Office of Local Government (New South Wales)

New South Wales
Office of Local Government
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Preceding agencies	Division of Local Government Department of Local Government
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Nowra^[1]
Minister responsible	Hon. Paul Toole MP, Minister for Local Government
Agency executives	Steve Orr, Acting Chief Executive, Local Government Paul Chapman, Manager Legislative Review, Local Government
Parent agency	Department of Planning and Environment
Key document	Local Government Act, 1993 (NSW)
Website	http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Office of Local Government, an agency of the Department of Planning and Environment in the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for administering legislation in relation to local government areas in New South Wales.

The office is led by its Chief Executive, currently acting Steve Orr, who reports to the Minister for Local Government, currently the Honourable Paul Toole MP.

The office and its antecedent agency was established in 1993, pursuant to the Local Government Act, 1993 (NSW).

Divisional responsibilities

The role of the office includes preparing legislation, providing advice and information to the State Government and local councils, regulating financial management and monitoring financial reporting practices of councils, and improving local government performance through provision of standards and guidelines and conducting reviews and investigations (often called Section 430 investigations).

As part of a drive to locate government offices in regional areas, the office's head office is in the regional town of Nowra on the South Coast, but an office in Castlereagh Street in Sydney CBD also provides Divisional services.

References

↑ "Division of Local Government". Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2006.

External links

Division of Local Government web site

Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government

New South Wales Government

Premier and Cabinet	Audit Office Barangaroo Delivery Authority Independent Commission Against Corruption Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Infrastructure NSW NSW Electoral Commission Office of Western Sydney Ombudsman’s Office Parliamentary Counsel’s Office Police Integrity Commission Public Service Commission (to be established)

Attorney General and Justice	Corrective Services Crown Solicitor's Office Disaster Welfare Assistance Emergency Management NSW Fire and Rescue NSW Industrial Relations Commission Information and Privacy Commission Judicial Commission Juvenile Justice Legal Aid Commission Ministry for Police and Emergency Service NSW Crime Commission NSW Police Force NSW Trustee and Guardian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Rural Fire Service State Emergency Service

Education and Communities	Aboriginal Affairs Board of Studies Board of Vocational Education and Training Children’s Guardian Combat Sports Authority of NSW Commission for Children and Young People Community Relations Commission Early Childhood Education and Care Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority Illawarra Venues Authority Institute of Teachers NSW Institute of Sport Office of Communities Parramatta Stadium Trust Public Schools Sport and Recreation Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority TAFE and Community Education TAFE Commission Communities Veterans Affairs Volunteering Youth

Family and Community Services	Aboriginal Housing Office Ageing, Disability and Home Care incl Office for Ageing City West Housing Pty Ltd Community Services Home Care Service Home Purchase Assistance Fund Housing NSW NSW Businesslink Pty Ltd Office for Women’s Policy

Finance and Services	Aust. Centre for Advanced Computing & Communications (ac3) Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Geographic Names Board Hunter Water Corporation Motor Accidents Authority Land and Property Information NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Fair Trading NSW Government Telecommunications Authority NSW Land and Housing Corporation (jointly with FACS) NSW Procurement NSW Public Works Office of Industrial Relations Office of State Revenue Rental Bond Board State Contracts Control Board State Property Authority State Records Authority Surveyor General Sydney Water Corporation Teacher Housing Authority Waste Assets Management Corporation WorkCover Authority Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board ValuerGeneral

Health	Ambulance Service of NSW Cancer Institute of New South Wales Health Administration Corporation Health Care Complaints Commission Health Professional Councils Authority Local Health Districts x 15 Statutory Health Corporations x 10

Planning and Environment	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Central Coast Regional Development Corporation Historic Houses Trust Hunter Development Corporation Landcom Luna Park Reserve Trust Office of Environment & Heritage Office of Local Government Redfern-Waterloo Authority Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority UrbanGrowth

Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services	Agriculture Aquatic Reserves Arts NSW Art Gallery Australian Museum Benerembah Irrigation District Environ. Protection Trust Biosecurity Casino, Liquor and Gaming Authority Catchment Management Authorities Central Coast Water Corporation Chief Scientist and Engineer Chipping Norton Lake Authority Cobar Water Board Crown Lands 'Department of Primary Industries Destination NSW incl. Tourism, Events, Homebush Motor RA Energy Corporations Energy, Mining and Biofuels Fisheries Food Authority Forests NSW Game Council Lake Illawarra Authority Livestock Health and Pest Authorities Marine Parks Authority Mine Subsidence Board Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Office of Rural Affairs Office of Water Primary Industries Regional Development Retail Tenancies Unit Rural Assistance Authority Screen NSW Small Business State Development State Library Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Opera House Tourism and Major Events Policy Wild Dog Destruction Board

Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator Newcastle Port Corporation NSW TrainLink Office of Transport Safety Investigations Port Kembla Port Corporation Public Transport Ticketing Corporation RailCorp Roads & Maritime Services State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Sydney Metro Authority Sydney Ports Corporation Sydney Trains

Treasury	Crown Finance Entity Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation Liability Management Ministerial Corporation NSW Self Insurance Corporation Office of Financial Management T Corp

Office of Local Government (New South Wales)

Divisional responsibilities

See also

References

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