Council Member Training and Development Register
Section 80A of the Local Government Act 1999 (the Local Government Act) and Regulation 8AA of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 (the General Regulations), sets out the legal requirements for training and development for council members. A council member must comply with the prescribed mandatory requirements, which includes the LGA Training Standards. Failure to comply will result in a suspension of the council member by Council (unless the member satisfies the council there were good reasons for the failure to comply). A council member must undertake the Mandatory Training within the first 12 months of their four-year term.
Subsection 80A(2h) of the Local Government Act 1999 requires the CEO to maintain a register relating to training and development of council members. This is a register of scheduled and completed mandatory and non-mandatory training.
Council Member Training and Development Register 2023 - Present