LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 1.3
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 1.3
1.3 . Content and intent
(1) This Act provides
for a system of local government by —
(a)
providing for the constitution of elected local governments in the State; and
(b)
describing the functions of local governments; and
(c)
providing for the conduct of elections and other polls; and
(d)
providing a framework for the administration and financial management of local
governments and for the scrutiny of their affairs.
(2) This Act is
intended to result in —
(a)
better decision-making by local governments; and
(b)
greater community participation in the decisions and affairs of local
governments; and
(c)
greater accountability of local governments to their communities; and
(d) more
efficient and effective local government.
[(3) deleted]
[Section 1.3 amended: No. 49 of 2004 s. 15; No. 22
of 2023 s. 4.]