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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 2008 (NO. 35 OF 2008) - SECT 3

Amendment of section 3—Definitions

See:
Act No.
11/1989.
Reprint No. 9
as at
1 April 2007
and amending
Act Nos
26/2007 and 2/2008.
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    (1)     In section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 , in the definition of "corporation"—

        (a)     paragraph (b) is repealed ;

        (b)     after "this Act" insert "or any public statutory corporation constituted by or under any law of the State of Victoria, any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth".

    (2)     In section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 , in the definition of election period for "entitlement date" substitute "last day on which nominations for that election can be received".

    (3)     In section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 , in the definition of person after paragraph (b) insert

"or

        (c)     any public statutory corporation constituted by or under any law of the State of Victoria, any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth;".

    (4)     In section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 , for the definition of public notice substitute

""public notice" means a notice published in a newspaper generally circulating in the municipal district of the Council chosen for the purpose by—

        (a)     if the notice is required to be given by the Council, the Council;

        (b)     if the notice is required to be given by the Registrar, the Registrar;

        (c)     if the notice is required to be given by the returning officer, the returning officer;".

    (5)     In section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 , in the definition of "rateable property" after "land" insert "but does not include an occupancy that is used, or is intended to be used, for the sole purpose of—

        (a)     parking a single motor vehicle within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 ; or

        (b)     mooring a single vessel within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Marine Act 1988 ; or

        (c)     storage, being a single lockable unit with a floor area not exceeding 25 square metres".



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