New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 434B

434B Expenses to be borne by council

(1) The Director-General may recover the reasonable expenses incurred by the Director-General in, or in respect of, the preparation of a Departmental representative’s report under this Division that relates to the administration of an election by a general manager, including investigation expenses of the Director-General or the Departmental representative.

(2) The Director-General may make a determination of the amount of the expenses referred to in subsection (1) and serve a notice on the council requiring the amount so determined be paid in recovery of the expenses.

(3) An amount equal to the expenses as so determined is payable to the Director-General as a debt by the council concerned, except as determined by the Director-General.

(4) The council may apply to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal for a review of whether any part of the expenses so determined are not reasonable expenses.

(5) The Director-General must give effect to any decision of the Tribunal on a review of the determination of the amount of the expenses.

(6) A reference in this section to expenses incurred includes a reference to remuneration paid to departmental staff.