Mandatory Civic and Legal catch-up session
Duration: 2hrs
Investment: $430 incl GST pp
Delivery: LVC or Face to Face
Target Audience
Council Members who have been elected via Supplementary Election, Count-back or who have missed their legal and meeting procedure Mid-term refresher modules 8.2 & 3.
Overview
This session has been developed to assist Council members in building essential community leadership competencies.
Civic Module: This module aims to enhance participants' understanding of the Australian system of government and the role of Councils in fulfilling the objectives of the Local Government Act. It focuses on delivering reputable community outcomes, empowering Council members to effectively serve their communities.
Legal Module: This module is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the legal responsibilities of a Council member. It emphasizes the importance of legal compliance and ethical governance, ensuring that Council members are well-prepared to navigate their roles with confidence and integrity.
Key objectives:
- To develop knowledge of the range of council meetings that may be held and to identify the responsibilities of council members to contribute to effective meetings.
- To define the behaviour and develop the knowledge and skills to contribute to the effective operation of meetings procedures
- To develop knowledge of the legislative provisions, policies and processes that relate to effective ways Council and council members represent Council meeting decisions.
- To develop an ability to interpret and analyse legislative provisions that identify the role of a council member
To develop the knowledge of obligations for declaring interests, the resources to support the role of council member and the agencies that have external oversight (Ombudsman SA, OPI, ICAC, Minister for Local Government, District Court and SACAT)
Facilitator
Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
The Norman Waterhouse Local Government Team is the largest of its kind in the State and is widely recognised as the leader in the provision of industrial relations, governance, and regulatory services to the local government sector in South Australia.
Additional Information
What ‘Delivery Options’ are available for this session?
If a session is scheduled, the delivery options can be found below in the location field of the ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section. (
Address = Face 2 Face delivery, Webinar = Virtual delivery)
For further information about the content of this program, please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at
training@lga.sa.gov.au
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Upcoming Short Courses
Name |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Cost (inc GST) |
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Mandatory Civic and Legal catch-up session |
28 March 2025 |
11:30 am - 01:30 pm |
LG House - 148 Frome Street, Adelaide |
$430.00 |
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