South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts7—Functions of a council
The functions of a council include—
(a) to
plan at the local and regional level for the development and future
requirements of its area;
(b) to
provide services and facilities that benefit its area, its ratepayers and
residents, and visitors to its area (including general public services or
facilities (including electricity, gas and water services, and waste
collection, control or disposal services or facilities), health, welfare or
community services or facilities, and cultural or recreational services or
facilities);
(c) to
provide for the welfare, well-being and interests of individuals and groups
within its community;
(d) to
take measures to protect its area from natural and other hazards and to
mitigate the effects of such hazards;
(e) to
manage, develop, protect, restore, enhance and conserve the environment in an
ecologically sustainable manner, and to improve amenity;
(f) to
provide infrastructure for its community and for development within its area
(including infrastructure that helps to protect any part of the local or
broader community from any hazard or other event, or that assists in the
management of any area);
(g) to
promote its area and to provide an attractive climate and locations for the
development of business, commerce, industry and tourism;
(h) to
establish or support organisations or programs that benefit people in its area
or local government generally;
(i)
to manage and, if appropriate, develop, public areas
vested in, or occupied by, the council;
(j) to
manage, improve and develop resources available to the council;
(k) to
undertake other functions and activities conferred by or under an Act.