Local Government Division
- About the Local Government Division
- What is local government?
- Targeted review of the Local Government Act 1993
- Board of Inquiry - Glenorchy City Council
- Board of Inquiry - Huon Valley Council
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- Good Governance Guide
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- Premier's Local Government Council
- Role of Local Government Project
- Measuring Tasmanian Local Government Performance
- Collaboration between the State Government and local government
- Local Government Board
- By-law directory
- Making a complaint
- Contact us
Contact Details
By phone
Contact the Local Government Division on 03 6232 7022 or Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.
Our staff
Use the Tasmanian Government Directory to find staff contact details
Local Government Board
Background
The Board is a statutory body established under the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act).
The Act provides that the role of the Board is:
- to conduct reviews of councils or reviews that concentrate on a specific topic or topics at the request of the Minister for Local Government;
- to carry out reviews of single and joint authorities; and
- to provided general advice to the Minister at his or her request.
Under Section 210(2) of the Act, the Board consists of:
- the chairperson;
- one person nominated by the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT);
- one person nominated by the Local Government Managers Australia (Tasmania) (LGMA);
- the Director of Local Government or his or her nominee.
Under Section 210(5A), the Minister may appoint one or two additional persons to be members for the purposes of a particular review.
Further details of the current Board are available on the Board Members page.
In 2011, amendments to the Act commenced, aiming to make the Board more strategic and expertise-based rather than focusing on reviewing individual councils on a regular rotational basis.
Board reviews in 2012 and 2013
2012 review of councillor numbers
In early July 2012 the Board provided the Minister for Local Government with its recommendations and report, Review of Councillor Numbers 2012, and in October 2012, the Minister accepted the recommendations of the Board.
2013 review of councillor numbers
The Board finalised its review of councillor numbers for Brighton, Derwent Valley, Dorset, Launceston City, Southern Midlands and Waratah-Wynyard Councils and submitted its report, Review of Councillor Numbers 2013, with recommendations to the Minister for Local Government for consideration.
More details about both councilor numbers reviews is provided for your information.
