As per the provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 and its subsidiary legislation, Councils must ensure certain Registers and Required Reports are kept and made available for public viewing.
To view available reports, please click on the registers below or attend the Shire of Ashburton Offices.
In September 2019 amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 and the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 came into effect relating to training for elected members.
A mandatory training course, “Council Members Essentials” is required to be completed within 12 months of being elected and this course comprises the following five units:
A person who is a council member on the day on which the Local Government Regulations comes into operation is exempt from the requirement until the end of their term of office.
Pursuant to Section 5.127 of the Local Government Act 1995:
A local government must prepare a report for each financial year on the training completed by council members in the financial yearThe CEO must publish the report on the local government's official website within 1 month after the end of the financial year to which the report relates.The document below provides a listing of elected members' training completed in the financial year ending 30 June 2023
Report on Council Member Training and Professional Development
Register of Electoral Gifts
Register of Certain Complaints and Minor Breaches
Register of Financial Interests - From July 2020 to current
Register of Gifts - January 2015 to current
Register of Payments Made to Council Members - 2020-2021
Register of Payments Made to Council Members - 2021-2022
Register of Payments Made to Council Members - 2022-2023
Register of Delegations and Authorisations
Register of Primary and Annual Returns - From July 2020 to December 2021
Register of Primary and Annual Returns – From January 2022 to current