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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 214E Result of review

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 214E

Result of review

(1)  As a result of any review, the Governor, by order and on the recommendation of the Minister, may do any one or more of the following:
(a) create a municipal area;
(b) abolish a municipal area;
(c) adjust and define the boundaries of a municipal area;
(d) combine 2 or more municipal areas or parts of such areas to form one municipal area;
(e) divide a municipal area into 2 or more municipal areas or parts of 2 or more municipal areas;
(f) name or change the name of a municipal area;
(g) declare a municipal area or part of a municipal area to be a city;
(h) name or change the name of a city;
(i) create a council;
(j) abolish a council;
(k) dismiss all the councillors of a council;
(l) name or change the name of a council;
(m) determine the total number of persons to be elected as councillors of a municipal area;
(n) determine the number of persons to be elected in respect of each electoral district;
(o) divide a municipal area into 2 or more electoral districts;
(p) abolish the division of a municipal area into electoral districts;
(q) adjust the boundaries of an electoral district;
(r) combine 2 or more electoral districts in a municipal area to form one electoral district;
(s) name or change the name of an electoral district;
(t) declare that an election is to be held.
(2)  In an order under subsection (1) , the Governor may fix a closing day, within the meaning of Part 15 , for an election to be held.
(3)  An election fixed to be held under subsection (2) may be conducted in respect of any proposed municipal area or areas.
(4)  An order under subsection (1)(k) may be made only in conjunction with an order made under subsection (1)(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (j) , (m) , (n) , (o) , (p) ,  (q) or (r) .
(5)  The Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister and in relation to an order under subsection (1) , may make –
(a) an order in respect of any appropriate savings and transitional matters; and
(b) an order in respect of employees of a council that is affected by an order under subsection (1) ; and
(c) an order relating to the requirements of the first meeting of a council of a proposed municipal area; and
(d) any other order necessary or expedient.
(6)  An order made under subsection (5) that is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or any other Act, other than section 45C of the Constitution Act 1934 , prevails over that provision to the extent of that inconsistency.
(7)  An election for an existing or a proposed municipal area to be held as a result of an order made under this section is to be held in accordance with Part 15 and any regulations made for the purpose of that Part.