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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2021 - NOTES

- Made under the Local Government Act 1993 - As at 4 June 2025 - Reg 460 of 2021

Note to Subdivision 6

This Regulation does not prescribe the matters that are to accompany an application for approval to operate a system of sewage management. Section 81 of the Act provides that an application for an approval under Part 1 of Chapter 7 of that Act (in which category such an application falls) must be accompanied by "such matters as may be prescribed by the regulations and such matters specified by the council as may be necessary to provide sufficient information to enable the council to determine the application".

Note to Part 3

In this Part, a reference to an Order of a particular number is a reference to the Order of that number set out in the Table to section 124 of the Act.

Does not include amendments by--

Sec 333M(2) of this Regulation (sec 333M(2) repeals sec 333M on 1.9.2028 at the end of the day)
Sch 9A, sec 17 of this Regulation (Sch 9A, sec 17 repeals Sch 9A, Part 4 on 1.9.2025)
Water Industry Competition Amendment Act 2021 No 26 (amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 No 26) (not commenced)
Local Government (General) Amendment (Minimum Amounts of Rate) Regulation 2025 (144) (not commenced -- to commence on 1.7.2025)

See also--

Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2025

Proposed repeal--

This Regulation is to be repealed on 1.9.2025--see sec 415.

Historical notes

Table of amending instruments

Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (460). LW 20.8.2021. Date of commencement, 1.9.2021, sec 2. This Regulation has been amended by this Regulation, secs 237(3), 321(3) and Sch 9A, sec 12(2) and as follows--

2021 (603) Local Government (General) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2021. LW 15.10.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(604) Local Government (General) Amendment (Rates) Regulation 2021. LW 15.10.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(617) Local Government (General) Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2021. LW 22.10.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(661) Local Government (General) Amendment (Model Code of Meeting Practice) Regulation 2021. LW 12.11.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(693) Local Government (General) Amendment (Annual Reports) Regulation 2021. LW 26.11.2021.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
2022 (27) Local Government (General) Amendment (By-Elections during COVID-19 Pandemic) Regulation 2022. LW 4.2.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(90) Local Government (General) Amendment (Minimum Amounts of Rate) Regulation 2022. LW 18.3.2022.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2022, sec 2.
(212) Local Government (General) Amendment (Temporary Emergency Accommodation) Regulation 2022. LW 13.5.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(279) Local Government (General) Amendment Regulation 2022. LW 10.6.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(320) Local Government (General) Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2022. LW 30.6.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(497) Local Government Amendment Regulation 2022. LW 26.8.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(800) Local Government (General) Amendment Regulation (No 2) 2022. LW 16.12.2022.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
The amendment made by Sch 1[30], to the extent that it amends section 178[1A], was without effect as the provision being amended was amended by Sch 1[2].
2023 (49) Local Government (General) Amendment (Minimum Amounts of Rate) Regulation 2023. LW 17.2.2023.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2023, sec 2.
(101) Local Government (General) Amendment (Tendering) Regulation 2023. LW 2.3.2023.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
No 35 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(c).
(643) Local Government (General) Amendment (Audit, Risk and Improvement Committees) Regulation 2023. LW 1.12.2023.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2024, sec 2.
(677) Local Government (General) Amendment (Tendering) Regulation (No 2) 2023. LW 15.12.2023.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
2024 (46) Local Government (General) Amendment (City of Hawkesbury) Regulation 2024. LW 1.3.2024.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2024, sec 2.
(119) Local Government (General) Amendment (Rates) Regulation 2024. LW 12.4.2024.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2024, sec 2.
(327) Local Government (General) Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2024. LW 2.8.2024.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
2025 (200) Local Government (General) Amendment (Countback Elections) Regulation 2025. LW 9.5.2025.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
(223) Local Government (General) Amendment (De-amalgamations) Regulation 2025. LW 22.5.2025.
Date of commencement, 22.5.2025, sec 2 and 2025 (222) LW 22.5.2025.
(228) Local Government (General) Amendment (Rural and Remote Councils) Regulation 2025. LW 23.5.2025.
Date of commencement, 23.5.2025, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[1].
Sec 48 Am 2024 (46), Sch 1[1].
Sec 112 Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.26.
Sec 115 Ins 2022 (212), Sch 1.
Sec 124 Ins 2021 (604), sec 3.
Sec 126 Am 2022 (90), sec 3. Subst 2023 (49), sec 3. Am 2024 (119), Sch 1.
Sec 140 Ins 2024 (46), Sch 1[2].
Sec 164 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[1]-[3]; 2023 (677), Sch 1[1].
Sec 167 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[4]-[9].
Sec 168 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[4] [5] [8] [10]-[15].
Sec 169 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[4] [5] [12] [14] [16]-[18].
Sec 170 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[5] [19]-[21]; 2023 (677), Sch 1[2].
Sec 170A Ins 2022 (279), sec 3.
Sec 172 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[5].
Part 7, Div 3, heading Subst 2022 (800), Sch 1[22].
Sec 173 Am 2022 (800), Sch [23]-[27]; 2023 (677), Sch 1[3].
Sec 174 Subst 2022 (800), Sch [28].
Sec 175 Subst 2022 (800), Sch [28]. Am 2023 (101), sec 3(1).
Sec 176 Am 2022 (800), Sch [23] [29] [30].
Sec 177 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[30]-[32]; 2023 (677), Sch 1[4].
Sec 178 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[2]; 2022 (800), Sch 1[4] [23] [30] [33]-[36]; 2023 (677), Sch 1[5] [6].
Sec 179 Am 2022 (800), Sch [23] [30] [37]-[39].
Sec 216 Am 2021 (603), Sch 1[1].
Part 9, Div 6A Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216A Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216B Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216C Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216D Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216E Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216F Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216G Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216H Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216I Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216J Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216K Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216L Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216M Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216N Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216O Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216P Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216Q Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216R Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216S Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216T Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 216U Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.
Sec 217 Am 2021 (693), sec 3(1) (2).
Sec 232 Subst 2021 (661), sec 3(1).
Sec 237 Am 2021 (661), sec 3(2)-(4). Rep 2021 (460) sec 237(3).
Part 11, heading Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[1].
Sec 274 Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[2].
Sec 275 Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[1]; 2024 (327), Sch 1[1]; 2025 (223), Sch 1[3] [4].
Sec 280 Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[5].
Sec 281 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[2].
Sec 289 Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[2] [3].
Sec 313 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[3].
Sec 314 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[4].
Sec 314A Ins 2021 (617), Sch 1[4].
Sec 316 Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[5].
Sec 317 Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[6]; 2024 (327), Sch 1[5]-[7].
Sec 318 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[8] [9]; 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 319 Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 320 Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 321 Am 2021 (460), sec 321(3); 2021 (617), Sch 1[7]; 2024 (327), Sch 1[10].
Sec 324 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[11].
Sec 326 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[12].
Sec 333C Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[13] [14].
Sec 333M Ins 2022 (27), sec 3. Am 2022 (320), sec 3(1); 2024 (327), Sch 1[15]-[18].
Sec 337A Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[8] [9].
Sec 344A Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[19].
Sec 344B Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[20] [21].
Sec 344C Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[22]; 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 344D Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 344E Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 344F Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[23].
Sec 344G Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[24]-[29].
Sec 347 Subst 2024 (327), Sch 1[30]. Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 348A Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[31]-[33].
Sec 350 Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[6].
Sec 356G Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[34] [35].
Sec 356GAA Ins 2024 (327), Sch 1[36].
Sec 356P Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[7].
Sec 356R Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[5] [8].
Sec 356SA Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[37] [38].
Sec 356TA Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[10].
Sec 356TB Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[11].
Sec 358 Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[5].
Sec 360 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[39].
Sec 361 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[40].
Sec 365 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[41] [42].
Sec 365A Ins 2024 (327), Sch 1[43].
Sec 383 Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[12].
Sec 383A Am 2021 (617), Sch 1[13].
Sec 386 Am 2025 (228), Sch 1[2].
Sec 388A Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[44] [45].
Part 11, Div 12, heading Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[9].
Sec 396A Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[10].
Sec 396B Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[10].
Sec 396C Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[10].
Sec 397 Subst 2025 (223), Sch 1[10].
Sec 413 Am 2021 (603), Sch 1[2] [3].
Part 13, Div 15 Ins 2025 (228), Sch 1[3].
Sec 413F Ins 2025 (228), Sch 1[3].
Sec 413G Ins 2025 (228), Sch 1[3].
Part 14, heading Am 2023 (101), sec 3(2).
Part 14, Div 1, heading Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[11].
Sec 415 Am 2022 (497), sec 3.
Part 14, Div 2, heading Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[12].
Sec 416 Am 2023 (101), sec 3(3).
Part 14, Div 3 Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].
Sec 417 Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].
Sec 418 Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].
Sec 419 Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].
Sec 420 Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].
Part 14, Div 4 Ins 2025 (228), Sch 1[4].
Sec 421 Ins 2025 (228), Sch 1[4].
Sch 4 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[40].
Sch 9 Am 2022 (800), Sch 1[41].
Sch 9A Am 2021 (460), Sch 9A, sec 12(2); 2022 (320), sec 3(2); 2025 (200), Sch 1.
Sch 10, heading Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[8].
Sch 10 Am 2025 (223), Sch 1[5] [14]-[18].
Sch 11 Am 2021 (603), Sch 1[4]; 2025 (223), Sch 1[19]-[21].
Sch 12 Am 2024 (327), Sch 1[46].


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