Policies

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Administration

Advertising - Council Ovals
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Advertising on Public Telephone Boxes
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Amplification Election Campaigning
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Anonymous Material
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Brochures with Rates Notices
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CCTV - Surveillance Cameras
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Code of Conduct - Contractors and Consultants
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Code of Conduct for Community Representatives
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Code of Conduct for Volunteers
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Communications
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Complaints Handling
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Consultative Committees Protocols
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Contracts
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Corporate Image
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Council Agendas
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Council Documents for Review / Amendment
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Council Flyers
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Documenting Interviews & Calls
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Exhibition of Items
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Filming Protocol
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House Property Numbering
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Key to the City
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Litter Bins for Advertising Purposes
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Management, Audit & Reporting Procedures for Out-Sourced Projects
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Mobile Phones
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Nuclear Free Council
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Personal Computer Policy
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Petitions
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Plaques
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PPIP Act - File Access
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Privacy Management Plan
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Representation to Governments
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Sale of Public Land
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Statement of Business Ethics
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Street Numbering
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Use of Council Seal
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Web Policy
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Building/Development

Application for Approvals - Refund of Fees
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Application for Demolition of a Building
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Assessment of Development Applications
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Building Certificates - Refund of Fees
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Council-Owned Land - Owner's Consent DAs/BAs
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Development Applications - Assessment by Community
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Dividing Fences Act - Council Responsibilities
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Fees for Development & Building Applications - Heritage Controls
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Fire Safety Policy
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Floor Space Bonus - Designation of Community Facilities
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Handling and Disposal of Asbestos
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Informal Planning Meetings
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Mediation in Approval Process
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Public Exhibition Procedures Policy
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Rezoning of Federally-owned Public Land
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Community

Access and Equity Policy
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Access to the Internet
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Commission Salespeople for Charities
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Community Copying Service
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Community Facility Concessional Hire Policy
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Community Grants Scheme
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Council Crest & Corporate Mark - Use Of By Community Groups
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Cultural Policy
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Display of Publicity Banners
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Endorsement of Community Projects & Events
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Endorsement of Local Community Organisations
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Festival and Events Policy
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Grant Applications - Members of Staff & Their Families
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Humanitarian Response Policy
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Library Code of Conduct
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Progress Associations - Meeting Venues
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Public Art Policy and Guidelines
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Racist/Offensive Messages and Material in the Libr
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Recycling Receptacles in Public Places
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Section 356 Donations to Charitable Community Groups Ver2
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Sponsorship
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Sustainable Food Policy
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Tennis Courts - Lighting Of
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The Concourse Gifts Policy
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Transport Arrangements for Attending Council Event
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Waste Free Events
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Willoughby Collection Policy
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Compliance Unit

Unauthorised Building Work Enforcement & Prosecution
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Council & Councillors

Advisory Committees
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Code of Conduct
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Code of Meeting Practice
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Conferences
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Conflicts of Interest
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Council Inspections Delegation of Authority & Pro
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Councillor Expenses
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Councillors (External Committee Representatives)
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Councillors' Access to Information and Staff
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Councillors' Car Parking
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Councillors' Contact with Solicitors
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Councillors' Record Keeping
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Delivery Of Business/Additional Papers
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Expenditure Recommendation
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Gifts and Benefits
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Legal Assistance for Councillors
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Meeting and Function Times
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Public Interest Disclosures
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Recordings Of Council Meetings
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Ward Councillors Committee - Delegation, Procedures and Inspection Procedures
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Council Owned or Managed Properties

Asset Management Policy
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Bicycle Parking Spaces
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Company Searches for Property Development
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Footway Merchandise Display Policy
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Footway Restaurant Policy
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Graffiti Management Policy and Plan
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Lease of Tennis Courts
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Property Maintenance - Leased Premises
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Sale or Lease of Council Land
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Tennis Courts, Northbridge - Hire Of
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Trumper Pavilion - Use of Kitchen
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Finance & Purchasing

Cashier Shortages
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Debt Recovery
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Disposal of Assets
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Expenditure on Plant/Equipment
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Investment Policy
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Petty Cash
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Purchasing and Tendering
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Rates
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Refunds - Holiday Activity Centres
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Self-Funded Retirees Domestic Waste Service
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Sustainable Purchasing Policy
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General Manager's Delegations

Schedule 1 - General Matters
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Schedule 2 - Corporate Services Matters
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Schedule 3 - Environmental Services Matters
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Schedule 4 - Infrastructure Services Matters
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Schedule 5 - Community Services Matters
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Open Space

Bushcare Programme
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Community Gardens
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Line Marking of Sports Fields
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Naming of Walkways in the City
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Nature Strips in Willoughby
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Noxious Weed Bamboo
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Public Domain Memorial and Local Site Acknowledgement Policy
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Removal of Trees on Public Land
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Smoke-Free Policy
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Sporting Fields - Sunday Use for Competition
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Sporting Ovals - Provision of Lighting
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Street Tree Lopping
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Street Trees
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Temporary Access Over Community Land
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Roads/Footpaths/Drains

Drainage Contributions - Chatwood West (Section 94)
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Inter-Allotment Drainage
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Kerb Crossings
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Laneway Access
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Laneway Naming
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Lease of Unused Public Road
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Local Policy for On-Site Stormwater Detention
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Street Signs - House Numbering
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Transport

Bus Shelters
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Provision of Bicycle Racks
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