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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 1.9

1.9 .         Decisions by absolute majority

                The footnote Absolute majority required , applying to a power conferred in this Act, means that —

            (a)         if the power is conferred on a local government, it can only be exercised by or in accordance with, a decision of an absolute majority of the council; or

            (b)         if the power is conferred on any other body, it can only be exercised by or in accordance with, a decision of an absolute majority of that body.

[ 1.10.         Deleted: No. 16 of 2019 s. 6.]

What this Part is about

This Part deals with the constitutional framework of the system of elected local government in this State maintained as required by Part IIIB of the Constitution Act 1889.

In particular it deals with —

            (a)         the division of the State into districts and wards for local government purposes; and

            (b)         the creation of local governments; and

            (c)         the creation and membership of elected councils; and

            (d)         the qualifications of members of councils; and

            (e)         the terms of office of members of councils and how their offices may become vacant; and

            (f)         commissioners of local governments.



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