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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 13
Responsibilities of local government employees
13 Responsibilities of local government employees
(1) All employees of a local government have the same responsibilities, but
the chief executive officer has some extra responsibilities.
(2) All
employees have the following responsibilities— (a) implementing the policies
and priorities of the local government in a way that promotes— (i) the
effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and
(ii)
excellence in service delivery; and
(iii) continual improvement;
(b)
carrying out their duties in a way that ensures the local government— (i)
discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and
(ii) complies with all
laws that apply to local governments; and
(iii) achieves its corporate plan;
(c) providing sound and impartial advice to the local government;
(d)
carrying out their duties impartially and with integrity;
(e) ensuring the
employee’s personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of
the local government;
(f) improving all aspects of the employee’s work
performance;
(g) observing all laws relating to their employment;
(h)
observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ,
section 4 ;
(i) complying with a code of conduct under the
Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 .
(3) The chief executive officer has the
following extra responsibilities— (a) managing the local government in a way
that promotes— (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of
public resources; and
(ii) excellence in service delivery; and
(iii)
continual improvement;
(b) managing the other local government employees
through management practices that— (i) promote equal employment
opportunities; and
(ii) are responsive to the local government’s policies
and priorities;
(c) establishing and implementing goals and practices in
accordance with the policies and priorities of the local government;
(d)
establishing and implementing practices about access and equity to ensure that
members of the community have access to— (i) local government programs; and
(ii) appropriate avenues for reviewing local government decisions;
(e) the
safe custody of— (i) all records about the proceedings, accounts or
transactions of the local government or its committees; and
(ii) all
documents owned or held by the local government;
(f) complying with requests
from councillors under section 170A — (i) for advice to assist the
councillor carry out his or her role as a councillor; or
(ii) for
information, that the local government has access to, relating to the
local government.
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