Victorian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (FAIR GO RATES) ACT 2015 (NO. 65 OF 2015) - SECT 12

After section 10D of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 insert —

        " 10E     Commission's functions in relation to Councils

    (1)     The Commission has the following functions in relation to Councils—

        (a)     monitoring and reviewing Councils' compliance with the caps set under Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989 ;

        (b)     assessing the outcomes as a result of general Orders and special Orders made under Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989 ;

        (c)     identifying trends across the local government sector arising from the caps, and any other impacts of the caps on the sector.

    (2)     The Commission must prepare an annual report on Councils' compliance with the caps.

    (3)     The Commission must prepare a biennial report containing—

        (a)     an assessment of outcomes as a result of general Orders and special Orders made under Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989 ; and

        (b)     the identification of any trends across the local government sector arising from the caps, and of any other impacts of the caps on the sector.

    (4)     A report under subsection (2) or (3) must be published on the Commission's internet site.

    (5)     The Commission must publish notice of the publication of a report under subsection (2) or (3) in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper generally circulating in Victoria as soon as is practicable after the report is published.

    (6)     A notice under subsection (5) must specify a place where copies of the report are available for inspection.

    (7)     In performing its functions and exercising its powers under this section and the Local Government Act 1989 , the objective of the Commission is to promote the purposes of Part 8A of the Local Government Act 1989 .".

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