LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 1995 - SECT 5 Local Government Grants Commissions

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.