Local Government Act 1993

A council must prepare an annual report containing all of the following:a summary of the annual plan for the preceding financial year; a statement of its goals and objectives in relation to public health for the preceding financial year; a statement of the council's activities and its performance in respect of goals and objectives set for the preceding financial year; a statement of the number of code of conduct complaints that were received and the number that were upheld either wholly or in part during the preceding financial year; the total costs met by the council during the preceding financial year in respect of all code of conduct complaints dealt with under Division 3A of Part 3 during the preceding financial year; the financial statements for the preceding financial year; a statement of the operating, capital and competitive neutrality costs in respect of each significant business activity undertaken by the council during the preceding financial year together with a statement of the revenue associated with that activity; a statement of the activities and performance of the council in relation to any activity undertaken pursuant to section 21 as compared with its objectives for the preceding financial year; a statement of the total allowances and expenses paid to the mayor, deputy mayor and councillors; a statement detailing the attendance of each councillor at meetings of the council or any council committee during the preceding financial year; a statement in accordance with subsection (4) relating to the total annual remuneration paid to employees of the council who are key management personnel, within the meaning of the Compiled Accounting Standard AASB 124, as amended or substituted from time to time, issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 of the Commonwealth; a copy of the audit opinion for the preceding financial year; a statement specifying details of any land donated by the council under section 177, including the name of the recipient, the reasons for the donation and the value of the land; any other prescribed matter.

A statement under subsection (1)(ab) is to – state the extent to which the council has carried out its functions under the Public Health Act 1997 and the Food Act 2003; and state the resources allocated to public health; and state the extent to which its goals, objectives, policies and programs in relation to public health met the needs of persons within its municipal area; and include details of the completion of any strategies.

The general manager is to – submit one copy of the report to the Director and one copy of the report to the Director of Public Health; and make available copies of the report for public inspection; and make available copies of the report free of charge or on payment of a prescribed fee; and advertise in a daily newspaper circulating in the municipal area the availability of the report, together with an invitation to electors to lodge submissions on the report with the council for discussion at its annual general meeting.

A statement under subsection (1)(cd) is to list the number of employees in groups according to the total annual remuneration as specified in subsection (5) where each group has a maximum of $20 000 between the highest and lowest total annual remuneration.

The total annual remuneration of an employee means the total of the following for the financial year:the salary payable to the employee; the amount of employer contribution to the employee's superannuation; the value of the use of any motor vehicle provided to the employee; the value of any other allowances or benefits paid or payable to, or provided for the benefit of, the employee.