CITY OF MELBOURNE ACT 2001 - SECT 1 Purpose

CITY OF MELBOURNE ACT 2001 - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is—

        (a)     to alter the electoral structure of the City of Melbourne; and

        (b)     to provide for the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne; and

        (c)     to facilitate an early election of the members of the Melbourne City Council; and

        (d)     to provide for greater co-ordination between the State Government and the Council in relation to matters of significance to the State of Victoria; and

        (e)     to transfer provisions that only affect the City of Melbourne to this Act.