LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SCHEDULE 6

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SCHEDULE 6

SCHEDULE 6 – Regulations

(Section 748)

1

The exemption of areas or parts of areas from the operation of specified provisions of this Act

2

Meetings of the council and its committees

3

Standards for the retention, preservation and destruction of council records

4

Council polls and constitutional referendums

Examples : Conduct of council polls and constitutional referendums

Voting and counting of votes

5

Tendering

Examples : Invitations to tender

Consideration of tenders

5A

Contracts referred to in section 55(3)(a) (relating to exemptions from tendering requirements)

Examples : General obligations of prescribed persons

Reporting requirements of prescribed persons

Probity requirements relating to prescribed persons

Provision of information by prescribed persons to the Department

6

Contracting out

7

Water, sewerage and drainage works

Examples : The supply and use of water

Water, sewerage and drainage systems

The discharge and treatment of sewage

Trade wastes

Drainage areas

Catchment districts

The carrying out of specified works, with or without the consent of the Minister, or by the Minister

Works to serve the areas of two or more councils

Connections to water and sewer mains

Installation and operation of meters

Cutting off or restricting supply of water

Pipes and fittings for hot water apparatus

Inspection of works and facilities

Measures to ensure the safety of works

The accumulation of funds to finance capital works

The provision of information by councils

The appointment, remuneration and accommodation of an administrator and an administrator's assistants

Exemption of persons from liability

7A

Coastal protection services

Examples : The minimum standards in carrying out such coastal protection services

8

Approvals under Part 1 of Chapter 7

Examples : Application for approvals

Approvals concerning moveable dwellings

The imposition, on the owners or occupiers of land used for the placement of moveable dwellings, of a levy to be applied to specified purposes, including--

(a) expenses in connection with the examination and review, by or on behalf of the Minister, of the terms and conditions of approvals for moveable dwellings generally, and

(b) the undertaking, by or on behalf of the Minister, of research in connection with moveable dwellings.

Activities that may be carried out without approval

Matters for consideration in determining applications for approvals

Standards, including--

standards to be met in order for an activity to be approved

standards for activities that are approved

Conditions of approvals

Duration of approvals

Notice of granting of approvals

Records of approvals

Accreditation of components, processes and designs

Inspection of activities subject to approvals

8A

Financial management and auditing

9

Orders under Part 2 of Chapter 7

Examples : Service of orders

Information to be included in orders

Standards to be met in complying with orders

11

Proposals to constitute or change the boundaries of areas

12

The practice and procedures of councils

Example : The custody and affixing of a council's seal

13

The administration of a council

13A

Induction courses and other professional development for mayors and councillors

14

Elections

Examples : The preparation of electoral rolls

Claims for, and objections to, inclusion on an electoral roll

Forms to be used for the purposes of an election

The Local Government Register of Political Parties

Nominations for candidature at an election

Grouping of candidates and group voting squares

The preparation of ballot-papers

Postal voting

The counting of votes, including the rejection of informal votes

The application of the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018 to elections under this Act

Compliance with Departmental Chief Executive's guidelines relating to the administration of elections

Procedures for elections of mayors by councillors

14A

The exercise of functions by a council in the 4 weeks preceding an ordinary election.

Examples : Limitation on determination of controversial or significant development applications

The new or permanent appointment of general managers

Entering into significant contracts or undertakings

15

Staffing

Examples : The classification of positions as senior staff positions

The functions of the general manager

Matters in respect of which the general manager is not subject to direction by a council

Contracts of employment for senior staff

The advertising of vacant staff positions

The disclosure of interests by staff

16

Delegations

17

County councils

17A

Public-private partnerships (including meetings of a public-private partnership)

17B

Joint organisations

Examples : Staffing (including use of staff of member councils and other organisations)

Voting (including remote voting) and meeting procedures of board (including remote participation in a meeting)

Governance

Planning and reporting

Travel and other expenses payable to board representatives

Operational guides

Principles for joint organisations

Roles and responsibilities of board representatives, board chairpersons and executive officers

18

Management and reporting

Examples : The form and content of community strategic plans, community engagement strategies, resourcing strategies, delivery programs and operational plans

Criteria for community strategic plans, community engagement strategies, resourcing strategies, delivery programs and operational plans

Consultation on community strategic plans, community engagement strategies, resourcing strategies, delivery programs and operational plans

Performance measurement and reporting framework for councils

The keeping of accounting records and the preparation of financial and associated reports and statements

The form and content of annual reports

The establishment of sinking funds and debt repayment funds

19

Conduct of councillors, members of staff and delegates of a council

19A

The disclosure of pecuniary and other interests.

19B

Audit, Risk and Improvement Committees

20

Rates and charges

Examples : The valuation of land for rating purposes

The rateability of land

The making and levying of rates, including base amounts of rates

The making and imposition of charges and fees, including minimum charges

The payment and recovery of rates, charges and fees

The charging of interest on overdue rates and charges

Abandonment

The division of categories of rateable land into sub-categories

The form of a rates and charges notice

The exemption of land from rating

The waiver, remission and postponement of rates and charges

The writing off of rates and charges

The reduction of rates and charges for eligible pensioners

21

Miscellaneous

Examples : The functions and procedures of bodies (other than councils and county councils) constituted or established under this Act

The erection and maintenance of notices

The making and consideration of representations and objections to the declaration of alcohol-free zones

The issuing of penalty notices under this Act

The manner and form in which public notices are to be given under this Act

Authorisation of persons under this Act to enter premises

Forms (including the form of notices) for use under this Act

Fees payable under this Act

Safety standards for swimming pools situated on public land, including requirements with respect to--

(a) the staff to be employed in connection with any such pool, and

(b) the safety equipment to be provided at any such pool.

The exercise by authorised persons (including persons who are authorised persons by virtue of section 681A(8)) of the functions conferred on an authorised person by or under this Act.