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Recent publications are listed below.

Further publications can be found in our publications area.

Published	Category	Description
22/05/2008	Annual Reports Ref : 2008 - Report and De	2008 - Report and Determination of the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal	view
20/05/2008	Standards Ref : Update_16_General_Pu	Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting - Update 16 General Purpose Financial Reports - 567Kb Special Purpose Financial Reports - 74Kb Special Schedules - 92Kb Appendices - 249Kb (569 kb)	pdf
20/05/2008	Standards Ref : Update_16_General_Pu	Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting - Update 16 - Guidelines General Purpose Financial Reports - Guidelines - 579Kb Special Purpose Financial Reports - Guidelines - 74Kb Special Schedules - Guidelines - 93Kb Appendices - Guidelines - 249Kb (580 kb)	pdf
19/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-32	Draft Guidelines For Capital Expenditure Projects (148 kb)	pdf
16/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-31	Companion Animals Brochures Translated Into Community Languages (39 kb)	pdf
16/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-30	Land And Environment Court Judgement - Council Practices Relating To Amending Rates Records (41 kb)	pdf
16/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-29	Proposed Borrowing Return 2008/2009 (33 kb)	pdf
15/05/2008	Other Reports Ref : Brewarrina Public In	Brewarrina Shire Council Public Inquiry No 2 - Final Report (8,521 kb)	pdf
15/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-28	Information About Rating For 2008-09 - Maximum Interest Rate On Overdue Charges (28 kb)	pdf
13/05/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-27	Stormwater Harvesting And Reuse (55 kb)	pdf
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The Department of Local Government produces a range of publications, most of which are available for download on this site.

Our publications include: Circulars to Councils, Practice Notes, Annual Reports, Accounting Practice, Comparative Information publications and other General Publications.

Review of Swimming Pools Regulation 1999 Review of Companion Animals Regulation 1999 Local Government Reform Program -Promoting Better Practice Review Guidelines on the Procedures and Processes to be followed by Local Government in Public Private Partnerships (202kb) Local Government Elections Becoming a Councillor publication (589kb) Brewarrina Shire Council Public Inquiry No. 2 Shellharbour City Council Public Inquiry A New Direction for Local Government - A Position Paper - October 2006 (1424 kb) Planning a Sustainable Future - Integrated Planning and Reporting For NSW Local Councils (464 kb) Asset Management Planning for NSW Local Government - A Position Paper (184 kb)