Legal Advice

LGNSW's Legal Officer provides high-level legal policy advice to LGNSW's President and Chief Executive as well as councils' 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
• Public access to government 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).