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.