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Using This Site

This site is the point of access to the guidance modules developed by the SOLGM Risk Management and Legal Compliance Working Party.  This material is password protected and available only to staff of the local authorities that subscribe to this programme.  To access this please enter your local authority's password and username in the panel above.  If you do not know your local authority's password you can get this from your local authority's contact person for the programme or from dmackay@solgm.org.nz.  [Note if your have entered the site through your local authority's intranet the password and username are not needed.  If you would like to have such a link set up for your local authority contact dmackay@solgm.org.nz.] 

For further information about legal compliance and the SOLGM Risk Management and Legal Compliance programme. A brochure containing general information about the programme can be downloaded here.   Please share this with colleagues in work areas relevant to the programme's modules.

Risk Management / Legal Compliance Programme

The programme is based on a cooperative approach to developing “good practice” legal compliance processes and procedures across a range of local government activities, utilising the existing knowledge base within local government and sharing the costs. The objective of the programme is to assist local authorities in identifying and meeting their legal obligations through:

  • Developing and maintaining a legal compliance framework for local authorities, upon which specific legal compliance can be developed; and
  • Developing a series of specific legal compliance programmes across the range of local government activity.

The specific modules that have to date been developed are published on this website.  The modules are password protected.  Each member local authority has a password.  If you do not know your local authority's password you can get this from your local authority's contact person for the programme.  To identify your contact person click here   The programme was featured as a case study at the International Best Practices Symposium in Melbourne in May 2004.  You can download a copy of the case study write up >>>>
Risk Management Listserv

A wide range of staff within local authorities have risk management as an important aspects of their responsibilities.  in order to create a forum for the sharing of information and views on risk management issues a Risk Management listserv has been established through Local Government Online.  The list is open to all local authority staff.  You may subscribe to a mailing list by sending an email to listserv@listserv.localgovt.co.nz  with the words "subscribe riskmanagement" in the message body.  people other than local authority staff interested in joining the list should contact dmackay@solgm.org.nz
Simpson Grierson Provider of Legal Services to the Programme

Since 2006 Simpson Grierson has been the provider of legal services to the Legal Compliance Programme.  This will involve Simpson Grierson providing legal vetting of all new module material from that date.

 



PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY MATERIAL ABOUT THE SOLGM RISK MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAMME AND THE HISTORIC COLLECTION OF ENTRIES FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS  ARE NOW PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE.  FOR ALL OTHER SOLGM INFORMATION AND RESOURCES GO TO www.solgm.org.nz

SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards 2011 All entries are now available online here

New Zealand Post Group Local Government Excellence Awards 2010 - All entries are now available online here

New Zealand Post Group Local Government Excellence Awards 2009 - All entries are now available online.  Award and Commendation Winners >>>>,  To view entries by category: Council-Community Relationships Part 1 >>>>; Council-Community Relationships Part 2 >>>>; Building Organisational Capability >>>>; Improved Local Regulation >>>>; Joined Up Local Government >>>>.

Revised Building Control Module - A new version of the module was published on 17 March 2010 >>>>

Risk Management and Legal Compliance Programme - New versions of Resource Consents >>>> and Rates Rebates >>>> modules published (December 2009)

Revised Risk Management and Legal Compliance module (July 2009) Property Sales Acquisitions and Leases >>>>.

Revised Risk Management and Legal Compliance modules (June 2009) National Dog Database >>>>, Dog Control >>>>

Revised Risk Management and Legal Compliance modules (April 2009)Resource Consents >>>>, Liquor >>>> Rates Billing and Collection >>>>.

Revised Risk Management and Legal Compliance modules (March 2009)LGOIMA >>>>, Privacy Act >>>>

Revised Risk Management and Legal Compliance modules (Feb 2009)Tendering and Procurement >>>>, Enforcement >>>> Employment >>>>, Health and Safety >>>>, Building Consents >>>>

"Hot Topics" in Risk Management Seminar - Presentations now available (November 2008) >>>>

Leading Practices Symposium - Case studies now available (June 2008)  >>>>

Revised versions of Building Consents >>>> and Property Sales and Acquisitions >>>> Legal Compliance modules published (Feb 2008) 

Revised versions of Legal Compliance Modules published - LIMs, Liquor Licensing, Tendering and Procurement, LGOIMA  (August 2007), Dog control, rates Billing and Collection (Sept 2007), Resource Consents (Oct 2007), Bylaws, Privacy Act (Nov 2007)

The guidance modules published by the programme are designed to assist local authority managers gain assurance that their processes comply with legal obligations.  They are not a substitute for the seeking of professional legal advice and the exercise of sound judgement about when it is necessary to do so.