The Northern Territory Local Government Act 2011 is the Local Government Act currently in force in the Northern Territory.
This Act seeks to provide a legislative framework:
(a) to establish a democratic and effective system of local government that recognises the diversity of communities in the Territory; and
(b) to confer on councils wide powers to act for the advancement, and in the best interests, of their local communities; and
(c) to enable councils to play a broad role in promoting the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of their local communities; and
(d) to impose high standards of ethical conduct on council members; and
(e) to require of councils high standards of governance, service delivery, asset management and financial accountability; and
(f) to require councils to promote and assist constructive participation by their local communities in achieving effective local government for their areas.