In accordance with Section 200(f) and Section 71 of the Local Government Act, Central Desert Regional Council has declared the following elected member allowances in 2016/17:
Allowance | President | Deputy President | Councillors |
Base Allowance | $73,125.37 | $27,039.81 | $13,151.83 |
Electoral Allowance | $19,247.18 | $4,812.67 | $4,812.67 |
PD Allowance* | $3,653.68 | $3,653.68 | $3,653.68 |
Max extra meeting allowance | - | - | $8,767.88 |
Total Claimable | $96,026.23 | $ 35,506.16 | $ 30,386.06 |
*The professional development allowance includes costs for travel, accommodation, meals and course or conference fees.
Extra meeting allowance has been established as $130 per meeting.
Local Authority Allowances are established by the Minister for Local Government. On the 29 January 2016, the Minister set the allowances for Local Authorities based on revenue units as follows:
The Department of Treasury and Finance has established the revenue unit for the period 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017 at $1.15 per unit (rounded to the nearest dollar).
Allowance | Local Authority | Local Authority |
Revenue Units | 143 | 107 |
Base Allowance per meeting | $164 | $123 |
Scheduled 5 meetings per year | $820 | $615 |