Local Government (Management Indicators) Order 2014 (Tas)

Local Government (Management Indicators) Order 2014

I make the following order under section 84(2A) of the Local Government Act 1993 .

10 February 2014

BRYAN GREEN

Minister for Local Government

1. Short title This order may be cited as the Local Government (Management Indicators) Order 2014 .

2. Commencement This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation (1) In this order – Act means the Local Government Act 1993 ; asset consumption ratio, in relation to an asset class required to be included in the long-term strategic asset management plan of a council, means an amount that is the depreciated replacement cost of an asset divided by the current replacement cost of the asset; asset renewal funding ratio means an amount that is the current value of projected capital funding outlays for an asset identified in the long-term financial plan of a council divided by the value of projected capital expenditure funding for an asset identified in the long-term strategic asset management plan of a council; asset sustainability ratio means an amount that is the amount of capital expenditure by a council in a financial year on the replacement and renewal of existing council plant, equipment and infrastructure assets divided by the annual depreciation expense of the plant, equipment and assets for the financial year; net financial liabilities means an amount that is the amount of the liquid assets of a council for a financial year less the total liabilities of the council for the financial year; net financial liabilities ratio means an amount that is the amount of net financial liabilities of a council for a financial year divided by an amount that is the recurrent income (not including income received specifically for new or upgraded assets, physical resources received free of charge or other income of a capital nature) of a council for the financial year; underlying surplus or deficit means an amount that is the recurrent income (not including income received specifically for new or upgraded assets, physical resources received free of charge or other income of a capital nature) of a council for a financial year less the recurrent expenses of the council for the financial year; underlying surplus ratio means an amount that is the underlying surplus or deficit of a council for a financial year divided by the recurrent income (not including income received specifically for new or upgraded assets, physical resources received free of charge or other income of a capital nature) of a council for the financial year. (2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws.