Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00039:clause:2_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00039
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 2
Character Range: 61274–62411

2  Local services plans
(1) The Minister must, for each plan area, prepare a written plan (a local services plan) for:
 (a) improving community services in the area; and
 (b) addressing social issues in the area.
(2) In preparing a local services plan for a plan area, the Minister must:
 (a) have regard to the principle that the plan should prioritise evidence‑based local investments; and
 (b) cause consultation to occur with the following:
 (i) community organisations, including First Nations organisations, that operate in the area;
 (ii) health services that operate in the area;
 (iii) businesses that operate in the area;
 (iv) the State in which the area is located;
 (v) each relevant local council.
(3) The Minister must cause the local services plan for each plan area to be:
 (a) published on the Department's website on or before the publication deadline; and
 (b) tabled in each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days of that House after the plan is published under paragraph (a).
(4) A local services plan:
 (a) is not a legislative instrument; and
 (b) does not affect any legal rights, liabilities or duties.