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2001-2002 Report on the Operation of the Local Government (Financial Assistance)

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1 : Local Governance in Australia

• Local Government roles
• Local Government functions
• Local Government overview
• Employees
• Population
• Area
• Diversity
• Electorate representation
• National representation of Local Government
• Local Government finances

Chapter 2 : Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government

• Overview of current arrangements
• Determining the quantum of the grant
• Determining entitlements for 2001-02 and 2002-03
• Interstate distribution of the grants
• Quantum of financial assistance grants allocations
• Principles for determining the distribution of grants within States
• Determining the distribution of grants within States
• Bodies eligible to receive financial assistance grants
• Local Government Grants Commissions methods
• Local roads needs assessments
• Revenue assessments
• Expenditure assessments
• Needs of Indigenous communities
• Allocation of grants to councils in 2001-02
• Councils on the minimum grant
• Reviews of Grants Commission methods
• The impact of Grants Commission 'capping' policies
• Increasing accountability and transparency of Grants Commission processes

Chapter 3 : Local Government Performance

• Application of National Competition Policy in Local Government
• Performance indicators
• Other State developments
• Federal activities to support Local Government performance improvement

Chapter 4 : Local Government Infrastructure

• Local Government infrastructure responsibilities
• What is Local Government infrastructure?
• Valuing Local Government infrastructure
• Trends in spending on infrastructure: findings of the Commonwealth Grants Commission inquiry
• More funds for local roads: the Roads to Recovery Programme
• AusLink: a new national land transport plan
• State developments
• Road funding responsibilities of each sphere of government
• Other infrastructure issues

Chapter 5 : Services to Indigenous Communities

• Indigenous people in context
• Reporting requirements
• State reports
• Access to services - recent assessments
• Commonwealth expenditure and progress

Chapter 6 : Developing A Framework For The Future Operation Of Local Government

• Review of the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995
• Inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting
• DOTARS submission to the inquiry
• The future

Appendixes

Appendix A : National principles for allocating general purpose and local road grants
Appendix B : State methods for distributing financial assistance grants 2000-01
Appendix C : Actions required to implement Commonwealth Grants Commision review findings
Appendix D : Distribution of financial assistance grants to local government 2001-02
Appendix E : Ranking of councils on a relative needs basis 2001-02
Appendix F : Australian classification of local governments
Appendix G : Progress in improving efficiency and effectiveness of local government
Appendix H : Progress reports on improvements in service provision to Indigenous communities
Appendix I : National Awards for Local Government Bibliography, Acronyms and Glossary

BibliographyAcronyms and initialisms

Glossary

Index of Tables

Index of Figures