THe Victorian Children and Young Persons Act 1989 was drafted with the following purposes in mind:
(a) to provide for community services to support children and families; and
(b) to provide for the protection of children; and
(c) to make provision in relation to children who have been charged with, or who have been found guilty of, offences; and
(d) to continue The Children's Court of Victoria as a specialist court dealing with matters relating to children.
The act mentions municipal councils in 3 places.
Section 23 - Power of Secretary to provide funds
(1) Subject to the approval of the Minister and having regard to the objects of this Part and, where relevant, the purposes of a community-based child and family service, the Secretary may allocate funds to any community-based child and family service, municipal council, or non-government agency out of money available for the purpose.
Section 25 - Authority to use Crown property
(1) The Secretary may authorise any community based child and family service, voluntary organisation, Government department, municipal council, person or body, to use for any purpose relating to the provision of services for children and families—
(a) any real or personal property vested in the Secretary and used for the purposes of the Department; or
(b) any land of the Crown reserved for any public purpose and used for the purposes of the Department (whether or not vested in
trustees or jointly in trustees and the Minister for the time being administering the Victorian Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978).
Section 26 - Agreements relating to use of Crown property
(1) The Secretary may refuse to grant an authority under section 25 until the community-based child and family service, voluntary organisation, Department head of the Government department, municipal council, person or body enters into an agreement with the Secretary for the expenditure of money towards—
(a) the making of improvements, renovations or repairs on any land authorised by the Secretary to be used; or
(b) the improvement or repair of any equipment authorised by the Secretary to be used; or
(c) the provision of any equipment or materials to be used for the purposes of the Department.