Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsA council for a region that has established and maintained one or more local authorities must:
(a) seek advice and recommendations from the local authority or local authorities in relation to the following:
(i) the council's budget;
(ii) the council's priorities for expenditure;
(iii) the council's service delivery;
(iv) the council's regional plans;
(v) the council's strategic directions;
(vi) the council's funding; and
(b) ensure its strategies and plans are informed by the vision and priorities of the local authority or local authorities; and
(c) work with the local authority or local authorities to foster constructive working relationships between the council members and the residents and organisations of the region.
Notes for section 81
1 A council's regional plan must take into account the projects and priorities for the area as identified by a local authority under section 34 (1)(c).
2 The minutes of a meeting of a local authority must form part of the agenda of the next ordinary meeting of the council under section 101 (5).
3 A council's annual report must provide an assessment of the council's performance of service delivery and projects with reference to the advice and recommendations of a local authority or authorities under section 291 (1)(g).