allocation stating— 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. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.202A-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the requirement to give the chief executive officer a notice about the allocation under subsection (1) continues to apply to a person who— was a councillor when the allocation was made; and stops being a councillor before the notice is given.
(sec.202A-ssec.3) Within 7 business days after the chief executive officer is given a notice under subsection (1) , the local government must publish the notice on its website.
- (a) the amount allocated; and
- (b) the date the amount was allocated; and
- (c) the way mentioned in section 202 (1) in which the amount was allocated; and
- (d) if the amount was allocated to a person or organisation—the name of the person or organisation to whom the allocation was made; and
- (e) the purpose for which the amount was allocated, including sufficient details to identify how the funds were, or are to be, spent.
- (a) was a councillor when the allocation was made; and
- (b) stops being a councillor before the notice is given.