Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (Elections) Amendment (Statistical Information) Regulation 1999 (1999-216) [GG No 59 of 14.5.1999, p 3206] (NSW)

1999 No 216

New South Wales

under the

Local Government Act 1993

His Excellency the Governor, with the ad vice of the Exec utive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Local Government Act 1993.

HARRY WOODS, M.P.,
Minister for Local Government

The object of this Regulation is to add a question to the nomination papers for local government elections concerning whether the candidate identifies as an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander, in order to obtain statistical information about the participation of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

in local government elections.

This Regulation is made under the Local Government Act 1993, including section 748 (the general regulation-making power) and item 14 of Schedule 6 (Matters with respect to which regulations may be made).

Published in Gazette No 59 of 14 May 1999, page 3206 Page 1

Clause 1 Local Government (Elections) Amendment (Statistical Information) Regulation 1999

This Regulation is the Local Government (Elections) Amendment
(Statistical Information) Regulation 1999.

1. Amendment of Local Government (Elections) Regulation 1998

   The Local Government (Elections) Regulation 1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

(Clause 2)

Insert after paragraph (c) under the heading “STATISTICAL

INFORMATION SHEET” in Form 2:

, and

(d) I consider myself to be an Aboriginal

Yes No

I consider myself to be a Tomes Strait Islander

Yes No.

Insert after paragraph (c) under the heading “STATISTICAL

INFORMATION SHEET”:

, a n d

(d)	I consider myself to be an Aboriginal
Yes No

I consider myself to be a Torres Strait Islander

Yes No.