Legal Advice

The Local Government NSW (LGNSW) Legal Officer provides high level legal policy advice to the Joint Presidents, the Chief Executive, Mayors and General Managers on a wide range of issues affecting Local Government, including:

• Council meetings and procedural issues.
• Administration of LGNSW's Legal Assistance Scheme for Councils.
• Local Government Act and Regulations.
• Codes of Conduct.
• Freedom of Information.
• Ombudsman.
• Privacy.

The Legal Officer is also responsible for managing applications from councils by way of the Legal Assistance Policy and Guidelines (PDF 60KB).