This course focuses on an understanding of Local Government in New South Wales, in particular its role as a regulatory authority and consent authority. The subject will expose students to a wide range of practical issues and principal legal matters which arise both in specialised Local Government practice and day to day general legal practice. The course will demonstrate that a Council in New South Wales now a body politic is a significant corporate organisation responsible for a wide and diverse range of services to the community and discharging many functions under a wide range of legislative provisions.

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