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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1214 asked in the Legislative Council on 4 November 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1214. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government:

I refer to the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 and the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997.

(1) How many candidates have successfully nominated for election to local government without satisfying regulation 22B of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997 relating to online inductions?

(2) How many council members are now in breach of regulation 35 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 relating to training?

(3) How many local governments have not adopted a policy for continuing professional development of council members?

(4) How many local governments have not published an annual report on training by council members for 2019–20?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The information in relation to candidate withdrawal is held outside the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

(2) The information is held outside the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and will be reported early next year.

(3)–(4) This information is held with individual local governments. The requirement is that local governments publish and make public this information when it becomes available.