Formed 1993 Headquarters Nowra | Jurisdiction New South Wales | |
Preceding agency Office of Local Government Minister responsible Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Minister for Local Government Agency executive Mr Tim Hurst,
Acting Chief Executive, Local Government | ||
The New South Wales Office of Local Government, an agency of the Department of Planning and Environment in the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for administering legislation in relation to local government areas in New South Wales.
The office is led by its Acting Chief Executive, Mr Tim Hurst, who reports to the Minister for Local Government, currently the Honourable Gabrielle Upton MP.
The office and its antecedent agency was established in 1993, pursuant to the Local Government Act, 1993 (NSW).
Divisional responsibilities
The role of the office includes preparing legislation, providing advice and information to the State Government and local councils, regulating financial management and monitoring financial reporting practices of councils, and improving local government performance through provision of standards and guidelines and conducting reviews and investigations (often called Section 430 investigations).
As part of a drive to locate government offices in regional areas, the office's head office is in the regional town of Nowra on the South Coast, but an office in Castlereagh Street in Sydney CBD also provides Divisional services.