The Council of Territory Co-operation Committee First Report February 2010
Tabled paper 714
Tabled Papers for 11th Assembly 2008 - 2012; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT
2010-02-24
Tabled By Gerard Wood
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Council of Territory Co-operation ii First Report CONTENTS CHAIRS FOREWARD _______________________________________________________iv COUNCIL MEMBERS _______________________________________________________vi COUNCIL SECRETARIAT ___________________________________________________ vii ABBREVIATIONS__________________________________________________________ viii LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS _______________________________________________ix 1. INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________ 1 Functions of the CTC ______________________________________________________ 1 Public Hearings___________________________________________________________ 2 Providing feedback/information ______________________________________________ 2 Structure of the Report _____________________________________________________ 2 2. CONTEXT AND HISTORIES OF THE THREE PROGRAMS _____________________ 4 SIHIP __________________________________________________________________ 5 Local Government Reform __________________________________________________ 6 Working Future (including Homelands policy) __________________________________ 10 3. SIHIP________________________________________________________________ 13 Issues raised____________________________________________________________ 13 Numbers of houses, rebuilds and refurbishments _____________________________ 13 Average size and cost/ housing design _____________________________________ 15 Funding for associated infrastructure costs __________________________________ 17 Program management/ administration costs _________________________________ 19 Land tenure/ lease arrangements__________________________________________ 20 Use, cost and number of consultants and public servants_______________________ 23 Aboriginal employment __________________________________________________ 24 Future directions for Council inquiry into SIHIP _________________________________ 25 4. LOCAL GOVERNMENT _________________________________________________ 26 Issues raised____________________________________________________________ 26 Local government funding and services_____________________________________ 26 CouncilBiz and IT System________________________________________________ 28 Local roads ___________________________________________________________ 31 Local government inclusion in planning processes ____________________________ 34 Future directions for Council inquiry into local government ________________________ 36 5. WORKING FUTURE____________________________________________________ 37 Issues raised____________________________________________________________ 37 Territory growth towns __________________________________________________ 37 Outstations/ homelands _________________________________________________ 39 Remote Service Delivery Coordination______________________________________ 40 Future directions for Council inquiry into Working Future _________________________ 41 6. DISCUSSION OF ISSUES _______________________________________________ 42 SIHIP _________________________________________________________________ 42 Local government ________________________________________________________ 43 Working Future __________________________________________________________ 44