The National Assessment Framework (NAF) on-line Portal is nearing completion and will be available for Councils shortly. The NAF will enable Councils to carry out an assessment of their current asset and financial management processes in line with the nationally consistent measures.

 

A National Evaluation & Accreditation Tool or Assessment Framework to evaluate progress for Local Government Councils with implementation of the Local Government and Planning Ministers’ Council (LGPMC) National Sustainability Frameworks, is nearing completion and will have final testing with select Councils shortly. 

 

The Sustainability Frameworks provide nationally consistent elements for all local government authorities to more sustainably manage their community infrastructure through effective asset management and financial planning. 

 

The State and Territory Governments have agreed to facilitate implementation of the National Sustainability Frameworks across their Local Governments. 

 

The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) is preparing a national tool which is proposed as a structured online questionnaire to evaluate progress with implementing the elements of the National Sustainability Frameworks. The outputs of the questionnaire will enable a local government council to measure its progress against the Sustainability Frameworks. Progressive review and update of the evaluation by the council will show improvement trends.  

 

It is proposed that Federal State and Territory Governments will be better able to assist councils to target improvement areas with respect to the key elements of the National Sustainability Frameworks.  

 

The National Assessments Framework Portal should be available for local government councils to undertake their own on-line Asset Management and Financial Planning maturity self assessment by September 2012.

 

More information is  here.