The Council is established and operates pursuant to legislation. The Council also has the responsibility for enforcing various acts, regulations and by-laws. To find out more please refer to the information contained in this section.
All Tasmanian legislation can be accessed from:
The Local Government Act 1993 is the principal legislation governing Council's operations.
Other Acts that Council operate pursuant to include:
The Council works within a legal framework called the Local Government Act 1993. In addition to this legislation the Council can also create by-laws to manage, regulate or control various activities within the City. Currently seven by-laws exist to deal with:
By-laws from other councils can be found on the Local Government Office web site.
