Policies and Procedures

The documents listed alphabetically below provide access to the currently adopted policies and procedures of the Bega Valley Shire Council.

Policies express Council's position on a particular issue or subject. They record the 'why' and' what' of Council decision making. When created, amended or reviewed, policies must be placed on public exhibition and then adopted in a meeting of Council.  Policies and procedures must comply with Council's legal obligation and relevant community standards.

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Access to InformationAccess to InformationAccess to InformationAccess to information Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Copyright Management Plan
• GIPA Act guidelines
• Privacy code of practice
• Privacy Management Plan
• Protected Disclosures Internal Reporting System

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Arts and Culture Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Bega Valley Regional Gallery (BVRG) Strategic Plan
• Public art

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Asbestos Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Asbestos ManagementAsbestos ManagementAsbestos ManagementAsbestos Management

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Asset Management Policy

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Behaviour of councillors and staff Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Code of Conduct - Councillors, Staff, Volunteers and Committee Representatives
• Code of Conduct Administration (OLG Model)
• Code of Meeting Practice
• Compliments and Complaints (including UCCC)
• Councillor Induction and Professional Development Guidelines (OLG 2018)
• Elected Officials Communication Protocols
• Payment of expenses/facilities for Councillors
• Record keeping requirements for Councillors
• Registration of Gifts and Benefits

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Biosecurity and Weed Management Policy

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Business Incentives Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Acquisition and disposal of land
• Business incentives
• Management of leases and licenses
• Rental assessment and rebate

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Cemeteris and Memorials Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Cemetery management

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Climate Change Policy

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Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Policy

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Communications Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

Council's communications procedures are currently under review

• Media guidelines and procedures
• Social media communications

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Community grants program Policy

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Community learning and education Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Library services
• Overdue materials

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Community engagement Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Community engagement

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Community wellbeing Policy

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Companion Animal Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Companion animal control areas
• Companion animal facility cleaning
• Companion animal - feral and infant animals
• Companion animals re-homing
• Companion animal management plan
• Companion animal regulatation (personal information)
• Guideline - companion animal dangerous and menacing dog declaration

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Cultural diversity Policy

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Customer service Policy

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Dedication of public land Policy

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Development Administration Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Advertising DA's, DCP's and LEP's
• DA refusals
• DA review by Police
• Councillor/staff lodgement of Development Applications
• Development Advisory Panel (DAP)
• Standard conditions

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Digital Economy Policy

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Drinking water quality Policy

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Drinking water supply Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Water supply and metering
• Water supply and sewerage Section 64 charges
• Water usage charging

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Enforcement and compliance Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Court attendance notices
• Enforcement and compliance guidelines
• Penalty Infringement Notices
• Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 - waiver of admin fees

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Environment Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Local Development Code 2 - tree management
• Tree assessment
• Environment Levy

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Environmental and Public Health Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Clean air

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Environmental sustainability for Council operations Policy

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Families and Children Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Acceptance and refusal of authorisation
• Access, equity and inclusion
• Enrolment
• Arrivals and departures
• Child protection
• Communication contract
• Communicable diseases
• Complaints
• Confidentiality and access to child records
• Dental care
• Emergency evacuation
• Enrolment and orientation
• Excursions/Incursions
• Family involvement
• Family communication
• Fees and charges
• First aid
• Food safety
• Healthy environment
• Immunisation exclusion and medication
• Medical conditions
• Nutritional meals and dietary requirements
• Philosophy
• Purchasing
• Respectful behaviours - interactions with children
• Responsible person
• Routines
• Staff absenses
• Sun protection
• Transitions
• Volunteers and students
• Water Safety
• Working with Children Check
• Sleep and rest requirements

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Film and video Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Protocols for filming in the Bega Valley Shire

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Financial Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Debt recovery
• Financial hardship assistance
• Pensioner concessions
• Rate exemption
• Statement of financial policy
• Statement of pricing policy

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Fraud and corruption prevention Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Fraud and corruption prevention

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Governance policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Local Government Elections (caretaker provisions)
• Policy and procedure creation or amendment

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Heritage works of a minor nature Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Assessment of works of a minor nature for heritage items

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Inclusive communities Policy

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Investments Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Cash management and investment

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Land under council jurisdiction Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Use of Public Land (local approval policy)

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Leisure and Recreation Policy

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Live, Work, Invest Policy

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On-site Sewage Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Approvals to operate and reinspection program
• OSM interpretations
• Restricted development in unsewered villages

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Planning agreements Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Steps in negotiating a planning agreement

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Pesticide use Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Pesticide Use Notification Plan

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Procurement of assets and services Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Legal services

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Public regulation Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Carparking enforcement guidelines
• Free parking area agreements
• Illegal dumping

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Records Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Records Management protocols

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Risk Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Business Continuity Plan (BCP) management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Gathering information
• Internal Audit
• Professional Indemnity

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Public Private Partnership Policy

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Public Reserve Management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Community project proposal
• Management of public reserves
• Naming of parks, reserves, and public places

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Related party disclosures Policy

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Soil and water management Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Soil and water management guidelines

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Traditional industries Policy

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Transport services Policy

Procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Advice to residents road works/conditions 
• Construction of vehicle crossings (driveways)
• Fencing, public gates, stock grids
• Guardrails
• National Heavy Vehicles
• Private works on verges and road reserves
• Roadside grazing
• Shared paths
• Signage
• Streetscapes
• Street lighting

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Tourism Policy

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Use of Council Seal Policy

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Volunteering Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Volunteer management

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Waste Services Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Commercial waste services
• Disposal of asbestos
• Lost or stolen mobile garbage bin
• Mandatory waste services
• Pollution Incident Reponse Management plan (PIRMP)
• Request for additional waste services
• Request for refund of waste services charges
• Rural bin bank services
• Safe operating - receipt of waste for reprocessing
• Supply of resusable material to community groups and schools
• Waste acceptance (site constraints)
• Waste disposal accounts
• Waste disposal vouchers

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Water and Sewerage Services Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Construction over and near council underground assets
• Council maintained pressure sewerage systems on private property
• Gravity sewer extentions within Development Servicing Plan Areas
• Liquid Trade Waste
• Private sewer pumping station
• Sewer connection and extensions outside of Development Servicing Plan Areas

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Work Health and Safety Policy

Adopted procedures, guidelines, and protocols

• Contractor Safety Management
• Domestic and family violence
• Emergency management and first aid
• Fit for Work (alcohol and other drugs)
• Hazardous substances
• Immunisation
• Incident reporting and investigation
• Initial issue of personal protective clothing and equipment
• Inspection and testing of electrical equipment
• Lifting equipment
• Lockout and tag
• Lone or remote worker
• Manual handling and workplace ergonomics
• Positive Workplace
• Smoke free workplace
• Sun protection
• Work Health and Safety Management System Framework

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Related Pages

• Policies, Procedures, Delegations
• Policies and Procedures
• Delegations of Authority

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