New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 224

224 How many councillors does a council have?

(1) A council must have at least 5 and not more than 15 councillors (one of whom is the mayor).

(2) Not less than 12 months before the next ordinary election, the council must determine the number, in accordance with subsection (1), of its councillors for the following term of office.

(3) If the council proposes to change the number of councillors, it must, before determining the number, obtain approval for the change at a constitutional referendum.