Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023

This Act came into force on 13 April 2023. The aim of the legislation is to ensure that government agencies and Crown entities, and affected local authorities and communities, can appropriately respond to and recover from recent severe weather events, including by providing the government with flexibility to facilitate, enable and expedite the recovery.

Local Government Act 2002 amendments and commentary

Of particular note are the following new sections:

• Section 83C (Use of special consultative procedure during recovery from severe weather events).
• Section 93DA (Amendments to long-term plan after severe weather events).
• Section 94A (Long-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events).
• Section 95AAA (2023/2024 annual plan due date).

Commentary has been added in the following locations:

• Section 83 (Special consultative procedure): see [LG83.11].
• Section 83B (Interpretation): see [LG83B.01].
• Section 83C (Use of special consultative procedure during recovery from severe weather events): see Synopsis.
• Section 93D (Content of consultation document for amendment of long-term plan): see [LG93D.01].
• Section 93DA (Amendments to long-term plan after severe weather events): see Synopsis.
• Section 94 (Audit of long-term plan): see [LG94.02].
• Section 94A (Long-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events): see Synopsis.
• Section 95 (Annual plan): see [LG95.03].
• Section 95AAA (2023/2024 annual plan due date): see Synopsis.

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