given that the local land services combines the former livestock health and pest and（考虑到当地的土地结合前家畜健康和害虫和服务）.pdf

2- Given that the Local Land Services combines the former Livestock Health and Pest and Catchment Management Authorities together with some advisory services of the Department of Primary Industries the concept of having the State and Federal governments being the funder of last resort is cost shifting from Government to the landholder of the highest order. This is especially so when this positioning of government funding as a last resort is coupled with the IPART recommendation (17) that expands the rate base by reducing rateable land area from 10ha to 2ha. The Department of Primary Industries website .au/locallandservices provides the following explanation to the Question “What will the new Local Land Services deliver?” on its Local Land Services home page: Local Land Services will be regionally-based, semi-autonomous organisations, governed by locally-elected and skills-based Board members. One central Local Land Services Board of Chairs will be made up of representatives from each Local Board and will be accountable to the Minister for Primary Industries. Each Local Land Services region will develop operational management plans that will prioritise service delivery on a regional basis, reflecting regional priorities. Individual Local Land Services will be independently audited to ensure accountability and delivery against priorities. Local Land Services will be funded via direct budget contributions from the NSW Government, ratepayer funds and a continuation of natural resource grant funding via the State Government and Australian Government. The indication in the statement above is that the Local Land Services will be funded by direct budget contributions from the NSW Government. This is supported by the stat