CITY OF SYDNEY ACT 1987 No. 12
NEW SOUTH WALES
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
1. Short title
2. Principal Act
3. Appointment of Commissioners
4. Functions of Commissioners etc.
5. Termination of responsibilities of Commissioners
6. Provisions relating to the removal of the Council
SCHEDULE 1—THE COMMISSIONERS
SCHEDULE 2—MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF SYDNEY ACT 1987 No. 12
NEW SOUTH WALES
Act No. 12, 1987
An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissioners to administer the
| City of Sydney; to confirm the removal from office of the members of the | Council of the City of Sydney; and for other purposes. [Assented to 3 April |
| 1987] |
City of Sydney 1987
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title
This Act may be cited as the "City of Sydney Act 1987".
Principal Act
(1) The Local Government Act 1919 is referred to in this Act as the
Principal Act.
(2) This Act shall be read and construed with, and as if it formed part of, the Principal Act.
Appointment of Commissioners
3. (1) The Governor may by proclamation appoint 3 Commissioners, who shall, in accordance with this Act, be administrators of the City of Sydney.
(2) Two of the Commissioners so appointed shall, by the instruments of their appointment, be appointed respectively as the Chief Commissioner and the Deputy Chief Commissioner.
(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the Commissioners.
Functions of Commissioners etc.
4. (1) On and from a day to be appointed by the Governor for the
purposes of this section and notified by proclamation—
| (a) | the Commissioners shall be deemed to be the Council of the City of Sydney; |
| (b) | the Commissioners, in the name and on behalf of the corporation, the Council of the City of Sydney, shall, in respect of the City of Sydney, have and may exercise and discharge the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed— |
(i) on a council of a municipality and on the Council of the City of Sydney; and
(ii) on them, by or under this Act;
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(c) the Chief Commissioner shall have and may exercise and discharge the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on the mayor of a municipality and on the Lord Mayor of Sydney; and (d) the Commissioners shall be deemed to be aldermen of the City of Sydney for the purpose of electing councillors of the Sydney County Council, but otherwise the Commissioners shall not be regarded as being members of the Council of the City of Sydney.
(2) On that day, the Administrator of the City of Sydney then holding office as such under section 86 of the Principal Act shall cease to hold office as such.
(3) For the purposes of the…