Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1995 - SECT 5

             (1)  In this section:

     State does not include the Australian Capital Territory.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  the principal function of a body established by a law of a State is the making of recommendations to the Government of the State with respect to theprovision of financial assistance to local governing bodies in the State; and

                     (b)  the Minister is satisfied that the membership of the body includes at least 2 people who are or have been associated with local government in the State, whether as members of a local governing body or otherwise;

                   the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , declare the body to be the Local Government Grants Commission of the State for the purposes of this Act.