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Recent publications are listed below.

Further publications can be found in our publications area.

Published	Category	Description
04/07/2008	Standards Ref : LGAAG_Minutes_110420	Minutes - Local Government Accounting Advisory Group meeting held on 11 April 2008 (37 kb)	pdf
04/07/2008	Standards Ref : LGAAG_Minutes_130320	Minutes - Local Government Accounting Advisory Group meeting held on 13 March 2008 (39 kb)	pdf
04/07/2008	Standards Ref : LGAAG_Minutes_060200	Minutes - Local Government Accounting Advisory Group meeting held on 6 February 2008 (38 kb)	pdf
27/06/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-39	Commencement Of The Local Government (General) Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2008 (43 kb)	pdf
20/06/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-38	Revised Model Code Of Conduct For Local Councils In NSW (144 kb)	pdf
20/06/2008	Other Publications Ref : Model_Code_of_Conduc	The Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW - June 2008 (440 kb)	pdf
19/06/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-37	Council Decision Making Prior To Ordinary Elections (42 kb)	pdf
16/06/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-36	Review Of Council Parking Enforcement (47 kb)	pdf
16/06/2008	Other Publications Ref : Parking Enforcement Review	Review Of Parking Enforcement - Report On Findings (1684 kb)	pdf
13/06/2008	Circulars to Councils Ref : 08-35	Local Government (General) Amendment (Rates For Irrigable Land) Regulation 2008 (30 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.

Local Government Elections 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 Shellharbour City Council Public Inquiry A New Direction for Local Government - A Position Paper - October 2006 Planning a Sustainable Future - Integrated Planning and Reporting For NSW Local Councils Asset Management Planning for NSW Local Government - A Position Paper