Compliance policy

Takeaways

• This policy is designed to guide our decision-making so our compliance activities and actions are risk-based, responsive, effective, efficient and collaborative.
• It is intended to:
  • guide compliance outcomes that are credible, understandable, and consistently applied
  • explain this approach to our communities and businesses, including how and why we conduct compliance activities.
• The policy applies to City of Sydney staff with responsibility for managing and investigating regulatory issues within the City’s areas of responsibility including:
  • development and building control
  • pollution control
  • environmental health
  • public health and safety
  • noxious weeds
  • water and sewer
  • control over animals
  • food safety
  • fire safety
  • tree preservation.
• The policy does not apply to parking and parking related matters.