LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 276 Local laws

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 276

276 Local laws

(1) A local law under a repealed LG Act, that was in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues in force as a local law made under this Act.

(2) A
"local law" includes an interim local law, model local law, and subordinate local law.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if, before the commencement, a local government started, but did not complete, the relevant process for adopting a model local law or making another local law.

Note—

Under the 1993 Act a local government started the process for adopting a model local law by passing a resolution to propose to adopt the model local law and the local government started a process for making a local law (other than a model local law) by passing a resolution to propose to make the local law.

(4) The local government may proceed further in adopting or making the local law in accordance with the relevant process as if the repealed LG Act had not been repealed.

(5) The
"relevant process" is the process under the 1993 Act , chapter 12 , part 2 , that applied to adopting a model local law or making another local law.

(6) A local law adopted or made under subsection (4) is taken to be a local law validly made under this Act.