Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

YUENDUMU WILLOWRA COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Clause

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Citation
   2.      Definitions
   3.      Community government area
   4.      Wards

   PART 2 - YUENDUMU WILLOWRA COUNCIL

           Division 1 - Membership of council

   5.      Community Government Council
   6.      Membership
   7.      Term of office
   8.      President and Vice President

           Division 2 - Meetings and procedures of council

   9.      Council meetings
   10.     Special meetings
   11.     Meetings to be open
   12.     Procedure at meetings

           Division 3 - Community management boards

   13.     Boards established
   14.     Membership
   15.     Meetings of board
   16.     Powers and functions of board
   17.     Filling vacancy on council

           Division 4 - Functions and powers of council

   18.     Functions
   19.     Powers - general
   20.     Powers - rates
   21.     Delegation
   22.     Exercise of powers of council by CEO in certain circumstances

   PART 3 - ELECTIONS

           Division 1 - Participation in election and enrolment

   23.     Participation in election
   24.     Entitlement to be enrolled
   25.     Electoral rolls

           Division 2 - Date and notice of election, nominations and other matters

   26.     Election held every 3 years
   27.     Date of election
   28.     Notice of election
   29.     Closing and altering electoral rolls
   30.     Entitlement and procedure for nomination
   31.     Consideration of nominations
   32.     Failure of election

           Division 3 - Voting

   33.     Ballot papers
   34.     Polling place and ballot boxes
   35.     Polling officials
   36.     Scrutineers
   37.     Hours of polling
   38.     Exhibition of ballot box
   39.     Presence in polling place
   40.     Entitlement to vote of person not enrolled
   41.     Voting procedure
   42.     Postal voting

           Division 4 - Results of election

   43.     Counting of votes
   44.     Re-count
   45.     Retaining ballot papers
   46.     Declaration of result
   47.     Transmission of details to Minister

           Division 5 - Other electoral matters

   48.     Extension of election period
   49.     By-election of board member
   50.     Election due to cessation of membership of council or lack of quorum

   PART 4 - REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR YUENDUMU WILLOWRA COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION

   51.     Repeal and replacement of constitution
   52.     Council to continue
   53.     First election
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Endnotes