Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT - SECT 4

4. This Act therefore seeks to provide a legislative framework:

(a) to establish a democratic and effective system of local government that recognises the diversity of communities in the Territory; and

(b) to confer on councils wide powers to act for the advancement, and in the best interests, of their local communities; and

(c) to enable councils to play a broad role in promoting the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of their local communities; and

(d) to impose high standards of ethical conduct on council members; and

(e) to require of councils high standards of governance, service delivery, asset management and financial accountability; and

(f) to require councils to promote and assist constructive participation by their local communities in achieving effective local government for their areas.