Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2015 (S.R. 2015, NO. 37)

- (S.R. 2015, NO. 37)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - Elections

           Division 1 - Elections of mayor and deputy mayor by councillors

   4.      Nominations for mayor and deputy mayor
   5.      Ballots
   6.      Voting
   7.      Counting of votes
   8.      Declaration of result of ballot

           Division 2 - Hearing and determination of election disputes

   9.      Parties to election dispute
   10.     Hearings
   11.     Evidence
   12.     Witnesses
   13.     Expenses
   14.     Orders of Court
   15.     Immaterial errors
   16.     Costs
   17.     Rules of Court

           Division 3 - Drawing or casting of lots

   18.     Order of names on batch of ballot papers
   19.     Exclusion and election of candidates
   20.     Procedure for drawing or casting lots

           Division 4 - Electoral advertising

   21.     Posters and signs
   22.     Advertising

   PART 3 - Tendering and Contracting

           Division 1 - Tenders for goods and services

   23.     Public tenders
   24.     Open tenders
   25.     Multiple-use register
   26.     Multiple-stage tender
   27.     Non-application of public tender process

           Division 2 - Code for tenders and contracts

   28.     Code for tenders and contracts

           Division 3 - Annual reporting requirements in relation to tenders and contracts

   29.     Annual reporting requirements in relation to tenders and contracts

   PART 4 - Miscellaneous

   30.     Incapacity to perform duties as councillor
   31.     Customer service charter
   32.     Service rate
   33.     Variation factors
   34.     Amount of rates below which council may decide rates not payable by instalments
   35.     Details of register of money that are to be published
   36.     Notice of proposed by-law
   37.     Purposes for which land may be compulsorily acquired
   38.     Criteria for city status
   39.     Plan of boundaries of towns
   40.     Declaration of office
   41.     Fees
   42.     Allowances for elected members
   43.     Expenses for councillors
   44.     Prescribed newspapers
   45.     Council land information certificate

   PART 5 - Code of Conduct

           Division 1 - Code of conduct and complaints

   46.     Matters to be addressed by code of conduct
   47.     Making of complaints
   48.     Action to be taken by mayor, &c., on receiving complaint

           Division 2 - Code of Conduct Panel

   49.     Proceedings of Code of Conduct Panel
   50.     Mediation of complaints – Code of Conduct Panel
   51.     Determination of Code of Conduct Panel
   52.     Code of Conduct Panel to report to mayor

           Division 3 - Standards Panel

   53.     Proceedings of Standards Panels
   54.     Mediation of complaints – Standards Panel
   55.     Determination of Standards Panel
   56.     Standards Panel to report to mayor
   57.     Appeals to Standards Panel
   58.     Determination of Standards Panel regarding appeals
   59.     Standards Panel to report to mayor regarding appeals

           Division 4 - Procedures to be followed by Code of Conduct Panel and Standards Panel

   60.     Interpretation
   61.     Procedure and evidence
   62.     Panel to afford procedural fairness
   63.     Representation at hearings
   64.     Proceedings closed to the public

           Division 5 - Miscellaneous matters

   65.     Disclosure
   66.     Refund of fees
   67.     Legislation rescinded
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