A CEO performance review must be conducted at least once a year.  How each review is conducted is determined under the provisions in – (1)          each local government’s adopted standards for CEO performance reviews (which cannot be inconsistent with the model...

In the October 2021 North Ward election for the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, an unusual and extreme set of irregularities occurred, and resulted in a decision by the Court of Disputed Returns to invalidate the election, terminating the appointment of the two...

  In the past few years, many local governments have been keen to explore new technologies to record and facilitate Council and committee meetings using video conferencing technology (such as video streaming and live streaming), to provide greater accessibility...

1.  Introduction Through the operation of recently proclaimed sections of the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (WA), several new sections were added to the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) (LG Act) which impact significantly on control of the conduct of...

The Report of the Inquiry into the City of Perth (Inquiry Report) was tabled in Parliament on 11 August 2020 and contains extensive recommendations on the issues examined as part of its investigations, including local government elections. A transparent and effective...