20-13 Managing fraud and corruption risks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Circular to Councils Status: Active Circular Details: 20-13 / 22 April 2020 / A698229 Contact: Council Governance Team / (02) 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.au Previous Circular: 20-06 Attachments: Nil Who should read this: General Managers / Council governance staff Action required:...
20-12 Modification of statutory requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Circular to Councils Status: Active Circular Details: 20-12/ 17 April 2020 / A696830 Contact: Council Performance Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.au Previous Circular: 20-06 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Development Updates Attachments: Nil Who should read this: General Managers / Finance,...
20-11 Final Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (update 28) including Joint Organisations Supplement
Category: Circular to Councils Status: Active Circular Details: 20-11 / 30 March 2020 / A691689 Contact: Policy Team / (02) 4428 4100 / code@olg.nsw.gov.au Previous Circular: 19-04 – Final Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (update 27) including Joint Organisations Supplement...
20-10 Postponement of the September 2020 Local Government Elections
Category: Circular to Councils Status: Active Circular Details: 20-10 / 25 March 2020 / A696536 Contact: Council Governance Team/ 02 4428 4100/ olg@olg.nsw.gov.au Previous Circular: 20-06 - PDF Attachments: Nil Who should read this: Councillors / General Managers / All council staff Action required: Information...
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.
19-30 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).