20-09 Compliance with social distancing requirements to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus at council and committee meetings
20-09 Compliance with social distancing requirements to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus at council and committee meetings
20-08 Release of the Guide to Webcasting Council and Committee Meetings
Category: Circular to Councils Status: Active Circular Details: 20-08 / 18 March 2020 / A683577 Contact: Council Governance / (02) 4428 4100 / olg@nsw.gov.au Previous Circular: 18-45 - PDF Attachments: Nil Who should read this: Councillors / General Managers / Council Governance...
20-03 Amendments to the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 to increase the tendering exemption threshold for contracts for bushfire recovery and operations
The NSW Government is committed to helping local councils and their communities recover and rebuild in the wake of the recent bushfire emergencies including cutting red tape. Many councils are having to undertake urgent bushfire protection, recovery, and remediation operations to assist their communities.
20-02 Exemption for activities under Part 3 of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
This exemption means that councils can continue to undertake these necessary firefighting, prevention and recovery activities which would usually require approval from the Commonwealth without seeking and obtaining that approval. Councils are reminded that, in undertaking these activities they must continue to comply with all applicable State legislation and requirements of relevant NSW agencies (eg: obtaining a Bush Fire Hazard Reduction certificate from the NSW Rural Fire Service).
20-01 Recovery Information for Councils impacted by bushfires in NSW
The Office of Local Government (OLG) has agreed to be the State coordinating agency between affected local councils seeking assistance and councils who have the capacity to assist. OLG has teamed up with the City of Sydney, Sydney Resilience Office and Local Government NSW to provide a disaster recovery council resource co ordination service to assist councils impacted by the bushfire crisis.
19-31 Amendments to the electoral provisions of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005
Amendments have been made to the electoral provisions of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 (the Regulation). The amendments give effect to the Government’s commitment, made in its response to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s review of local government election costs, to modernise the electoral provisions of the Regulation and to align them with the more contemporary and efficient practices used at State elections in time for the September 2020 council elections.
19-30 Review of Impounding Act 1993 and Release of Discussion Paper
The NSW Government has announced the first comprehensive review of the Impounding Act 1993 since it commenced (the Act).
19-29 2019-20 Draft Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (update 28)
The draft Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (Code) (update 28) has been released for comment. Guidance material on AASB 16 Leases, AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and AASB1058 Income of Not‑for-Profit Entities.
19-28 Annual Report and Annual Performance Statement Checklists
Councils can use the annual report checklist and joint organisations can use the annual performance statement checklist to ensure that all the information required under the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act), the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 and other relevant legislation and guidelines is in their annual report and annual performance statement.
19-27 Extension of the rates path protection for new councils
New councils formed in 2016 that have opted out of the rates path protection extension will cease to be included under the Ministerial Determination issued for Section 218CB of the Local Government Act 1993. New councils that have decided to extend the rates path protection will be included under provisions of the Ministerial Determination to 2021. New councils formed in 2016 will be eligible to apply for a Special Variation or Minimum Rate Variation, regardless of whether they have opted out of the rates path protection extension.