Functions Under Local Government Act

Under Section 8 of the Local Government Act Central Tablelands Weeds Authority has the following charter:

to provide directly or on behalf of other levels of government, after due consultation, adequate, equitable and appropriate services and facilities for the community and to ensure that those services and facilities are managed efficiently and effectively
to exercise community leadership
to exercise its functions in a manner that is consistent with and actively promotes the multicultural principles
to promote and to provide and plan for the needs of children
to properly manage, develop, protect, restore, enhance and conserve the environment of the area for which it is responsible, in a manner that is consistent with and promotes the principles of ecologically sustainable development
to have regard to the long term and cumulative effects of its decisions
to bear in mind that it is the custodian and trustee of public assets and to effectively plan for, account for and manage the assets for which it is responsible
to engage in long-term strategic planning on behalf of the local community
to exercise its functions in a manner that is consistent with and promotes social justice principles of equity, access, participation and rights
to facilitate the involvement of councillors, members of the public, users of facilities and services and council staff in the development, improvement and co-ordination of local government
to raise funds for local purposes by the fair imposition of rates, charges and fees, by income earned from investments and, when appropriate, by borrowings and grants
to keep the local community and the State government (and through it, the wider community) informed about its activities
to ensure that, in the exercise of its regulatory functions, it acts consistently and without bias, particularly where an activity of the council is affected
to be a responsible employer.

(2) A council, in the exercise of its functions, must pursue its charter but nothing in the charter or this section gives rise to, or can be taken into account in, any civil cause of action.