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LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS ACT 1978 - SECT 12

12 .         Powers of the Commission

        (1)         The Commission, or any member of the Commission, may carry out such inspections, conduct such hearings, take such evidence and generally make such investigations as the Commission thinks necessary for the purpose of properly carrying out its functions under this Act.

        (2)         Where a member who has been authorised by the Commission to exercise any power under subsection (1) is, for any reason, unable to exercise that power the deputy of that member may exercise that power.

        (3)         Hearings conducted under subsection (1) shall ordinarily be held in public.

        (4)         The Commission may require a local government to supply to the Commission such financial and other information as to the affairs of the local government as the Commission specifies and the local government shall comply with that requirement.

        [Section 12 inserted by No. 12 of 1988 s. 6; amended by No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]



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