Local Government (General) (Accountability and Governance) Variation Regulations 2016 (SA)

South Australia

Local Government (General) (Accountability and Governance) Variation Regulations 2016

under the Local Government Act 1999

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Local Government (General) Regulations 2013

4            Insertion of regulation 8AAA

8AAA      Conflicts of interest—ordinary business matters

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Local Government (General) (Accountability and Governance) Variation Regulations 2016.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which section 14 of the Local Government (Accountability and Governance) Amendment Act 2015 comes into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Local Government (General) Regulations 2013

4—Insertion of regulation 8AAA

After regulation 8 insert:

8AAA—Conflicts of interest—ordinary business matters

(1)For the purposes of sections 74(6) and 75A(6) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed:

(a)the conduct and consideration of a review under section 12 of the Act;

(b)the adoption or alteration of a training and development policy under section 80A of the Act;

(c)the adoption or amendment of a strategic management plan under section 122 of the Act;

(d)the adoption or revision of an annual business plan or budget under section 123 of the Act;

(e)the declaration of rates (other than a separate rate) or a charge with the character of a rate.

(2)In connection with subregulation (1), a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the council that relates to a matter within the ambit of paragraphs (a) to (e) (for example, a discussion relating to the preparation of a strategic management plan) is prescribed.

(3)In addition, for the purposes of section 75A(6) of the Act, a matter before a council—

(a)that is of interest to a member of the council because the member is a member, officer or employee of an agency or instrumentality of the Crown (within the meaning of section 73(4) of the Act); and

(b)that does not directly concern that agency or instrumentality,

is prescribed.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 31 March 2016

No 20 of 2016

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