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Have your say on council member allowances

10 March 2026
With council elections coming up in November, the Remuneration Tribunal has started it's review of council member allowances.

This process occurs every 4 years, as required under section 76 of the Local Government Act 1999 and section 24 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998.

Make a submission

As part of the review process, the tribunal must provide an opportunity for those affected to make a submission. These can be made orally or in writing.

To make a written submission, you need to:

  1. check requirements in the submission guidelines (PDF 23 KB)
  2. email your submission to RemunerationTribunal@sa.gov.au.

Closing date is Friday 1 May 2026 (deadline has been extended).

Support a sector-wide submission

Please include LGA in any correspondence or submissions to the tribunal. This will help us assess if a sector-wide submission is warranted to represent the collective interests of local government.

Email your correspondence and submissions to governance@lga.sa.gov.au at the earliest opportunity.

Find out more

If you have any questions, please email us at governance@lga.sa.gov.au.