Local Government (General) Variation Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Local Government (General) Variation Regulations 2014

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 8AA

8AA        Training and development

5            Variation of Schedule 1—Forms

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Local Government (General) Variation Regulations 2014.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

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 8AA

After regulation 8 insert:

8AA—Training and development

(1)For the purposes of section 80A(2)(b) of the Act, a council must ensure that its training and development policy—

(a)provides that members must undertake regular training in accordance with the policy; and

(b)complies with the LGA training standards.

(2)In this regulation—

LGA training standards means the document entitled LGA training standards for council members approved by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation and published on a website maintained by the LGA, as in force from time to time.

(3)An alteration to the LGA training standards by the LGA has no force or effect for the purposes of subregulation (2) unless or until the Minister has provided his or her written approval to the making of the alteration.

(4)For the purposes of the definition of LGA training standards—

(a)the LGA is declared to be a prescribed body under section 303(4) of the Act; and

(b)the LGA training standards are adopted by these regulations pursuant to section 303(4) of the Act; and

(c)the principal office of the LGA (at 148 Frome Street, Adelaide, 5000 or, if the LGA moves its principal office, at that new address) is specified for the purposes of section 303(7)(c) of the Act.

5—Variation of Schedule 1—Forms

Schedule 1, Form 2—delete Form 2 and substitute:

Form 2—Undertaking to be made by a member of a council before assuming office

I, [insert full name of member of the council], having been elected or appointed to the office of a member of [insert full name of council], undertake to faithfully and impartially fulfil the duties of office in the public interest, to the best of my judgement and abilities and in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999.

Signature: [insert signature of member]

This undertaking was made before me on: [insert date on which undertaking is made]

Signature: [insert signature of person before whom undertaking is made]

Note—

The undertaking must be made before a Justice of the Peace or other person authorised to take declarations under the Oaths Act 1936 (being a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits, or a proclaimed manager of an office of a bank, building society or credit union, or a proclaimed member of the police force).

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 20 November 2014

No 273 of 2014

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