Background Information

Council has developed a revised draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy, consistent with the Ombudsman’s Model Compliance and Enforcement Policy (2015). The purpose of this policy is to guide Council officers in addressing unlawful activities and ensuring proactive compliance monitoring and enforcement.

This policy helps the community understand our role in upholding local regulations and provides the framework to ensure Council is:

Viewing the Policy & Providing Feedback

The Draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy is on public exhibition from Monday 23 June until Monday 21 July 2025. The draft Policy along with supporting documentation may be viewed:

  1. In the electronic Document Library on this page
  2. At Council’s Customer Service Counter, Civic Centre, 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577, between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday
  3. Council Libraries

Feedback can be provided on the draft Policy through:

  1. Completing an Online Submission Form (below)
  2. Emailing it directly to mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au with the subject title Draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy
  3. Hand writing your submission and delivering it to Council's Civic Centre located at 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale NSW 2577
  4. Posting your submission to Wingecarribee Shire Council, PO Box 141, Moss Vale NSW 2577

Only written submissions will be considered and these must be received by Council before Monday 21 July 2025. Please note that any submissions received may be included in the final report to Council.

Your feedback is a way for you to share your thoughts and ideas on a particular issue or project. The goal is to make sure your voice and the community’s voices are heard and considered. It helps provide valuable insights, identify potential issues and suggest improvements. This way, decisions can be more inclusive, transparent and effective, reflecting what you and the community really needs and wants.

Responses to engagement projects are compiled and considered. When projects are reported to Council to make a decision a summary of community feedback will be included. Updates on projects will be included in these pages and elsewhere on Council's website.

Sometimes it takes some months to provide feedback to the community and to make a decision as further investigation is often needed. We are listening and we do take your suggestions on board!