Local Government Regulation 2012

A local government’s budget must, for each business activity, contain an estimated activity statement.

An estimated activity statement is a document that states, for the business activity—

the estimated revenue that is payable to—

the local government; or

anyone else; and

the estimated expenses, including all items taken into account under the pricing provisions (other than return on capital); and

the estimated surplus or deficit for the financial year; and

if community service obligations are to be carried out during the business activity—

a description of the nature of the community service obligations; and

the estimated cost of performing the community service obligations, less the estimated revenue for the community service obligations.

An estimated activity statement may contain a summary of the information mentioned in subsection (2), instead of a full statement of the information, if—

the estimated activity statement states it is a summary only and that a full statement of the information may be—

inspected or purchased at the local government’s public office; and

inspected on the local government’s website; and

a full statement of the information can be—

inspected or purchased at the local government’s public office; and

inspected on the local government’s website.

The price for purchasing a full statement of the information must be no more than the reasonable cost to the local government of making the statement available for purchase.