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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 1999 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

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Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1999

63

Local Government (Elections) Act 1999

26.8.1999

1.1.2000 (Gazette 9.12.1999 p3113)

2005

35

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections) Act 2005

14.7.2005

Pt 4 (ss 2327, 29, 30, 4345, 4751) & Sch 1 (cll 1—4, 5(2), 6—9)—18.8.2005; ss 28, 3142, 46 & Sch 1 (cl 5(1))—1.1.2006 (Gazette 18.8.2005 p3058)

2006

17

Statutes Amendment (New Rules of Civil Procedure) Act 2006

6.7.2006

Pt 47 (s 162)—4.9.2006 (Gazette 17.8.2006 p2831)

2009

50

Local Government (Elections) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009

5.11.2009

Pt 2 (ss 422) & Sch 1 (cl 4)—21.12.2009 (Gazette 10.12.2009 p6167)

2019

45

Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Act 2019

19.12.2019

Sch 1 (cl 60)—1.1.2021 (Gazette 10.12.2020 p5638)

2021

26

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Review) Act 2021

17.6.2021

Pt 3 (s 173)—20.9.2021; ss 148(2), 149, 150(1) to (4), (6) & (7), substitution of s 6(7) and deletion of s 6(8) by s 150(9), ss 152 to 154, 156 to 159, 161 to 172, 175 to 189—10.11.2021 (Gazette 16.9.2021 p3548); ss 150(5) & (8), insertion of s 6(8) by s 150(9), ss 151, 160 & 174—7.7.2022 (Gazette 7.7.2022 p2130); ss 148(1) & 155—uncommenced

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

18.8.2005

s 4



s 4(1)



designated person

inserted by 50/2009 s 4

21.12.2009

public notice

substituted by 26/2021 s 148(1)

uncommenced—not incorporated

registered industrial organisation

deleted by 26/2021 s 148(2)

10.11.2021

voting material

amended by 35/2005 s 23(1)

18.8.2005

Pt 2



s 5

substituted by 35/2005 s 24

18.8.2005


substituted by 26/2021 s 149

10.11.2021

s 6



s 6(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 25(1)

18.8.2005


amended by 50/2009 s 5(1)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 150(1)—(4)

10.11.2021


amended by 26/2021 s 150(5)

7.7.2022

s 6(3)

amended by 35/2005 s 25(2)

18.8.2005


amended by 50/2009 s 5(2)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 150(6), (7)

10.11.2021

s 6(4a) and (4b)

inserted by 26/2021 s 150(8)

7.7.2022

s 6(7)

substituted by 26/2021 s 150(9)

10.11.2021

s 6(8)

deleted by 26/2021 s 150(9)

10.11.2021


inserted by 26/2021 s 150(9)

7.7.2022

s 6A

inserted by 26/2021 s 151

7.7.2022

s 7



s 7(1) and (2)

deleted by 50/2009 s 6

21.12.2009

s 7(2a)

inserted by 35/2005 s 26(1)

18.8.2005


deleted by 50/2009 s 6

21.12.2009

s 7(3)

amended by 35/2005 s 26(2)

18.8.2005


amended by 26/2021 s 152(1)

10.11.2021

s 7(4)

amended by 35/2005 s 26(3)

18.8.2005


amended by 26/2021 s 152(2)

10.11.2021

s 8



s 8(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 153(1)

10.11.2021

s 8(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 153(2)

10.11.2021

s 9



s 9(3)

substituted by 26/2021 s 154(1)

10.11.2021

s 9(6)

substituted by 35/2005 s 27

18.8.2005


substituted by 26/2021 s 154(2)

10.11.2021

Pt 3



s 13A

inserted by 50/2009 s 7

21.12.2009

s 13A(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 155(1)

uncommenced—not incorporated

s 13A(3)

inserted by 26/2021 s 155(2)

uncommenced—not incorporated

Pt 4



s 14



s 14(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 28(1), (2)

1.1.2006


amended by 50/2009 s 8(1)—(5)

21.12.2009

s 14(1a)

inserted by 50/2009 s 8(6)

21.12.2009

s 14(3)

amended by 50/2009 s 8(7)

21.12.2009

s 14(3a)—(3c)

inserted by 50/2009 s 8(8)

21.12.2009

s 14(4) and (5)

deleted by 50/2009 s 8(9)

21.12.2009

s 14(6)

amended by 50/2009 s 8(10)

21.12.2009

s 14(8)

inserted by 35/2005 s 28(3)

1.1.2006


amended by 50/2009 s 8(11)

21.12.2009

s 14(9)

inserted by 50/2009 s 8(12)

21.12.2009

s 15



s 15(2)

amended by 50/2009 s 9(1)

21.12.2009

s 15(5a) and (5b)

inserted by 50/2009 s 9(2)

21.12.2009

s 15(7)

amended by 35/2005 s 29(1)

18.8.2005

s 15(9)

substituted by 35/2005 s 29(2)

18.8.2005

s 15(10)

amended by 50/2009 s 9(3)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 156(1)

10.11.2021

s 15(13)

amended by 26/2021 s 156(2)

10.11.2021

s 15(13a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 156(3)

10.11.2021

s 15(15)

substituted by 50/2009 s 9(4)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 156(4)

10.11.2021

s 15(20)

inserted by 26/2021 s 156(5)

10.11.2021

Pt 5



s 16



s 16(1)

amended by 50/2009 s 10(1)

21.12.2009

s 16(1a)

inserted by 50/2009 s 10(2)

21.12.2009

s 16(2)

substituted by 50/2009 s 10(3)

21.12.2009

s 16(3)

deleted by 50/2009 s 10(3)

21.12.2009

s 16(4)

substituted by 35/2005 s 30

18.8.2005


deleted by 50/2009 s 10(3)

21.12.2009

s 16(7)

amended by 50/2009 s 10(4)

21.12.2009

s 16(8)

deleted by 50/2009 s 10(5)

21.12.2009

s 16(10)

substituted by 50/2009 s 10(6)

21.12.2009

Pt 6



s 17



s 17(1)

amended by 50/2009 s 11(1)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 157(1)—(4)

10.11.2021

s 17(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 31

1.1.2006


deleted by 50/2009 s 11(2)

21.12.2009


inserted by 26/2021 s 157(5)

10.11.2021

s 17(5)

deleted by 26/2021 s 157(6)

10.11.2021

s 18

substituted by 35/2005 s 32

1.1.2006

s 19



s 19(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 33(1)

1.1.2006

s 19(2)

substituted by 35/2005 s 33(2)

1.1.2006

s 19(4)

amended by 35/2005 s 33(3)

1.1.2006

s 19(7)

inserted by 35/2005 s 33(4)

1.1.2006

s 19A

inserted by 50/2009 s 12

21.12.2009

s 19A(1)

deleted by 26/2021 s 158(1)

10.11.2021

s 19A(2)

substituted by 26/2021 s 158(2)

10.11.2021

s 19A(3)

deleted by 26/2021 s 158(2)

10.11.2021

s 19A(4)

amended by 26/2021 s 158(3)—(5)

10.11.2021

s 19A(5)

deleted by 26/2021 s 158(6)

10.11.2021

s 21

substituted by 26/2021 s 159

10.11.2021

s 22



s 22(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 34(1)

1.1.2006

s 22(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 34(2)

1.1.2006

s 23

amended by 35/2005 s 35

1.1.2006

s 25



s 25(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 160(1)

7.7.2022

s 25(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 160(2)

7.7.2022

s 25(3)

inserted by 26/2021 s 160(3)

7.7.2022

s 26



s 26(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 36(1)

1.1.2006

s 26(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 36(2)

1.1.2006

Pt 7



s 27



s 27(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 161(1)

10.11.2021

s 27(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 161(2)

10.11.2021

s 27(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 161(3)

10.11.2021

s 27(4) and (5)

inserted by 26/2021 s 161(4)

10.11.2021

s 28



s 28(1)

amended by 50/2009 s 13(1)

21.12.2009

s 28(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 162(1)

10.11.2021

s 28(2a)

inserted by 50/2009 s 13(2)

21.12.2009

s 28(2b)

inserted by 26/2021 s 162(2)

10.11.2021

Pt 8



s 29



s 29(3)

substituted by 35/2005 s 37

1.1.2006


amended by 50/2009 s 14

21.12.2009


substituted by 26/2021 s 163

10.11.2021

s 31



s 31(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 164

10.11.2021

s 35

amended by 26/2021 s 165

10.11.2021

Pt 9



heading

substituted by 26/2021 s 166

10.11.2021

s 37



s 37(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 167(1)

10.11.2021

s 37(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 167(2)

10.11.2021

s 38

amended by 26/2021 s 168

10.11.2021

s 39



s 39(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 38(1)

1.1.2006


amended by 50/2009 s 15(1)

21.12.2009


substituted by 26/2021 s 169(1)

10.11.2021

s 39(4)

amended by 35/2005 s 38(2), (3)

1.1.2006


substituted by 26/2021 s 169(2)

10.11.2021

s 39(5)

amended by 35/2005 s 38(4)

1.1.2006

s 39(7)

amended by 50/2009 s 15(2)

21.12.2009

s 39(12)

inserted by 35/2005 s 38(5)

1.1.2006

s 40



s 40(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 39

1.1.2006

s 41



s 41(1)

s 41 amended and redesignated as s 41(1) by 35/2005 s 40(1), (2)

1.1.2006

s 41(2) and (3)

inserted by 35/2005 s 40(2)

1.1.2006

s 41A

inserted by 26/2021 s 170

10.11.2021

s 42

amended by 35/2005 s 41

1.1.2006

s 43



s 43(4)

inserted by 35/2005 s 42

1.1.2006


substituted by 26/2021 s 171

10.11.2021

Pt 11



s 47



s 47(1)

substituted by 35/2005 s 43

18.8.2005


substituted by 26/2021 s 172

10.11.2021

s 47(2)

amended by 50/2009 s 16(1), (2)

21.12.2009


(a)(iv) deleted by 50/2009 s 16(3)

21.12.2009

s 48



s 48(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 173(1)

20.9.2021

s 48(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 173(2)

20.9.2021

s 48(2) and (3)

amended by 26/2021 s 173(3)

20.9.2021

s 48(4)

amended by 35/2005 s 44

18.8.2005


amended by 26/2021 s 173(4), (5)

20.9.2021

s 49



s 49(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 45(1)

18.8.2005

s 49(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 45(2)

18.8.2005

s 51



s 51(1)

substituted by 35/2005 s 46

1.1.2006

s 51(1a)

inserted by 35/2005 s 46

1.1.2006

s 53



s 53(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 47(1)

18.8.2005

s 53(2)

amended by 35/2005 s 47(2)

18.8.2005

s 55A

inserted by 35/2005 s 48

18.8.2005

s 55A(2)

substituted by 26/2021 s 174

7.7.2022

s 55A(3) and (4)

deleted by 26/2021 s 174

7.7.2022

Pt 12



s 57



s 57(3)



bribe

amended by 26/2021 s 175

10.11.2021

Pt 13



s 69A

inserted by 26/2021 s 176

10.11.2021

s 70



s 70(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 177

10.11.2021

s 73



s 73(5) and (6)

inserted by 26/2021 s 178

10.11.2021

s 77

substituted by 17/2006 s 162

4.9.2006


amended by 45/2019 Sch 1 cl 60

1.1.2021

Pt 14



s 80 before substitution by 26/2021



s 80(1)

amended by 50/2009 s 17

21.12.2009

s 80

substituted by 26/2021 s 179

10.11.2021

s 81



s 81(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 180(1), (2)

10.11.2021

s 81(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 180(3)

10.11.2021

s 81(3)

amended by 50/2009 s 18

21.12.2009


deleted by 26/2021 s 180(4)

10.11.2021

ss 81A and 81B

inserted by 26/2021 s 181

10.11.2021

s 82



s 82(3)

amended by 26/2021 s 182

10.11.2021

s 83

amended by 26/2021 s 183

10.11.2021

s 84



s 84(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 184(1)

10.11.2021

s 84(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 184(2)

10.11.2021

s 84(3)

amended by 26/2021 s 184(3)

10.11.2021

s 86



s 86(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 185(1)

10.11.2021

s 86(3)

amended by 26/2021 s 185(2)

10.11.2021

s 87



s 87(1) and (2)

substituted by 26/2021 s 186(1)

10.11.2021

s 87(3) and (4)

deleted by 26/2021 s 186(1)

10.11.2021

s 87(5)

amended by 50/2009 s 19

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 186(2)

10.11.2021

s 89



s 89(2)

amended by 50/2009 s 20

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 187

10.11.2021

Pt 15



s 91A

inserted by 50/2009 s 21

21.12.2009

s 91A(2)

substituted by 26/2021 s 188(1)

10.11.2021

s 91A(2a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 188(1)

10.11.2021

s 91A(8)



designated decision

(d) deleted by 26/2021 s 188(2)

10.11.2021

s 92



s 92(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 49(1)

18.8.2005

s 92(3)

inserted by 35/2005 s 49(2)

18.8.2005

s 92(4)—(7)

inserted by 35/2005 s 49(2)

18.8.2005

s 92A

inserted by 35/2005 s 50

18.8.2005

s 93



s 93(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 189

10.11.2021

s 93(3)

inserted by 50/2009 s 22

21.12.2009

Sch

deleted by 35/2005 s 51

18.8.2005

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections) Act 2005, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

2006 periodic elections means the periodic elections to determine the membership of councils to be held in 2006 according to section 5 of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, as substituted by this Act.

2—Term of office

A member of a council—

(a) holding office immediately before the commencement of this clause; or

(b) elected or appointed after the commencement of this clause and before the close of nominations for the 2006 periodic elections,

may, subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1999, the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 or the City of Adelaide Act 1998 (as the case requires), continue to hold his or her office until the conclusion of the 2006 periodic elections for the relevant office.

3—Allowances

(1) A council may—

(a) review the allowances to be payable to its members under section 24 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 or section 76 of the Local Government Act 1999 (as the case requires) to take into account any relevant provision made by regulation on account of the enactment of this Act;

(b) as may be required, fix or apply allowances for any period up to the conclusion of the 2006 periodic election.

(2) An allowance under subclause (1) must be recorded in the Register of Allowances and Benefits for the relevant council.

4—Training and development policy

A council is not required to have a training and development policy under section 80A of the Local Government Act 1999 until 1 July 2006.

5—Rolls and electoral processes

(1) The chief executive officer of a council cannot rely on subsection (8) of section 14 of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 (as enacted by this Act) with respect to an entry on a voters roll at the time of the commencement of this subclause unless—

(a) the chief executive officer has sent a notice addressed to the relevant person at the rateable property advising the person about the operation of that section and the entitlements that apply with respect to the enrolment of residents; and

(b) the chief executive officer receives no reply within 28 days of the notice (or receives a reply within that period but the reply does not establish, to the satisfaction of the chief executive officer, that the person is an occupier within the ambit of section 14(1)(a)(iv) or (c)(iv) of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999).

(2) To avoid doubt—

(a) any roll prepared under Schedule 1 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 will, until revised, have effect under the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999; and

(b) any application or other process made, commenced or dealt with under the City of Adelaide Act 1998 will (if relevant) have effect for the purposes of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999.

6—Review of council structures

(1) If a council has, before the commencement of this clause, commenced a review under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 by the publication of a notice under subsection (5) of that section (as in existence before the amendment of that section by this Act), the council may continue with the process as set out in that section as if it had not been amended until an appropriate certificate is obtained from the Electoral Commissioner under that section.

(2) However, if—

(a) a proposal within the ambit of subclause (1) proposes that the composition of the relevant council be altered so that—

(i) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(ii) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; and

(b) the council has not, before the commencement of this clause, referred its report on the proposal to the Electoral Commissioner under section 12(12) of the Local Government Act 1999,

the proposal cannot proceed unless or until it is approved at a poll in the manner contemplated by section 12(11c) and (11d) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act.

(3) A proposal within the ambit of subclause (1) will then take effect in accordance with section 12(11b) and (18) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act.

7—Change to principal member

(1) In addition to the operation of clause 6, if, at the time of the commencement of this clause—

(a) —

(i) a council is undertaking a review of its composition under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 and has referred its report on its proposal or proposals to the Electoral Commissioner under subsection (12) of that section; and

(ii) a proposal is that the composition of the council be altered so that—

(A) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(B) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; or

(b) —

(i) a council has completed a review under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999; and

(ii) a proposal arising from the review is that the composition of the council be altered so that—

(A) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(B) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; and

(iii) the composition of the council is to be altered as from the next general election of members of the council,

then despite the operation of section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 (and anything that would otherwise take effect if it were not for the operation of this provision), the proposal cannot take effect unless or until it is approved at a poll of electors for the relevant area as if it were a proposal within the ambit of clause 6(2) (and accordingly subject to the requirements of section 12(11c) and (11d) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act).

(2) A proposal that is approved under subclause (1) will then have effect in accordance with a determination of the Electoral Commissioner under this clause.

8—Special provision—LGFA

(1) In this clause—

representative member of the LGFA Board means a representative member of the Board of the Local Government Finance Authority of South Australia.

(2) The Governor may, by proclamation—

(a) extend the term of office of a person who, immediately before the date of the proclamation, is a representative member of the LGFA Board to a date fixed by the proclamation;

(b) fix the term of office of a person who is to be elected or appointed (including by virtue of being re-elected or re-appointed) as a representative member of the LGFA Board to fill an office that will become vacant on the date fixed under paragraph (a).

(3) A proclamation under this clause has effect despite section 8(1) of the Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983.

9—Other provisions

(1) The Governor may, by regulation, make additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(2) A provision of a regulation made under subclause (1) may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the commencement of this Act or from a later day.

(3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect under subclause (2) from a day earlier than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—

(a) decreasing the person's rights; or

(b) imposing liabilities on the person.

(4) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 will, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Schedule (or regulations made under this clause), apply to any amendment or repeal effected by this Act.

Local Government (Elections) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009, Sch 1 Pt 2—Transitional provisions

4—Section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999

(1) This clause applies to a council other than the Adelaide City Council.

(2) Despite section 12(4) of the Local Government Act 1999, a comprehensive review that is required to occur under that subsection—

(a) must not be commenced during the period beginning on the commencement of this clause and ending on the conclusion of the periodic election (within the meaning of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999) to be conducted in 2010; and

(b) if, but for the operation of paragraph (a), a council would have been required to commence the review during the period specified in paragraph (a)—must, instead, be commenced in 2011 and must be completed within a period specified by the Electoral Commissioner.

(3) If a council has completed a comprehensive review within the period of 8 years before the commencement of this clause, the Electoral Commissioner may not give the council a notification under section 12(24)(b) of the Local Government Act 1999 until the expiration of 8 years from the completion of the review (but nothing in this subclause prevents the Electoral Commissioner from giving a notification to a council that has completed a review after the commencement of this clause).

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