Council

The Central Desert Regional Council is made up of 12 members who are elected by the constituents from the four Wards that make up the Central Desert region. The council is charged with carrying out duties under the provisions of the Local Government Act and Regulations. It is a decision and policy making body with CDRC staff being the means by which these decisions and policies are carried into effect. A President and a Deputy President are elected by the members of the Council, with the role of Deputy President changing every 12 months.  

Election

On 28 August 2021 a general election was held across the Central Desert region. Click the link CDRC Elected Members for the Central Desert Regional Council's fifth term members. Only Anmatjere needed to vote, as the other wards received enough candidates or below the number of positions available. Click this link CDRC Election Results to view details of the election in Anmatjere.

The next election will be held in 2025.

Reviewable Decisions

Under the Local Government Act (section 292), the Council is required to make public reviewable decisions.  The following are designated by this Act as reviewable:

• a decision in relation to the correction of an entry in the assessment record under section 232(1) or 233(7);
• a regulatory order under section 286;
• a  decision to  refuse  to suppress  a  person's  details  in publicly  available  material under section 293(5).

The following provide details of any reviewable decisions made by the Council, as defined by the Act:

NIL

Delegations Register

The Local Government Act (2019) and NT General Regulations (2019) provide that the CEO is responsible to the Council to ensure that proper standards of financial management are maintained including ensuring that proper controls are established over financial and other records.

Central Desert Regional Council has a clear and easy to understand Delegations Register to ensure processes and accountability for administrative functions and levels of decision making across Council.

Council also has delegated authority to its committees identified in the respective terms of reference for the committees (click to view Committees page) and to Local Authorities as outlined in Guideline 1 – Local Authorities.

Staff employed by Central Desert Regional Council are aware of their delegation limits and ensure that there is no actual or perceived conflict of interest between their personal interests and the impartial fulfilment of their professional duties.

Click to view the Delegations Register

Constitutional Arrangements

Click to view the report of Council Officer to Elected Members in relation to Constitutional Arrangements 2020 

Reviews

At the January 2021 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council endorsed no change to its constitutional arrangements for Council electoral representation. Council discussed the geographical spread, newness of local government and more representation for the population as reasons why they wanted no changes to the constitutional arrangements.

Councillors also added that if a community is not represented by a local member those elected in the Ward will visit and support the community.

Information Suppression

Under Section 293 of the Local Government Act a person may apply to have their name or name and address suppressed from publicly available information. To apply for suppression of information under this section of the Act, please apply in writing to: