Reviewable Decisions
Transparent and Accountable Decision-Making
West Daly Regional Council is empowered by law to make decisions on matters of importance to our local communities. Decisions may be made:
In formally constituted Council meetings, or
Under delegated authority of the Council.
Neither the Mayor nor individual Councillors have the legal authority to act or make decisions on behalf of the Council independently.
In accordance with the
Local Government Act 2019 and best practice governance principles, Council ensures its decision-making is
transparent and accountable. Some decisions made by Council are designated as
reviewable.
Categories of Reviewable Decisions
The following are designated by the Act as reviewable:
A decision by the council or a council committee to reject an application for correction of an entry in the assessment record (Section 232(1) or Section 233(7));
A regulatory order (Section 286);
A decision to refuse to suppress a person’s name or address (or both) from publicly available material (Section 293(5)).
The following provide details of any reviewable decisions made by the Council, as defined by the Act:

To date there have been no reviewable decisions made by West Daly Regional Council
For enquiries regarding reviewable decisions please contact:
Email:
governance@westdaly.nt.gov.au
