Local Government Regulation 2012

Regard should be had to whether or not a joint arrangement should be established instead of, or in combination with, a change to the external boundaries of a local government area.

A joint arrangement includes the following—

a joint local government;

a joint standing committee;

joint action by agreement;

the joint exercise of local government jurisdiction or the joint operation of an activity, facility or service;

an agreement on, or extension of, an activity, facility or service outside a local government area;

a contribution for the operation of an activity, facility or service outside a local government area;

resource sharing by local governments;

any other type of arrangement of a joint nature the change commission considers appropriate, including an arrangement not dealt with under the Act.