Australian local government and community engagement: are all our community plans the same: does it matter?

摘要: Community engagement has become an established technique of Australian local government planning and decision-making. However, while several commentators have considered the normative validity community strategies (see, for example, Grant Dollery, 2011; Aulich, 2009) others conducted detailed studies particular jurisdictional contexts (Prior Herriman, 2010; Wiseman, 2006) to date a comparative study different systems not been forthcoming. As initial step toward undertaking this comprehensive empirical task, paper examines legislative regulatory frameworks in jurisdictions. It is argued that characteristics Australia’s federal system are extent played out policy arena, such differences between state enables benefits place-based making be felt at level.