Policy Register

Below you can access a wide range of Council codes and policies.

‘Codes’ and ‘Policies’

Code of Meeting Practice - 17th Edition(PDF, 1021KB) 
Code of Conduct for Councillors 12th Edition(PDF, 833KB)
Code of Conduct for staff 12th Edition(PDF, 880KB)
Code of Conduct for council members delegates and volunteers 12th Edition(PDF, 721KB)
Abandoned shopping trolley policy(PDF, 257KB)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocol(PDF, 135KB)
Access and equity policy(PDF, 165KB)
Access policy(PDF, 131KB)
Access to fresh food policy(PDF, 166KB)
Access to information held by Council policy(PDF, 70KB)
Access to properties from roads policy(PDF, 125KB)
Additional requirements for farmland rating eligibility policy(PDF, 130KB)
Addressing and naming our localities roads and places policy(PDF, 64KB)
Advertising signs on sports fields and reserves policy(PDF, 139KB)
After hours call out for seriously sick or injured animals or stray livestock policy(PDF, 158KB)
After hours call out policy(PDF, 134KB)
Alcohol and other drug policy(PDF, 163KB)
Animals kept on private property policy(PDF, 165KB)
Applications for development which require temporary drainage works policy(PDF, 125KB)
Apprentices policy(PDF, 160KB)
Art collection policy(PDF, 266KB)
Asset management policy(PDF, 119KB)
Australian flag on council owned buildings policy(PDF, 100KB)
Awards buildings that enhance Blacktown policy(PDF, 127KB)
Blacktown asbestos policy(PDF, 689KB)
Borrowing of funds policy(PDF, 233KB)
Bus routes policy(PDF, 132KB)
Business development policy(PDF, 112KB)
Carnivals religious festivals and special events policy(PDF, 154KB)
Charitable food services policy and accord(PDF, 177KB)
Child care centre fee arrears policy(PDF, 165KB)
Children's services policy(PDF, 488KB)
Civic centre roof telecommunications facilities policy(PDF, 479KB)
Civic office expenses and facilities policy 13th Edition(PDF, 2MB)
Communications devices policy(PDF, 126KB)
Community engagement policy(PDF, 167KB)
Community gardens policy(PDF, 190KB)
Community land leasing licensing and reclassification policy(PDF, 164KB)
Community resource hubs first aid room policy(PDF, 481KB)
Community services smoke free public areas policy(PDF, 184KB)
Companion animal rehoming policy(PDF, 495KB)
Complaint handling policy(PDF, 193KB)
Contributions towards dividing fences policy(PDF, 187KB)
Corporate credit card issue and use policy(PDF, 176KB)
Councillor professional development policy(PDF, 429KB)
Cultural policy(PDF, 488KB)
Data breach policy(PDF, 152KB)
Declarations of dangerous dogs policy(PDF, 158KB)
Deed of agreement bonding of engineering works policy(PDF, 162KB)
Delegated authority progression through the grades policy(PDF, 446KB)
Desexing policy(PDF, 492KB)
Development and management of policies policy(PDF, 172KB)
Disclosure of pecuniary interests and related party transactions policy(PDF, 385KB)
Disposal furniture office and computer equipment policy(PDF, 491KB)
Dog control policy(PDF, 164KB)
Drug and alcohol testing policy(PDF, 153KB)
Easements statutory authorities policy(PDF, 478KB)
Election signage policy(PDF, 238KB)
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure on public land policy and standard(PDF, 441KB)
Electricity substations policy(PDF, 503KB)
Engineering works acceptance of bank guarantees and performance bonds policy(PDF, 163KB)
Enterprise risk management framework(PDF, 801KB)
Environmental sustainability policy(PDF, 490KB)
Environmental upgrade agreement policy(PDF, 67KB)
Environmentally friendly vehicles policy(PDF, 438KB)
Equal employment opportunity policy statement(PDF, 485KB)
Events street parties policy(PDF, 241KB)
Festivals policy(PDF, 211KB)
Financial support policy(PDF, 343KB)
Floodway warning signs policy(PDF, 495KB)
Fraud and corruption prevention policy(PDF, 569KB)
Funeral arrangements members of committees policy(PDF, 481KB)
Graffiti management policy(PDF, 494KB)
Ground allocation guidelines parks and reserves policy(PDF, 190KB)
Intellectual property and copyright policy(PDF, 534KB)
International affairs and political events(PDF, 125KB)  
International day of people with a disability policy(PDF, 447KB)
Investment of Council funds policy and standard(PDF, 355KB)
Land acquisition policy(PDF, 188KB)
Landscaping roundabouts road islands and median strips policy(PDF, 511KB)
Laneways pathways road closures policy(PDF, 147KB)
Library collection development and information access policy(PDF, 190KB)
Library customer service policy(PDF, 481KB)
Lighting of toilet blocks bus shelters and pedestrian tunnels policy(PDF, 203KB)
Linemarking policy(PDF, 485KB)
Liquor licence hearings procedure for advice to councillors policy(PDF, 158KB)
Local approvals policy(PDF, 258KB)
Local areas traffic management and traffic calming schemes policy(PDF, 159KB)
Local heritage fund financial assistance to owners of historical buildings policy(PDF, 254KB)
Management of feral and infant companion animals policy(PDF, 458KB)
Managing councillor records and access to information policy(PDF, 78KB)
Media policy(PDF, 136KB)
Movable dwellings dual occupancy policy(PDF, 160KB)
Neighbourhood centre facilities policy(PDF, 459KB)
Neighbourhood centres management committee contribution towards projects policy(PDF, 490KB)
Noise nuisance barking dogs policy(PDF, 163KB)
NWGA voluntary stormwater treatment contributions policy(PDF, 170KB)
Open space lightning policy(PDF, 1MB)
Outdoor dining policy(PDF, 1MB)
Parks committees annual allocation policy(PDF, 205KB)
Parks licences for special events policy(PDF, 192KB)
Path paving industrial areas policy(PDF, 195KB) 
Path paving policy(PDF, 703KB)
Payment of electricity accounts parks policy(PDF, 489KB)
Pensioner rate rebate hardship policy(PDF, 490KB)
Preservation of aboriginal archaeological areas policy(PDF, 161KB)
Prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace policy and standard.(PDF, 380KB)
Privacy management plan 7th Edition(PDF, 690KB)
Procurement policy(PDF, 415KB)
Providing directional signage private businesses and community facilities policy(PDF, 259KB)
Provision of animal cadavers policy(PDF, 189KB)
Provision of free trees to residents policy(PDF, 481KB)
Public art policy 2014(PDF, 400KB)
Public interest disclosure policy(PDF, 411KB)
Public meeting invitation to the mayor policy(PDF, 482KB)
 Public space safety cameras policy and standard(PDF, 573KB)
Public utilities in roads and path paving policy(PDF, 173KB)
Rate recovery policy(PDF, 491KB)
Rating hardship provisions policy(PDF, 130KB)
Regulatory enforcement policy and standard(PDF, 5MB)
Representations to Members of Parliament policy(PDF, 477KB)
Residential leases of Councils cottages policy(PDF, 161KB)
Resources waste management collection policy(PDF, 623KB)
Responding to climate change policy(PDF, 138KB)
Responsibility for outgoings accrued under leases of council property by community groups policy(PDF, 166KB)
Restrictions on animals in caravan parks policy(PDF, 481KB)
Rezoning fees policy(PDF, 482KB)
Road construction for development or building applications not involving subdivisions policy(PDF, 192KB)
Road construction for roads in commercial industrial and residential subdivision policy(PDF, 518KB)
 Road construction in rural subdivisons(PDF, 157KB)
Roadside memorials policy(PDF, 206KB)
Roundabouts policy(PDF, 176KB)
Section 355 community facility management committee policy(PDF, 955KB)
Sale of council land policy(PDF, 162KB)
Section 7.11 contribution deferrals policy(PDF, 282KB)
Security amounts on costs engineering works Riverstone industrial area policy(PDF, 163KB)
Services to caravans on rural sites policy(PDF, 162KB)
Short term non residential leases policy(PDF, 163KB)
Sister cities collection policy(PDF, 491KB)
Social media policy(PDF, 203KB)
Sponsorship policy(PDF, 174KB)
Sporting grounds seasonal allocation policy(PDF, 165KB)
Statement of commitment policy(PDF, 496KB)
Street lighting policy(PDF, 555KB)
Sundry debtors policy(PDF, 483KB)
Sustainable events management policy(PDF, 522KB)
Telecommunications facilities on Blacktown City community land policy(PDF, 200KB)
Temporary stormwater drainage basins on Blacktown City land policy and standard(PDF, 456KB)
Trading hours hours(PDF, 479KB)
Tree management policy(PDF, 212KB)
Unsolicited requests to purchase or lease Council operational land policy standard policy(PDF, 304KB)
Urban forest policy(PDF, 564KB)
Use of footpath areas policy(PDF, 461KB)
Use of temporary buildings on reserves policy(PDF, 193KB)
Vegetated road verge and nature strip maintenance approval policy(PDF, 1MB)
Vehicle crossing paths on rural roads policy(PDF, 174KB)
Village green policy(PDF, 152KB)
Voluntary planning agreement policy and standard(PDF, 306KB)
 Volunteers policy and standards(PDF, 305KB)
 Waste and resource recovery service policy(PDF, 572KB)
Work experience for students policy(PDF, 503KB)
Workers compensation cash reserve policy(PDF, 479KB)
Works-in-kind agreement policy(PDF, 443KB)