A Premier’s intergovernmental forum is a consultative forum for the Premier of a province and local governments in the province—
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to discuss and consult on matters of mutual interest, including— |
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the implementation in the province of national policy and legislation affecting local government interests; |
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matters arising in the President’s Co-ordinating Council and other national intergovernmental forums affecting local government interests in the province; |
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draft national policy and legislation relating to matters affecting local government interests in the province; |
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the implementation of national policy and legislation with respect to such matters; |
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the development of provincial policy and legislation relating to such matters; |
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the implementation of provincial policy and legislation with respect to such matters; |
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the co-ordination of provincial and municipal development planning to facilitate coherent planning in the province as a whole; |
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the co-ordination and alignment of the strategic and performance plans and priorities, objectives and strategies of the provincial government and local governments in the province; and |
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any other matters of strategic importance that affect the interests of local governments in the province; and |
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to consider reports from— |
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other provincial intergovernmental forums on matters of mutual interest to the province and local governments in the province; and |
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district intergovernmental forums in the province. |