New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CITY OF SYDNEY BOUNDARIES) ACT 1967 - SECT 25

25 Elections

(1) Elections of aldermen for the Councils of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Northcott, as respectively altered or constituted by this Act, shall be held:

(a) in the case of the Council of the City of Sydney, on a day to be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation, and

(b) in the case of the Council of the Municipality of Northcott, on a day to be fixed in the manner provided in the Principal Act for the first election after the constitution of an area.

(2) The number of aldermen to be elected at the election referred to in subsection one of this section and in any subsequent ordinary election until the Governor in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Principal Act otherwise determines, shall be:

(a) in respect of the Council of the City of Sydney, twenty aldermen, and

(b) in respect of the Council of the Municipality of Northcott, twelve aldermen.

(3) Within twenty-one days after the day upon which the election referred to in subsection one of this section:

(a) is held for the Council of the City of Sydney, the aldermen of that council shall elect from among their number a Lord Mayor, and

(b) is held for the Council of the Municipality of Northcott, the aldermen of that council shall elect from among their number a mayor.

(4) Elections next after those referred to in subsections one and three of this section, of aldermen of the Council of the City of Sydney and aldermen of the Municipality of Northcott and of the Lord Mayor and mayor respectively of those areas shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Act relating to the election of aldermen and mayors of municipalities.

(5) On the day or days upon which the election referred to in subsection one of this section:

(a) is held for the Council of the City of Sydney, the Commissioners shall cease to be deemed to be the Council of the City of Sydney and shall cease to have, exercise and discharge the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act in respect of the City of Sydney, and

(b) is held for the Council of the Municipality of Northcott, the Commissioners shall cease to be deemed to be the Council of the Municipality of Northcott and shall cease to have, exercise and discharge the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act in respect of the Municipality of Northcott.