The State Government is reforming the Local Government Act 1995 (the Act).
These are the most significant reforms to the sector in 25 years and aim to ensure local governments better serve residents and ratepayers.
Reforms have been crafted in consultation with the local government sector and are based on six themes:
To ensure that key election related reforms were in place before the 2023 local government elections, the amendments to the Act were divided into two tranches. The first tranche, which was passed by Parliament on 11 May 2023, focused on electoral reform.
The second tranche focuses on establishing the new Local Government Inspector and introducing local government monitors for early intervention and resolution of problems.
Tranche two reforms to introduce the Local Government Inspector and the ability to appoint monitors.
Past reforms to the Local Government Act 1995.
The regulations for local government long service leave have been replaced after 46 years.
The State Government’s new Local Government (Long Service Leave) Regulations 2024 will take effect from 1 September 2024, providing the sector with lead in time to prepare for the changes.
The new regulations will improve the operation of the local government long service leave portability scheme, which is an integral part of local government employment conditions. This means that when staff change employment from one local government to another, all their service in the local government sector counts towards their accrual of long service leave.
The new regulations introduce a raft of changes intended to strengthen the system of long service leave entitlements for local government employees, including:
More information about the new long service leave regulations is available on the DLGSC website.
Please join us for a local government reform webinar explaining the new local government long service leave regulations and what they mean for the local government sector.
When: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30pm AWST
Our regular reform webinar series allows sector stakeholders to hear more about the progress of local government reforms.
The presentation will include the following topics:
We encourage local government Chief Executive Officers, Human Resource Managers and Payroll Officers to attend.
The presentation will include an update on key local government reforms and be followed by a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
If you have any queries please contact DLGSC’s local government reform team at actreview@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Full Reform Proposals provides an overview of all the reforms topics that were consulted on.
The DLGSC holds regular webinars to explain reforms and update the local government sector on progress.
Register for LG Alerts to be notified of future webinars.
Previous webinars are available for viewing: Local government reform webinars
Still have questions?
If you still have questions about reform, email us at actreview@dlgsc.wa.gov.au