Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (General) Amendment (Electors) Regulation 1999 (1999-552) [GG No 120 of 15.10.1999, p 9879] (NSW)

1999 No 552

Local Government (General) New South Wales

Amendment (Electors) Regulation 1999

under the

Local Government Act 1993

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Local Government Act 1993.

HARRY WOODS, M.P.,

Minister for Local Government

Explanatory note

Under Division 2A of Part 1 of Chapter 9 of the Local Government Act 1993, the Governor may amalgamate two or more areas into one or more new areas. For the purposes of examining a proposal for such an amalgamation, the Boundaries Commission or the Director-General of the Department of Local Government, as the case requires, must seek the views of the electors of each area affected. The object of this Regulation is to provide for the preparation of an up-to-date list of electors for these purposes.

This Regulation is made under the Local Government Act 1993, including sections

218F and 748 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 120 of 15 October 1999, page 9879	Page 1
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Clause 1	Local Government (General) Amendment (Electors) Regulation 1999

Local Government (General) Amendment (Electors)
Regulation 1999

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Local Government (General) Amendment
(Electors) Regulation 1999.

2 Amendment of Local Government (General) Regulation 1999

The Local Government (General) Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Local Government (General) Amendment (Electors) Regulation 1999

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clause 43A

Insert after clause 43:

43A	List of electors for purposes of section 218F
(1) For the purposes of a postal survey or opinion poll under section 218F (3) of the Act, the Boundaries Commission or Director-General, as the case requires, is to prepare a list of electors of an area concerned, being a list of:

(a)

resident electors, namely, the persons whose names are contained in the roll, as at a date determined by the Boundaries Commission or Director-General, required to be kept under section 298 of the Act as the residential roll in respect of the area, and

(b)

other eligible electors, being:

(i)

the persons whose names are contained in the rolls confirmed under sections 299 (non- residential owner roll) and 300 (roll of occupiers and ratepaying lessees) for the last election held for the area, or

(ii)

if such rolls are not current (in the opinion of the Boundaries Commission or Director-General), the persons who, on a date determined by the Boundaries Commission or Director-General, are non-resident owners, occupiers or ratepaying lessees of rateable land in the area, and who have indicated in a manner approved by the Boundaries Commission or Director-General their desire to be included in the list prepared for the area under this clause.

(2) The persons whose names are contained in a list prepared under this clause are the electors of the area concerned for the purposes only of the postal survey or opinion poll in respect of which the list is prepared.

BY AUTHORITY

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