Tasmanians are invited to have their say on the Government’s proposed changes to the Local Government Act 1993.
Last year the Government released a discussion paper and called for submissions from the community. A Steering Committee was established comprised of representatives from the Local Government Association of Tasmania, the Local Government Professionals Australia (Tasmania) and DPAC.
In all 64 submissions were received. A draft bill has been prepared based on the feedback, and today the Government is releasing the draft bill for further consultation.
There are many challenges facing the local government sector and it’s important we make sure they have the right structure and the right tools so that they can best serve their communities.
We are committed to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of local government to reduce costs to ratepayers and to make Tasmania the best place in the country to live, work, invest and raise a family.
We want everyone interested to have their say and have their voices heard. I would also encourage all councils to review the draft bill and provide their feedback too.
The consultation period for the draft bill will close at 5pm on May 5th. After that, the bill will be finalised and introduced into Parliament later in the year.
The review of the Local Government Act has considered a number of matters such as:
More information can be found on the Local Government Division’s website: www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/lgd
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