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Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. [1] Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia , and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were ...
A map of all local government areas in Australia. This list has been broken down into several sublists: List of local government areas of New South Wales; Local government areas of the Northern Territory; List of local government areas of Queensland; List of local government areas of South Australia; List of local government areas of Tasmania
The smallest local government by area in the state is the Municipality of Hunter's Hill 5.7 km 2 (2.2 sq mi) and the largest by area is Central Darling Shire Council 53,492 km 2 (20,653 sq mi). There are 129 local government areas in the state as of December 2022. Local government authorities provide a wide range of services.
The Australian Public Service formally comprises all Australian Government departments and agencies where staff members are or can be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. [49] [50] [51] At December 2021, there were 155,796 APS employees, [52] up 4.8% from December 2020. Staffing in Australian Public Service agencies accounts for around ...
A Council Ranger is also referred to as Local Laws Officers in some of Australia's eastern states. [1] General law enforcement duties are performed by individual State/Territory Police and the Australian Federal Police. A Council Ranger/Local Laws Officer in Australia is the equivalent to a Bylaw Enforcement Officer in Canada.
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is the principal organisation representing all 537 Local Government councils in Australia, [1] [2] and acts as the independent interest body for Australian local mayors, councillors and local government employees. The association is the federation of local government associations in each state ...
[6] [7] The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows: The Department of Agriculture replacing the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; The Attorney-General's Department, assuming the arts functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
The agencies of the Government of Victoria in Australia are collectively described as the Victorian public sector. By convention, and similarly to other jurisdictions with Westminster systems of government, the public sector is organised into the public service and public entities .