AGY-7397 | Western Local Land Services

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Local Land Services Boards were established from 1 January 2014 under the Local Land Services Act 2013 (Act No.51, 2013) providing regional-focused agencies delivering customer services to farmers, landholders and the wider community. (1)

Each local board for a region was constituted by 7 members, being 3 members elected, in accordance with the regulations, by ratepayers of the region, and 4 members appointed by the Minister. (2)

The functions of a local board for a region were as follows:
(a) to prepare a local strategic plan in respect of the delivery of local land services in the region,
(b) to monitor the performance of Local Land Services in the region, including by reference to the local strategic plan,
(c) to make recommendations to the Board in relation to the making of rates, levies and contributions on rateable and other land in the region,
(d) to collect, collate, maintain, interpret and report information with respect to its functions,
(e)to communicate, consult and engage with the community in developing plans and in respect of the delivery of programs and services by Local Land Services in the region,
(f) to develop a strategy for engagement of the Aboriginal community in the region in respect of the provision of local land services,
(g) to provide advice to the Minister,
(h) to exercise such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.

A local board must exercise its functions in accordance with the policies, procedures and directions (however described) of Local Land Services. A local board for a region may, with the agreement of a local board for another region, exercise functions in the other region. (3)

Western Local Land Services

Covering 40% of NSW, the Western region extended from Bourke in the north, Balranald in the south and extended to the Queensland and South Australian borders. (4)

The Western Local Land Service region was the largest in NSW, covering 314,500 square kilometres. Despite its size, it was the least densely populated region. (5)

In 2022, offices were held at Balranald, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Buronga, Cobar, Dubbo, Hillston, Tibooburra, Wanaaring, Wentworth and Wilcannia. (6)

Endnotes
1. Local Land Services Act 2013 (Act No.51, 2013), s.8-9; Local Land Services website, What We Do, https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do, (accessed 2 November 2022).
2. Local Land Services Act 2013, s.27.
3. Local Land Services Act 2013, s.9.
4. Western Local Land Services website, Western, https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/western (accessed 2 November 2022).
5. Western Local Land Services website, Regional Profile, https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/western/region-profile (accessed 2 November 2022).
6. Western Local Land Services website, Offices, https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/western/contact-us/offices (accessed 2 November 2022).