Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2021 (NO 9 OF 2021)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--ACCOUNTING

           Division 1--General instructions

   4.      Power to issue general instructions  
   5.      Failure to comply with general instruction  

           Division 2--Financial administration

   6.      Information to be maintained  

           Division 3--Accounting records

   7.      Accounting records  

           Division 4--Budget and allocation of money

   8.      Budget and long-term financial plan  
   9.      Review of budget  
   10.     Budget for deficit in some circumstances  
   11.     Reserves  

           Division 5--Annual reports

   12.     Content of council annual report  

           Division 6--Annual financial statement

   13.     Annual financial statement – council  
   14.     Annual financial statement – local government subsidiary  
   15.     Certification and delivery of annual financial statement  
   16.     Copy of annual financial statement to be forwarded to NT Grants Commission  

           Division 7--Financial matters

   17.     Monthly financial reports to council  
   18.     Financial reports to local government subsidiary  
   19.     Council committee to carry out financial functions  
   20.     Report in relation to rates in arrears  

           Division 8--Authorised accounts and expenditure

   21.     Authorised accounts  
   22.     Disbursements from authorised accounts  
   23.     Cash expenditure  

           Division 9--Assets

   24.     Assets  
   25.     Review of inventory  
   26.     Major assets and portable and attractive assets  
   27.     Reporting misappropriation, loss, destruction or damage  
   28.     Writing off money or assets  

           Division 10--Rates

   29.     Assessment record and record of rates  
   30.     Form of rates notice  

           Division 11--Debts

   31.     Debt record  
   32.     Writing off debts  

           Division 12--Quotations and tenders for suppliesNotes for Division

              Subdivision 1--General requirements

   33.     Procurement policy  
   34.     Quotations  
   35.     Public quotations  
   36.     Tenders by council or local government subsidiary  
   37.     Obtaining and keeping of quotations and tenders  
   38.     Quotations and tenders not required in certain circumstances  
   39.     Quotations and tenders not required in relation to particular entities  
   40.     Period contract  
   41.     Contract with option to extend  
   42.     Contract variations  
   43.     Determining cost of supplies  

              Subdivision 2--Collective procurement

   44.     Definitions  
   45.     Collective procurement  
   46.     Collective procurement agreement  
   47.     Collective procurement procedure  

           Division 13--Requests for information

   48.     Requests for information  

           Division 14--Information to be publicly available

   49.     Information to be publicly available  

   PART 3--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--Meetings

   50.     Public access to meetings  

           Division 2--Confidential information and business

   51.     Confidential information  
   52.     Closure of meetings for confidential business  
   53.     Policy for confidential information and business  

           Division 3--Records

   54.     Council's records  
   55.     Council to keep registers  
   56.     Matters for register of declared conflicts  
   57.     Register of declared conflicts – disclosures by other members  
   58.     Review of register of declared conflicts  
   59.     Contents of minutes of meetings  
   60.     Custody of records  
   61.     Access to records  
   62.     Disposal and destruction of records  

           Division 4--Urban farm land

   63.     Urban farm land  

           Division 5--Construction and closing of roads

   64.     Permanent closure of road  

           Division 6--Allowances

   65.     Allowances generally  
   66.     Ordinary allowance  
   67.     Extra meeting allowance  
   68.     Professional development allowance  
   69.     Payment for higher duties for deputy principal member acting as principal member  
   70.     Payment for higher duties for other member acting as principal member  

           Division 7--Procedures for code of conduct complaints

   71.     Procedures for code of conduct complaints  
   72.     Publication of approved form for code of conduct complaint  
   73.     Requests and referrals from complainant  
   74.     Notifications to be given to respondent  
   75.     Information to be given to complainant or decision maker  
   76.     CEO to update council of progress  
   77.     Withdrawal of complaint  
   78.     Council panel to be constituted by members of council  
   79.     Minutes  
   80.     Summary of decision under section 123 or 125 of Act  
   81.     Summary of decision under section 127 or 128 of Act  

   PART 4--MUNICIPAL PARKING RATE

   82.     Definitions  
   83.     Meaning of Central Darwin  
   84.     Application of Part  
   85.     Trading fund  
   86.     Parking usage schedule  
   87.     Notification of parking usage schedule  
   88.     Review or correction of error  
   89.     Calculation of municipal parking rate  
   90.     Levying of municipal parking rate  
   91.     Payment of amounts in advance  
   92.     Notification requirements if use of land changes  
   93.     Payment or refund because of adjustment  
   94.     Agreement or payment if municipal parking rate adjusted to increase shortfall  
   95.     Refund if municipal parking rate adjusted to decrease shortfall  
   96.     Rebates and exemptions  
   97.     Usage of car parking spaces  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   98.     Prescribed corporation  
   99.     Timeframe for review of delegations  
   100.    Member indebted to the council  
   101.    Absence without permission  
   102.    Timeframes for requirements for meetings  
   103.    Notice requirements for meeting of council committee or local authority  
   104.    Notice requirements for meeting of audit committee  
   105.    Notice of postponement of meeting  
   106.    Annual return of interests – members  
   107.    Annual return of interests – staff  
   108.    Prescribed form for annual return of interests for members  
   109.    Requirements for appointment to office of CEO  
   110.    Vacancy in office of CEO  
   111.    Submissions in relation to conditionally rateable land  

   PART 6--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2021

   112.    Definitions  
   113.    Council or local government subsidiary to maintain information within 12 months after commencement  
   114.    Council to adopt policies within 12 months after commencement  
   115.    Local government subsidiary to adopt policies within 12 months after commencement  
   116.    Registers to be established  
   117.    Quotations, tenders and collective procurement  
   118.    Established trading fund  
   119.    Parking usage schedule  
   120.    Rates levied under former parking Regulations  

   PART 7--TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS

           Division 1--General matters

   121.    Definitions  
   122.    Declaration  

           Division 2--Miscellaneous matters

   123.    Inspectors  
   124.    Ongoing compliance reviews  
   125.    Ongoing investigations  
   126.    Authorised persons  
   127.    Local government subsidiaries  
   128.    Terms and conditions of membership  
   129.    Council committees  
   130.    Adoption of budget  
   131.    Annual financial statement  
   132.    Annual report  
   133.    Conditionally rateable land continued  
   134.    Exempt land continued  
   135.    General rates, special rates and charges  
   136.    Exemptions under Local Government (Accounting) Regulations 2008  
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