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In September 2019 amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 and the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 came into effect relating to training for elected members.

A mandatory training course, “Council Members Essentials” is required to be completed within 12 months of being elected and this course comprises the following five units:

  1. Understanding local government
  2. Serving on council
  3. Meeting procedures
  4. Conflicts of interest
  5. Understanding financial reports and budgets.


Pursuant to Section 5.127 of the Local Government Act 1995:

  • A local government must prepare a report for each financial year on the training completed by council members in the financial year
  • The CEO must publish the report on the local government's official website within 1 month after the end of the financial year to which the report relates.

The documents below provide a listing of elected members training completed in each financial year.

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