(1) Two or more local
governments (referred to in this Division as the participants ) may, with the
Minister’s approval, establish a regional local government to do things,
for the participants, for any purpose for which a local government can do
things under this Act or any other Act.
(2) An application for
the Minister’s approval is to be —
(a) in a
form approved for that purpose by the Minister; and
(b)
accompanied by a copy of an agreement between the participants to establish
the regional local government (referred to in this Division as the
establishment agreement ).
(3) The participants
are to supply the Minister any further information about the application that
the Minister asks for.
(4) If the Minister
approves the application the Minister is to declare, by notice in the Gazette
, that the regional local government is established —
(a) on
the date; and
(b)
under the name; and
(c) for
the purpose,
set out in the notice.