LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 13 Responsibilities of local government employees

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 13

13 Responsibilities of local government employees

(1) All employees of a local government have the same responsibilities, but the chief executive officer has some extra responsibilities.

(2) All employees have the following responsibilities—

(a) implementing the policies and priorities of the local government in a way that promotes—

(i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and

(ii) excellence in service delivery; and

(iii) continual improvement;

(b) carrying out their duties in a way that ensures the local government—

(i) discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and

(ii) complies with all laws that apply to local governments; and

(iii) achieves its corporate plan;

(c) providing sound and impartial advice to the local government;

(d) carrying out their duties impartially and with integrity;

(e) ensuring the employee’s personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the local government;

(f) improving all aspects of the employee’s work performance;

(g) observing all laws relating to their employment;

(h) observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ;

(i) complying with a code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 .

(3) The chief executive officer has the following extra responsibilities—

(a) managing the local government in a way that promotes—

(i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and

(ii) excellence in service delivery; and

(iii) continual improvement;

(b) managing the other local government employees through management practices that—

(i) promote equal employment opportunities; and

(ii) are responsive to the local government’s policies and priorities;

(c) establishing and implementing goals and practices in accordance with the policies and priorities of the local government;

(d) establishing and implementing practices about access and equity to ensure that members of the community have access to—

(i) local government programs; and

(ii) appropriate avenues for reviewing local government decisions;

(e) the safe custody of—

(i) all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the local government or its committees; and

(ii) all documents owned or held by the local government;

(f) complying with requests from councillors under section 170A —

(i) for advice to assist the councillor carry out his or her role as a councillor; or

(ii) for information, that the local government has access to, relating to the local government.