This legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Governor may,
on the nomination of the Minister, appoint an associate member for a region.
(2) Each nomination by
the Minister for appointment as an associate member under subsection (1) shall
be made on the recommendation of the Regional Minister.
[(3) and (4) repealed]
(5) Where it appears
to the chairperson that a regional matter is to be considered at a meeting of
the Commission he or she may, by notice in writing specifying the time and
place of the meeting, request the associate member for that region to attend
that meeting for the consideration of that matter.
(6) An associate
member has all of the functions of a member in relation to the consideration
of a regional matter at a meeting that he or she is requested to attend under
subsection (5).
(7) In this section
“ regional matter ” means a matter that, in the opinion of the
chairperson, affects more than one local government in a region.
[Section 6 amended by No. 84 of 1994 s. 26 and 42;
No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]