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Assessing Municipal accountability tools

Assessing Municipal accountability tools

Year: 2008

Municipal accountability can be established through various types of instruments. Some of these instruments directly establish accountability. Other types of instruments do not directly establish accountability but facilitate the flow of information on government conduct and performance which, in turn, are essential for the purpose of establishing accountability.

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Local Government Laws Amendment Bill, 2002

Local Government Laws Amendment Bill, 2002

Year: 2002

The submission was made to the Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government of the National Parliament as being part of their public hearing process in considering the promulgation of the said Bill before the National Assembly goes into recess on November 2002. This Bill contains various amendments to six pieces of national legislation pertaining to the local sphere of government.

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Submission on Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill [B68-2002]

Submission on Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill [B68-2002]

Author(s): Adv. Charmaine Maré; Ms Geraldine Smith & Prof Nico Steytler
Year: 2003

Community Law Centre - The Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill was introduced to regulate a change made to the type of municipality during the term of a municipal council. It regulates the influence that such a change has on the term of office bearers as well as the disestablishment of a municipality's executive governance structures.

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