LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 163
When a vacancy in an office must be filled
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 163
When a vacancy in an office must be filled
163 When a vacancy in an office must be filled
(1) This section explains when a vacant office of a councillor (including the
mayor) must be filled.
(2) If a councillor’s office, other than a mayor’s
office, becomes vacant 3 months or more before quadrennial elections are
required to be held, the local government must fill the vacant office.
(2A)
If a mayor’s office becomes vacant before quadrennial elections are required
to be held, the local government must fill the vacant office.
(3) The
local government must fill the vacant office within 2 months after the office
becomes vacant.
(4) If the local government does not do so, the Governor in
Council may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacant office.
(5) If a
councillor’s office, other than a mayor’s office, becomes vacant within 3
months of when quadrennial elections are required to be held, the
local government may decide not to fill the vacant office.
