LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 19
Assessment
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 19
Assessment
19 Assessment
(1) The change commission is responsible for assessing whether a
local government change proposed by the Minister is in the public interest.
(2) In doing so, the change commission must consider— (a) whether the
proposed local government change is consistent with a Local Government Act ;
and
(b) the views of the Minister about the proposed local government change;
and
(c) any other matters prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The
change commission may conduct its assessment in any way that it considers
appropriate, including, for example, by— (a) asking for submissions from any
local government that would be affected by the proposed
local government change; or
(b) holding a public hearing (in the way set out
in chapter 7 , part 1 ) to ask the public for its views about the proposed
local government change.
(4) However, the Minister may direct the
change commission in writing to conduct its assessment of the proposed
local government change in a particular way.
(5) Despite subsection (3) , the
change commission must comply with the Minister’s direction.
(6) The
change commission must let the public know the results of its assessment and
the reasons for the results, by publishing notice of the results— (a) in the
gazette; and
(b) on the electoral commission’s website.
(7) The
change commission must also give the results of its assessment to the
Minister.
(8) The change commission may recommend that the Governor in
Council implement the change commission’s assessment.
