National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose and Local Road Grants (17/10/1995) (Cth)

National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose and Local Road Grants (17/10/1995)

made under section 6(1) of the

Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:    7 February 2006

Includes amendments up to:          National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose Grants Variation (07/02/2006)

Registered:   6 February 2015

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose and Local Road Grants (17/10/1995) that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 7 February 2006 (the compilation date).

This compilation was prepared on 6 February 2015.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on ComLaw ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self-repealing provisions

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1995 – SUBSECTION 6 (1)

(LGFA/1995-1)

I, BRIAN HOWE, Minister for Housing and Local Government, pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (the Act), HEREBY formulate the attached National Principles for the purpose of allocating among local governing bodies amounts payable to States (other than the Australian Capital Territory) under the Act in the year beginning on 1 July 1996 and later years.

Dated 17th day of October 1995

BRIAN HOWE
Minister for Housing and
Regional Development

NATIONAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF GENERAL PURPOSE AND LOCAL ROAD GRANTS

A.The National Principles relating to the allocation of general purpose grants payable under Section 9 of the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (the Act) among local governing bodies are as follows:

1.         Horizontal Equalisation

General purpose grants will be allocated to local governing bodies, as far as practicable, on a full horizontal equalisation basis as defined by the Act.  This is a basis that ensures that each local governing body in the State/Territory is able to function, by reasonable effort, at a standard not lower than the average standard of other local governing bodies in the State.  It takes account of differences in the expenditure required by those local governing bodies in the performance of their functions and in the capacity of those local governing bodies to raise revenue.

2.         Effort Neutrality

An effort or policy neutral approach will be used in assessing expenditure requirements and revenue raising capacity of each local governing body.  This means as far as practicable, policies of individual local governing bodies in terms of expenditure and revenue effort will not affect the grant determination.

3.         Minimum Grant

The minimum general purpose grant allocation for a local governing body in a year will be not less than the amount to which the local governing body would be entitled if 30% of the total amount of general purpose grants to which the State/Territory is entitled under Section 9 of the Act in respect of the year were allocated among local governing bodies in the State/Territory on a per capita basis.

4.         Other Grant Support

Other relevant grant support provided to local governing bodies to meet any of the expenditure needs assessed should be taken into account using an inclusion approach.

5.         Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

Financial assistance shall be allocated to councils in a way which recognises the needs of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders within their boundaries.

6.         Council Amalgamation

Where two or more local governing bodies are amalgamated into a single body, the general purpose grant provided to the new body for each of the four years following amalgamation should be the total of the amounts that would have been provided to the former bodies in each of those years if they had remained separate entities.

B. The National Principle relating to the allocation of the amounts payable under Section 12 of the Act (the identified road component of the financial assistance grants) among local governing bodies is as follows:

1.         Identified Road Component

The identified road component of the financial assistance grants should be allocated to local governing bodies as far as practicable on the basis of the relative needs of each local governing body for roads expenditure and to preserve its road assets.  In assessing road needs, relevant considerations include length, type and usage of roads in each local governing area.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Endnotes about misdescribed amendments and other matters are included in a compilation only as necessary.

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is set out in the endnotes.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

A = Act	orig = original
ad = added or inserted	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
am = amended	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
amdt = amendment	pres = present
c = clause(s)	prev = previous
C[x] = Compilation No. x	(prev…) = previously
Ch = Chapter(s)	Pt = Part(s)
def = definition(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Dict = Dictionary	Reg = Regulation/Regulations
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	reloc = relocated
Div = Division(s)	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	rep = repealed
effect	rs = repealed and substituted
F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
gaz = gazette	Sch = Schedule(s)
LI = Legislative Instrument	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md) = misdescribed amendment	SR = Statutory Rules
mod = modified/modification	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
No. = Number(s)	SubPt = Subpart(s)
o = order(s)	underlining = whole or part not
Ord = Ordinance	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	FRLI registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose and Local Road Grants (17/10/1995)	2 Apr 2007 (F2007B00440)	1 July 1996
National Principles for the Allocation of General Purpose Grants-Variation (07/02/2006)	23 Feb 2006 (F2006L00517)	7 Feb 2006	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
item A. 6...........................	ad F2006L00517