1. CEO and Governance

1.1 Governance		Size
1.1.1	Application of Common Seal	PDF 29KB
1.1.2	Civic Receptions: Approvals/Rejections of Requests	PDF 25KB
1.1.3	Replaced by Policy 5.1.9 - OCM 4 August 2009	PDF 24KB
1.1.4	Councillor Fees	PDF 43KB
1.1.5	Formal Communication Policy: Elected Members and Staff	PDF 92KB
1.1.6	Reimbursement of Councillor Travel Expenses	PDF 26KB
1.1.7	Advisory Committees	PDF 44KB
1.1.8	Councillor IT Provision Service and Use	PDF 46KB
1.1.9	Public Participation at Council and Electors Meetings	PDF 48KB

1.2 CEO		Size
1.2.1	Policy Manual	PDF 90KB
1.2.2	Use of Council Chambers and Administration Building	PDF 64KB
1.2.3	Flags -Flying and Half Masting	PDF 97KB
1.2.4	Conferences and Study Tours	PDF 85KB
1.2.5	Blank
1.2.6	Complaint Management	PDF 197KB
1.2.7	Legal Representation - Costs Indemnification	PDF 91KB
1.2.8	Staff - Senior Employees	PDF 76KB
1.2.9	Local Price Reference	PDF 96KB
1.2.10	Records Management	PDF 96KB
1.2.11	Risk Management	PDF 19KB

1.3 Media and Promotions		Size
1.3.1	Media Policy	PDF 98KB
1.3.2	Local Government Elections - Promotion	PDF 87KB
1.3.3	Community Consultation	PDF 121KB

2. Corporate Services

2.1 Finance		Size
2.1.1	Materiality in Financial Reporting	PDF 15KB
2.1.2	Investment of Surplus Funds	PDF 176KB
2.1.3	Rates Debt Recovery	PDF 64KB
2.1.4	Significant Accounting Policies	PDF 64KB
2.1.5	Rural Rating	PDF 203KB

2.2 Human Resources		Size
2.2.1	Apprenticeships	PDF 64KB
2.2.2	Staff Housing	PDF 100KB
2.2.3	Education and Study Assistance	PDF 94KB
2.2.4	Defence Reservist Leave	PDF 77KB
2.2.5	Staff Motor Vehicle Benefit - Replaced by Internal Business Operating Procedure 2.019	PDF 97KB
2.2.6	Recruitment of Executive Staff	PDF 90KB
2.2.7	Employee Gratuity Payments	PDF 75KB

2.3 Administration		Size
2.3.1	Replaced by Policy 5.1.5 – OCM 5 June 2008	PDF 17KB
2.3.2	Replaced by Policy 5.1.5 – OCM 5 June 2008	PDF 16KB
2.3.3	Replaced by Policy 5.1.5 – OCM 5 June 2008	PDF 87KB
2.3.4	Parks and Reserves Venue Hire Charges and Conditions	PDF 87KB
2.3.5	Council Business Plans	PDF 84KB
2.3.6	Issue of Funeral Directors Licence	PDF 117KB
2.3.7	Purchasing Policy	PDF 55KB
2.4 Asset Management		Size
2.4.1	Asset Management	PDF 97KB

3. Engineering Services

3.1 Engineering Services		Size
3.1.1	Sand Removal from Shire Roads	PDF 59KB
3.1.2	Vandalism or Theft - Reward for Conviction	PDF 79KB
3.1.3	Amalgamated with Policy 3.1.8 - OCM 15 Feb 2007	PDF 17KB
3.1.4	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.10 – OCM 2 September 2010	PDF 88KB
3.1.5	Private and Community Works	PDF 89KB
3.1.6	Restrictive Covenant - Trees Rivergum/Boab/Leichardt Ct Subdivision	PDF 67KB
3.1.7	Traffic Control Signs for Roadworks - Delegations	PDF 67KB
3.1.8	Business Direction Signs - MRWA Delegation	PDF 26KB
3.1.9	Subdivision/Development Contributions - Road Reserve Works	PDF 93KB
3.1.10	Subdivision/Development Contributions - Drainage Headworks	PDF 80KB
3.1.11	Advisory Signs - MRWA Delegation	PDF171KB
3.1.12	Environmental Weed Management Strategy - Broome Townsite	PDF 76KB
3.1.13	Division of Responsibilities at Intersections of Highways and Local Roads	PDF 18KB
3.1.14	Events on Roads	PDF 28KB
3.1.15	Register of Public Roads	PDF 287KB
3.1.16	Verge Maintenance	PDF 250KB
3.1.17	Fee Concessions at Waste Management Facility	PDF 21KB
3.1.18	Disposal of Assets	PDF 28KB
3.1.19	Sale of Recyclables	PDF 36KB
3.1.20	Traffic Management for Events	PDF 37KB
3.1.21	Tourist Attraction Signage	PDF 140KB

4. Development Services

4.1 Planning Services (Please also see Section 8 below(Local Planning Policies))		Size
4.1.1	Rescinded at OCM 11 May 2006	PDF 16KB
4.1.2	Industrial Buildings, Caretakers Dwellings and Attached Offices	PDF 96KB
4.1.3	Bed and Breakfast Accommodation	PDF 90KB
4.1.4	Rescinded at OCM 6 July 2006	PDF 16KB
4.1.5	Rescinded at OCM 6 July 2006	PDF 16KB
4.1.6	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.4 - OCM 15 April 2010	PDF 11KB
4.1.7	Rescinded at OCM 13 April 2006	PDF 16KB
4.1.8	Car Parking	PDF 146KB
4.1.9	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.11 – OCM 2 September 2010	PDF 88KB
4.1.10	Tourist Accommodation Developments (Excluding Caravan Parks) Within the Tourist Zone	PDF 160KB
4.1.11	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.6 - OCM 15 April 2010	PDF 11KB
4.1.12	Chinatown Planning	PDF 71KB
4.1.13	Chinatown Signage and Advertising	PDF 90KB
4.1.14	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.2 - OCM 29 October 2009	PDF 12KB
4.1.15	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.5 - OCM 15 April 2010	PDF 11KB
4.1.16	Sail and Shade Structures (including Solar Control) - Concessions for Building and Planning Approval	PDF 104KB
4.1.17	Residential Design Codes 2002 - Regional Exceptions	PDF 91KB
4.1.18	Residential Design Codes 2002 – Clause 3.8 - Privacy Requirements in Relation to Screening	PDF 105KB
4.1.19	Rescinded at OCM 23 Oct 2008	PDF 44KB
4.1.20	Rescinded at OCM 15 April 2010	PDF 11KB
4.1.21	Blank
4.1.22	Replaced by Local Planning Policy 8.3 - OCM 29 October 2009	PDF 10KB

4.2 Health Services		Size
4.2.1	Replaced by Policy 5.1.7 - OCM 19 March 2009	PDF 62KB
4.2.2	Guidelines for Concerts, Events and Organised Gatherings	PDF 17KB
4.2.3	Street Entertainment/ Busking	PDF 25KB
4.2.4	Rescinded at OCM 21 December 2006	PDF 44KB
4.2.5	Alcohol Management	PDF 86KB
4.2.6	Replaced by Policy 4.2.10 – OCM 18 December 2007	PDF 16KB
4.2.7	Replaced by Policy 4.2.10 – OCM 18 December 2007	PDF 17KB
4.2.8	Buildings on Caravan Parks	PDF 18KB
4.2.9	Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds - Maximum number of sites of a particular type that may be used at a facility	PDF 17KB
4.2.10	Approval to Camp for up to 3 months in Areas other than Caravan Parks & Camping Grounds	PDF 27KB
4.2.11	Operation of Overflow Caravan Parks adopted at the Ordinary meeting of Council held 10 June 2010	PDF 34KB
4.2.12	Trading in Public Places	PDF 33KB

4.3 Building Services		Size
4.3.1	Rescinded at OCM 1 Aug 2006	PDF 44KB
4.3.2	Reissuing of Building Licenses	PDF 19KB
4.3.3	Minor Illegal Building Works	PDF 33KB
4.3.4	Building Requirements for Fences within the Townsite of Broome	PDF 107KB

4.4 Environmental		Size
4.4.1	Principal Environmental Policy	PDF 41KB
4.4.2	Biodiversity	PDF 46KB
4.4.3	Environmentally Preferred Products	PDF 150KB
4.4.4	Energy Efficient Housing Design Guidelines	PDF 58KB
4.4.5	Water Auditing Guidelines	PDF 44KB
4.4.6	Water Conservation & Waste Water Reuse	PDF 31KB
4.4.7	Energy Conservation	PDF 28KB
4.4.8	Stormwater Management	PDF 42KB
4.4.9	Significant Tree Register	PDF 38KB

5. Community Services

5.1 Community Services		Size
5.1.1	Horses on Cable Beach	PDF 101KB
5.1.2	Broome History Collection	PDF 72KB
5.1.3	Commercial Activities on Cable Beach	PDF 60KB
5.1.4	Commercial Camel Activities on Cable Beach	PDF 70KB
5.1.5	Community Sponsorship Program	PDF 32KB
5.1.6	Public Art	PDF 64KB
5.1.7	Events Held on Local Government Property and Public Places	PDF 71KB
5.1.8	Hire of Promotional Banner Sites	PDF 87KB
5.1.9	Shire of Broome Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize	PDF 90KB

5.2 Recreation Services		Size
5.2.1	BRAC - Non Sporting Special Events	PDF 23KB
5.2.2	Advertising/ Sponsors Signs within Active Reserves	PDF 28KB
5.2.3	Safe Alcohol Policy - Liquor License Trading at the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre	PDF 88KB
8. Local Planning Policies		Size
8.1	Provision & Development of Open Space Reserves Managed by the Shire of Broome	PDF 23KB
8.2	Planning Conditions – Bonds and/or Bank Guarantees	PDF 13KB
8.3	Outdoor Dining	PDF 14KB
8.4	Additional Accommodation in General Rural, Rural Agriculture and Rural Living Zones	PDF 21KB
8.5	Shipping and/or Storage Containers	PDF 20KB
8.6	Municipal Heritage Inventory - Development of Listed Places	PDF 20KB
8.7	Sprinkler and Hydrant Water Tanks	PDF 19KB
8.8	Transient Workers Accommodation	PDF 24KB
8.9	Cash in Lieu of Car Parking – Town Centre Chinatown Zone.	PDF 19KB
8.10	Parking, Storage, Crossover and Drainage Standards for Planning Applications	PDF 20KB
8.11	Satellite Dishes, Masts and Antennas.	PDF 21KB
8.12	Fences within the Townsite of Broome	PDF 48KB
8.13	Planning Compliance	PDF 185KB

Shire of Broome Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct provides elected members and staff with consistent guidelines for an acceptable standard of professional conduct. The Code addresses in a concise manner the broader issue of ethical responsibility and encourages greater transparency and accountability within the Shire.

Code of Conduct for Elected Members and Staff

PDF 186KB

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