Update - 25 March 2024

Council at its meeting held on 25 March 2024 endorsed the Draft Georges River Council Enforcement Policy 2024 for the purpose of public exhibition for a minimum period of 60 days.

The Policy provides a framework to ensure the investigation and detection of any breach of the law will be conducted in a fair, lawful, consistent, transparent and professional manner and with a thorough consideration of all available facts, to assist Council and its Authorised Officers in making decisions in its regulatory functions.

Georges River Council welcomes your feedback on this policy. Please take some time to review the documents and provide Council with your comments to assist in planning for the next twelve months. Use the form below to make a submission to Council on this policy.

Background

At the Council Meeting held on Monday, 27 September 2021 Council adopted the Georges River Enforcement Policy. You can view the Policy on our website by taking the following link:

Georges River Enforcement Policy

The draft Georges River Enforcement Policy 2021 was initially adopted by Council in 2017 and has been reviewed (without amendment) in accordance with the timeframe contained within the Policy.

The purpose of the draft Policy is to provide the community with an understanding of the types of enforcement and prosecution actions available to Council, the guiding principles used in making decisions about enforcement and prosecution actions and examples of where such actions may be taken.

How can you be involved?

You can provide your feedback via a submission in the following ways:

Please reference: Andrew Spooner

The Draft Georges River Council Enforcement Policy 2024 will be on public exhibition until 3 June, 2024

If you would like to provide feedback or comments on the Policy, we encourage you to:

	Complete our online feedback form. Click here or use the links below to submit your online feedback, or
	Return a hard copy submission.

If you are returning a hard copy submission, please quote 24/575 Public Submission - Draft Georges River Council Enforcement Policy 2024 at the beginning of your submission and return:

Following the exhibition period and the receipt of public comments, this matter will be reported back to Council including submissions for final adoption.

We value your feedback and appreciate any input you may have.

Closing date and time for submissions is 3 June 2024.

	In person to Georges River Council Civic Centre or Libraries
	Via email: mail@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
	Via post: PO Box 205, Hurstville BC NSW 1481