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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 3.70

3.70 .         Regional subsidiaries to have charter

        (1)         Local governments proposing to form a regional subsidiary must prepare a charter addressing the following matters —

            (a)         the establishment and powers and duties of the regional subsidiary;

            (b)         the process for selecting and appointing members of the regional subsidiary’s governing body;

            (c)         the qualifications that members of the regional subsidiary’s governing body must have;

            (d)         the administration of the regional subsidiary, including the membership and procedures of its governing body, and the fees, allowances and expenses to be paid or reimbursed to the members of its governing body;

            (e)         the financial management, planning, auditing and reporting to be undertaken by the regional subsidiary;

            (f)         the process for amending the charter;

            (g)         the winding up of the regional subsidiary;

            (h)         any other matters required by the regulations to be dealt with in a charter.

        (2)         The local governments must forward the charter to the Minister when applying for approval for the formation of the regional subsidiary.

        (3)         A charter, and an amendment to a charter, are of no effect unless approved by the Minister.

        [Section 3.70 inserted: No. 26 of 2016 s. 9.]



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