Policy and Legislation

22-07 Guidelines for Additional Special Variation (ASV) Process for 2022-23

Circular Details22-07 / 6 April 2022 / A815377Previous Circular22-03 Guidelines for Additional Special Variation (ASV) Process for 2022-23Who should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Rating and Finance StaffContactPolicy Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformationPDF Version22-07 Guidelines for...

22-05 Companion Animals Amendment (Rehoming Animals) Act 2022

Circular Details22-05/15 March 2022/A811129Who should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Companion Animal staffContactPolicy Team / (02) 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredCouncil to ImplementPDF Version22-05 Companion Animals Amendment (Rehoming Animals) Act 2022 What’s new or changing On 23 February 2022,...

22-03 Guidelines for Additional Special Variation (ASV) Process for 2022-23

Circular Details22-03 / 7 March 2022 / A811946Previous Circular20-38 Special Rate Variation and Minimum Rate Variation Guideline and ProcessWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Rating and Finance StaffContactPolicy Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformationPDF Version22-03 Guidelines...

22-01 Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting 2021-22

The final Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (Code) is available for preparing councils’ 2021-22 financial statements. A Joint Organisation (JO) Supplement to the Code is available for preparing JO 2021-22 financial statements

21-39 Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Bill 2021

Circular Details21-39 / 26 November 2021 / A798662Previous Circular19-30 Review of the Impounding Act 1993 and Release of Discussion PaperWho should read thisCouncillors/General Managers/All council staffContactPolicy Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformationPDF Version21-39 Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Bill...

21-32 Government endorses new rate peg methodology to support growing councils

Circular Details21-32 / 5 October 2021 / A792407Previous Circular20-42 Release of Exposure Draft Bill on local government rating reformWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Rating and Finance StaffContactPolicy Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction RequiredInformationPDF version 21-32...

21-29 Release of the Guideline on the Use and Management of Credit Cards

Circular Details21-29 / 13 September 2021 / A778846Who should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Finance staffContactPolicy Team / (02) 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredCouncil to ImplementPDF Version21-29 Release of the Guideline on the Use and Management of Credit Cards...

21-21 Accounting and Financial Reporting Fundamentals – Information session

Circular Details21-21 / 6 August 2021 / A773025Who should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / All council staffContactPolicy Team / (02) 4428 4100 / code@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformationPDF version21-21 Accounting and Financial Reporting Fundamentals – Information session What’s new or changing The...

20-42 Release of Exposure Draft Bill on local government rating reform

Circular Details20-42 / 22 December 2020 / A749067Who should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Finance & Rating Staff / Corporate Governance & Legal StaffContactPolicy Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredResponse to OLGPDF Version20-42 Release of Exposure Draft...

20-40 Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting 2020-21

Circular Details20-40 / 11 December 2020 / A750864Who should read thisGeneral Managers / Financial accounting business areasContactPolicy Team / (02) 4428 4100 / code@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredCouncil/Joint Organisations to implementPDF VersionCouncil Circular 20-40 - PDF What’s new or changing The final Code...