The New South Wales Office of Local Government, a former

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from 1993 until 2019 of the Department of Planning and Environment in the

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, was responsible for administering legislation in relation to

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. Up until its abolition in April 2019, the office was led by its Acting Chief Executive, Mr Tim Hurst, who reported to the Minister for Local Government. The office and its antecedent agency was established in 1993, pursuant to the . Following the 2019 state election the office was abolished and its functions assumed by the newly formed

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with effect from 1 July 2019.

Divisional responsibilities

The role of the office included 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 was in the regional town of

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on the South Coast, but an office in Castlereagh Street in

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also provides Divisional services.

References

External links

Office of Local Government web site
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Divisional responsibilities

See also

References

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