New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 240

240 How are the categories to be determined?

(1) The Remuneration Tribunal is to determine categories for councils and mayoral offices according to the following matters--

• the size of areas

• the physical terrain of areas

• the population of areas and the distribution of the population

• the nature and volume of business dealt with by each council

• the nature and extent of the development of areas

• the diversity of communities served

• the regional, national and international significance of the council

• such matters as the Remuneration Tribunal considers relevant to the provision of efficient and effective local government

• such other matters as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) In the application of this section to county councils, the categories of county councils are to be determined having regard also to the functions of county councils.