(3) However, a regulation may limit the responsibilities and
powers of the interim administrator.
(4) The interim administrator must
exercise power under the name of ‘interim administrator of the (name of the
local government)’.
(5) This Act and other Acts apply to the interim
administrator, with all necessary changes, and any changes prescribed under a
regulation, as if the interim administrator were the local government.
(6)
The Governor in Council may direct a local government for which an interim
administrator is appointed to pay to the Minister an amount specified in the
direction for the costs and expenses of—
(a) the interim administrator; and
(b) an advisory committee mentioned in subsection (10) ; and
(c) a committee
appointed for the interim administrator under chapter 6 , part 7 .
(7) The
specified amount may include the salary and allowances payable to a public
service officer who is appointed as interim administrator.
(8) The direction
may specify a time for payment.
(9) The specified amount is a debt payable to
the State.
(10) The Minister may create an advisory committee to give the
interim administrator advice about the performance of the local government’s
responsibilities.
