Local Government Act 2008
This page provides information on the Local Government Act 2008, which was repealed 1 July 2021 and replaced with the Local Government Act 2019.
Regulations
Regulations made under the Local Government Act 2008 include:
Guidelines
Guideline 2: Allowances for council members
Previously effective from 6 January 2011 and as replaced on 1 July 2014 to include West Daly Regional Council.
Guideline 2: Allowances for council members PDF (96.0 KB).
Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2019-20 PDF (73.5 KB).
Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2020-21 PDF (349.4 KB).
Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2021-22 PDF (473.6 KB).
Refer to General Instruction No. 2 - Council member allowances PDF (832.4 KB).
Guideline 3: Appointing a CEO
Guideline 3: Appointing a CEO PDF (26.6 KB).
Guideline 4: Investments
Guideline 4: Investments PDF (162.8 KB).
Guideline 5: Borrowing
Guideline 5: Borrowing PDF (28.6 KB).
Guideline 7: Disposal of property
Guideline 7: Disposal of property PDF (28.3 KB).
Guideline 8: Regional councils and local authorities
Guideline 8: Regional councils and local authorities PDF (599.8 KB)
Guideline 8: Regional councils and local authorities DOCX (34.2 KB).
General instructions
The Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet issued general instructions pursuant to regulation 7 of the Local Government (Accounting) Regulations 2008.
Local government archived documents
- Local government specific exemptions PDF (2.3 MB)
- Local government insurance procurement exemption PDF (280.7 KB)
- Minister's local government dispensation of requirement to call for tenders PDF (95.1 KB)
- Local Government - Extension to enter a supply contract for up to 5 years PDF (559.0 KB)
- Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2017-18 PDF (227.1 KB).
- Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2018-19 PDF (146.2 KB).
- Archived guideline 8: regional councils and local authorities PDF (90.3 KB).
- Table of maximum allowances applicable for 2016-17 PDF (226.9 KB).
Local government stakeholder newsletters
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - September 2018 PDF (244.1 KB)
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - December 2018 PDF (651.0 KB)
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - March 2019 PDF (494.1 KB)
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - June 2019 PDF (328.7 KB)
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - October 2019 PDF (621.0 KB)
- Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - December 2019 PDF (838.0 KB)
Last updated: 11 October 2021
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