West Daly Regional Council provides approved policies for its operations and functioning.

All enquires relating to Council policies can be directed to our Governance and Quality Assurance Officer on 08 7922 6403 or emailed to info@westdaly.nt.gov.au

Council is currently transitioning policies and updating or creating new policies to be compliant. 

Council has decided to change Elected Member policies to move under the Governance suite of policies. Reference to 'GOV' policies are now covered by "Transitional Governance Policies" and "Governance policies prior to the Local Government Act 2019 changes".

TRANSITIONAL GOVERNANCE POLICIES

Policy Number	Policy Name
GOV01	Casting Vote (Elected Member, Local Authority and Council Committee) Policy
GOV02	Breach of Code of Conduct (Elected Member, Local Authority and Council Committee) Policy
Further information on Code of Conduct	Schedule 1 Code of Conduct Breach of Code of Conduct complaint form
GOV03	Conflict of Interest (Elected Member, Local Authority and Council Committee) Policy
GOV04	Conduct of Council Meetings (Elected Member, Local Authority and Council Committee) Policy
GOV05	Allowances and Expenses (Elected Member) Policy
GOV06	Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality (Elected Member) Policy
GOV07	Mayor's Work Entitlements
GOV08	Induction and Training (Elected Member, Local Authority and Council Committee) Policy
GOV09	Code of Conduct (CEO) Policy
GOV10	Procurement Policy
GOV11
GOV12	Filling Casual vacancies (Elected Member) Policy
GOV13	Shared Services and Collective Procurement Policy
GOV14
GOV15	Information Privacy Policy
GOV16	Human Resource Management Policy
GOV17	Confidential Information and Business Policy
GOV18	Rate Concessions Policy
GOV19	Accountable Forms Policy
GOV20	Caretaker Policy
GOV21	Recruitment Remuneration and Performance Review (CEO) Policy
GOV22	Asset Management Policy

GOVERNANCE POLICIES prior to Local Government Act 2019 changes

These policies are still active and will change with the transitional arrangements of Council.

Policy Number	Policy Name
GOV02	Common Seal Policy
GOV03	Community Events
GOV04	Cultural Business Policy
GOV05	Dealing with Public Complaints
GOV06	Elections - Staff Policy
GOV07	Entertainment and Hospitality
GOV08	Gifts and Benefits - Staff
GOV09	Information Technology
GOV10	Local Authorities
GOV11	Media
GOV12	Natural Disasters
GOV13	Privacy and Confidentiality
GOV14	Security - Personnel and Assets
GOV15	Whistle Blowing
GOV16	Community Permits - Contractors and Staff
GOV17	Repealed new policy Transitional policy GOV15
GOV18	Records Management

HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES 

Statement of Employment Policies 

Policy Number	Policy Name
HR01	Absences/Abandonment of Employment
HR02	Asset Management
HR03	Children in the Workplace
HR04	Code of Conduct Employee
HR05	Conferences and Seminars
HR06	Conflict of Interest
HR07	Discipline
HR08	Drugs and Alcohol at Work
HR09	Employee Farewell, Gifts, Benefits, Favours, Retirement and Events
HR10	Equal Employment Opportunity
HR11	Fatigue
HR12	Grievance Resolution
HR13	Motor Vehicle Policy
HR14	Organisational Chart
HR15	Personal Tax Liability
HR16	Plane Charters
HR17	Redeployment and Redundancy Policy
HR18	Relocation Assistance
HR19	Risk Management and Framework
HR20	Smoke-Free Workplace and Environment
HR21	Staff Housing
HR22	Staff Travel
HR23	Study Leave and Assistance

HR24	Telephone, Internet and Computer & Social Media Usage Policy
HR25	Uniforms and Protective Clothing
HR26	Work Health and Safety
HR27	Workplace Bullying & Harassment
HR28	Recruitment and Selection
HR29	Communicable Diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES

Policy Number	Policy Name
WHS01	Being developed
WHS02	Occupational Violence and Aggression Policy

FINANCE POLICIES 

Policy Number	Policy Name
FIN01	Accounting Business System
FIN02	Annual Financial Statement
FIN03	Borrowings
FIN04	Chart Accounts
FIN05	Cost Allocation
FIN06	Credit Cards
FIN07	Debt Management
FIN08	Delegation Policy
FIN09	Financial Management Reporting
FIN10	Fraud Protection Plan
FIN11	Fuel Cards
FIN12	Internal Controls
FIN13	Introduction to Accounting Policy
FIN14	Investments
FIN15	Leases
FIN16	Principal Accounting Policies
FIN17	Procurement
FIN18	Rates Management
FIN19	Rating Principle
FIN20	Receipt and Banking of Monies
FIN21	Tendering Process
FIN22	Vehicle Hire Policy
FIN23	Assets Policy
FIN24	Public Benefit Concession Policy