Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996

A local government is to ensure that a strategic community plan is made for its district in accordance with this regulation in respect of each financial year after the financial year ending 30 June 2013.

A strategic community plan for a district is to cover the period specified in the plan, which is to be at least 10 financial years.

A strategic community plan for a district is to set out the vision, aspirations and objectives of the community in the district.

A local government is to review the current strategic community plan for its district at least once every 4 years.

In making or reviewing a strategic community plan, a local government is to have regard to —

the capacity of its current resources and the anticipated capacity of its future resources; and

strategic performance indicators and the ways of measuring its strategic performance by the application of those indicators; and

demographic trends.

Subject to subregulation (9), a local government may modify its strategic community plan, including extending the period the plan is made in respect of.

A council is to consider a strategic community plan, or modifications of such a plan, submitted to it and is to determine* whether or not to adopt the plan or the modifications.

If a strategic community plan is, or modifications of a strategic community plan are, adopted by the council, the plan or modified plan applies to the district for the period specified in the plan.

A local government is to ensure that the electors and ratepayers of its district are consulted during the development of a strategic community plan and when preparing modifications of a strategic community plan.

A strategic community plan for a district is to contain a description of the involvement of the electors and ratepayers of the district in the development of the plan or the preparation of modifications of the plan.