There will be multiple chances to comment during the review. This first stage we want to hear from you your views of, and aspirations for, your local council. From the middle of the year the Board will have some ideas and options it wants feedback on. There will be more opportunities to have your say on those ideas and options then

Every Tasmanian benefits from their local council, whether it’s through your regular bin collection, local roads or footpaths. It is critical that we hear from everyday Tasmanians about your experiences, perceptions and aspirations, and how you see local government supporting those aspirations into the future. Your evidence and ideas will help us shape the future of local government

Everybody’s feedback is important and will be heard. We will be open about the entire review process and the community will know their feedback is being considered through our regular updates on progress, so you understand what we are doing, where we are going, and why

Public Submissions Policy

Other than indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and will be published on our website once consideration of the submissions has concluded.

No personal information other than an individual’s name or the organisation making a submission will be published.

For further information, please contact: lgboard@dpac.tas.gov.au.

Accessibility of Submissions

The Local Government Board recognises that not all individuals or groups are equally placed to access and understand information. We are therefore committed to ensuring Government information is accessible and easily understood by people with diverse communication needs.

Where possible, please consider completing this survey using plain English.

The Government cannot however take responsibility for the accessibility of documents provided by third parties.

Important Information to Note

Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise.

In the absence of a clear indication that a submission is intended to be treated as confidential (or parts of the submission), the Local Government Board will treat the submission as public.

If you would like your submission treated as confidential, whether in whole or in part, please indicate this when completing the first part of the survey, clearly identifying the parts of your submission you want to remain confidential and the reasons why. In this case, your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.

Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government.

The Local Government Board will not publish, in whole or in part, submissions containing defamatory or offensive material. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other individuals then either all or parts of the submission will not be published.

The Right to Information Act 2009 and confidentiality

Information provided to the Government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated that you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be taken into account in determining whether or not to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide any further comment.