The Office of Local Government can be contacted at:
• General Email: localgovernment@dpac.tas.gov.au
• Email for consultation submissions: lgconsultation@dpac.tas.gov.au
The current public consultation is for the Local Government Targeted Amendment Bill 2025 draft, which is available on the website at http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/.../local-government-amendment...: and
Submissions can be made until midnight on Monday 17 November 2025 to lgconsultation@dpac.tas.gov.au.
"Proposed reforms being introduced via the Bill include:
- New serious councillor misconduct provisions;
- More flexible and effective early intervention tools to address emerging governance challenges in councils;
- Legislating core councillor learning and development requirements;
- Supporting more consistent data and transparency (including around council rates);
- Establishing the architecture for improving - over time - council strategic direction-setting and planning, underpinned by a stronger focus on community engagement and wellbeing;
- Enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the Code of Conduct complaints handling framework.
- Supporting provisions for remote attendance at closed council meetings, aligning with anticipated updates to the Meeting Regulations."
Progress is impossible without change,
and those who cannot change their minds
cannot change anything.
