South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A member of the
public is entitled—
(a) to
inspect a document referred to in Schedule 5 at the principal office of the
council during ordinary office hours without charge; and
(b) to
purchase a document referred to in Schedule 5 at the principal office of the
council during ordinary office hours for a fee fixed by the council.
(2) A council may make
a document available in electronic form for the purposes of
subsection (1)(a).
(3) A council must
make the following documents available for inspection on the Internet within a
reasonable time after they are available at the principal office of the
council:
(a)
agendas for meetings of the council or council committees;
(b)
minutes of meetings of the council or council committees;
(c)
codes of conduct or codes of practice adopted by the council under this Act or
the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ;
(d) the
council's contract and tenders policies, public consultation policy and
order-making policies;
(da) the
council's draft annual business plan, annual business plan (as adopted by the
council) and the summary of the annual business plan required under
Part 2 of this Chapter;
(db) the
council's budget (as adopted by the council for a particular year);
(e) a
list of fees and charges imposed by the council under this Act;
(f)
by-laws made by the council and any determination in respect of a by-law made
under section 246(3)(e);
(g)
procedures for the review of decisions established by the council under
Part 2 of Chapter 13;
(h) the
audited financial statements of the council;
(i)
the annual report of the council;
(j) the
council's most recent information statement under the Freedom of Information
Act 1991 , unless it is provided as part of the annual report of the
council.
(4) The Governor may
amend Schedule 5 from time to time by regulation.
(4a) The Governor may
by regulation amend the list of documents contained in subsection (3)
from time to time.
(5) This section does
not limit or affect—
(a) the
operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 to council documents; or
(b) the
operation of any other section of this Act or the Local Government
(Elections) Act 1999 .