Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 74C

Advisory panel

74C. Advisory panel



(1) The Minister may appoint a local government panel under Part 10A to advise
the Minister on matters relating to Councillor allowances and Mayoral
allowances.

(2) A Council may make a submission to the local government panel requesting
the panel to consider a change of category for the Council.

(2A) The Minister may request a local government panel to review the category
of Council for a particular Council with respect to allowances.

(3) If after considering a submission under subsection (2) or a request made
by the Minister under subsection (2A), the local government panel finds that
the category of Council for the Council should be changed or set at a
particular level with respect to allowances, the local government panel may
recommend to the Minister that the change be made pursuant to the findings of
the local government panel.

(4) The Minister must give effect to a recommendation under subsection (3) by
notice in the Government Gazette.