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Local Government Board

The Local Government Board is a statutory body established under the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act).

The role of the Board

Under the Act, the Minister for Local Government can request a Local Government Board to:

conduct reviews of councils or reviews that concentrate on specific local government topics

conduct reviews of single or joint local government authorities

provide general advice to the Minister

Currently, there is no active review process.

Membership

The Local Government Board comprises:

the Chairperson

one person nominated by the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT)

one person nominated by the Local Government Professionals Australia (Tasmania)

the Director of Local Government or their nominee

one or two additional people can appointed to the Board at the request of the Minister for Local Government, for the purpose of conducting a particular review

Recent activities of the Board

In 2018 the Board completed a review into voluntary amalgamation and shared services options for the Sorell and Tasman Councils.