Administration and financial management

• Guide to applying for approval to borrow money (542.0 kb)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics local government purpose classification
• Deloitte 2013 report on financial sustainability (8.1 mb)

Compliance framework

• Local government compliance review procedure (693.1 kb)
• Local government councils - summary of statutory requirements (99.0 kb)
• Accounting regulations exemption form (61.2 kb)
• Quotation exemption pro forma (18.3 kb)
• Local government specific exemptions (2.3 mb)
• Local government insurance procurement exemption (280.7 kb)

Planning and reporting

• Local government financial year planner (646.3 kb)
• Rates Manual (3.5 mb)

Environmental health

• Waste management guidelines for small communities in the NT
• Animal management in rural and remote communities (AMRRIC)

Council Information

• How council operates (533.0 kb)
• Role of the Department (519.9 kb)
• Roles and responsibilities as an elected member (652.8 kb)
• Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - September 2018 (244.1 kb)
• Local Government Stakeholder Newsletter - December 2018 (651.0 kb)