Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2019 (NO 39 OF 2019) - SECT 30

    (1)     Before making a determination under section 28 , the committee must:

    (a)     invite written submissions from the council for the local government area and the public no later than 10 months after the polling day of a general election for the council; and

    (b)     allow at least 60 days after the invitation to make submissions under paragraph (a) to receive submissions; and

    (c)     after receiving the submissions:

        (i)     consider the submissions; and

        (ii)     publish a preliminary report on its website proposing its determination or alternate determinations; and

        (iii)     invite written submissions from the council and the public on the preliminary report; and

    (d)     allow at least 60 days after the invitation to make submissions under paragraph (c)(iii) to receive submissions; and

    (e)     after receiving the submissions:

        (i)     consider the submissions; and

        (ii)     publish a final report with its determination on its website.

    (2)     The committee may, for subsection (1)(c), hold a public hearing or request further information from a person who made a submission.

    (3)     The committee must provide its final report to the council and the Minister at least 18 months before the next periodic general election for the council.

    (4)     The Minister must, by Gazette notice, notify the making of the determination.

    (5)     The determination takes effect from:

    (a)     if a general election for the council takes place 12 months or more after date of the determination – that election; or

    (b)     otherwise – the next periodic general election.