Local Laws, Council policies and delegations

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Local laws provide local governments with powers to manage issues within their district, which helps meet the specific needs of their community. Local Laws are subsidiary legislation made by local governments under delegated powers from the Local Government Act 1995, Health Act 1911, Cat Act 2011, Dog Act 1976 and various other Acts. 

Council policies are developed to meet the needs of Council and are adopted by the Council. These policies are wide ranging across many of the City's services and responsibilities, and reviewed periodically. A list of our policies is available below. You may also be interested in planning policies, procedures and information.

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Delegations

Local governments are required to make numerous decisions every day.

In practice, in order to enable local governments to focus on strategic issues and reduce the amount of meeting time required, local governments are able to delegate many of those decisions so we can respond more effectively to the community and provide for timely, consistent decision making.

The Delegated Authority Register provides information about where the power to delegate is derived from, including legislation and policies of Council. The register is reviewed annually in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995.

Objections and review

There are some circumstances in which a person who is affected by a decision made by the City has a right to object to the decision and/or apply to have the decision reviewed. The flowchart below summarises this process. 

Complaints about Council Members, Committee Members and Candidates

Information regarding the process for lodging a complaint about a Council Member, Committee Member or Candidate is provided below.

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