Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

YUGUL MANGI COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT SCHEME

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - preliminary

   1.      Name of scheme
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Repeal and replacement of existing scheme
   4.      Manager to continue as council for community government area
   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Community government area
   7.      Wards

           part 2 - yugul mangi community government council

           Division - 1 Establishment and membership of council

   8.      Establishment and name of council
   9.      Membership of council
   10.     Term of office of councillors
   11.     President and Vice President

           Division - 2 Meetings and procedures of council

   12.     Meetings of council
   13.     Special meetings
   14.     Meetings to be open
   15.     Procedure at meetings of council

           Division 3 - Executive committee of council

   16.     Establishment of executive committee
   17.     Membership of executive committee

           Division 4 - Powers and functions of council

   18.     Functions of council
   19.     Powers of council: general
   20.     Powers of council: rating
   21.     Exercise of powers of council by clerk in certain circumstances

   PART 3 - management committees

           Division 1 - Establishment and membership of management committees

   22.     Establishment of management committees
   23.     Name of management committees
   24.     Powers and functions of management committees

           Division 2 - Membership of management committees

   25.     Membership of Ngukurr Management Committee
   26.     Membership of Warliburru Management Committee
   27.     Membership of Yupungalla Management Committee
   28.     Term of office of member of management committee
   29.     Chairperson and deputy chairperson of management committees

           Division 3 - Meetings and procedures of management committees

   30.     Meetings of management committees
   31.     Special meetings
   32.     Meetings to be open
   33.     Procedure at meetings of management committees

   PART 4 - elections

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   34.     Definition

           Division 2 - Eligibility to vote, enrol, nominate and be nominated

   35.     Who may vote and enrol
   36.     Entitlement to be enrolled on electoral roll
   37.     Electoral rolls
   38.     Entitlement and procedure for nomination

           Division 3 - General procedure for conduct of elections

   39.     Time for holding general election
   40.     Time for holding by-election
   41.     Manner of holding elections
   42.     Notice of election
   43.     Content of election notice
   44.     Polling places
   45.     Determination of election days, hours and times of polling and place for counting votes
   46.     Mobile polling
   47.     Notification of candidates
   48.     Declaration or election of councillors and members for Ngukurr Ward
   49.     Declaration or election of councillors and members for Warliburru Ward
   50.     Declaration or election of councillors and members for Yupungalla Ward
   51.     Ballot papers
   52.     Polling officials
   53.     Ballot boxes
   54.     Exhibition, closing and sealing of ballot-boxes
   55.     Scrutineers

           Division 4 - Voting

   56.     Voting procedure
   57.     Voters who require assistance
   58.     Presence in polling place
   59.     Postal voting

           Division 5 - Counting of votes

   60.     Counting of votes
   61.     Re-count of votes

           Division 6 - Notification of results

   62.     Declaration of results where no election
   63.     Declaration of results after election
   64.     Transmission of details of election results to Minister

           Division 7 - Miscellaneous

   65.     Retaining ballot-papers
   66.     Conduct of elections when clerk is councillor or member
   67.     Election due to resignation of council or lack of quorum
   68.     Extension of election period in emergency
           schedule 1 - community government area
           schedule 2 - wards