Local Government Amendment Act 2000 (TAS)

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Local Government Amendment Act 2000

An Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993

[Royal Assent 14 July 2000]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Local Government Amendment Act 2000 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Local Government Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 4 amended (Local Government Board) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (5) . 5Part 2, Division 2: Heading amended Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in the heading to that Division "of Councils" after "Reviews". 6Section 8 amended (Review of council) Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by inserting in subsection (1)(a) ", subject to subsection (1A) " after "years"; (b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1) : (1A)  The Board is to complete the first general review of all councils by 31 January 2004. (c) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection: (3)  Before carrying out a review of a council, the Board must give the council at least 30 days’ notice of the date on which the review is to start, unless the council requests otherwise. 7Section 9 amended (Scope of review) Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "is to" and substituting "may"; (b) by omitting paragraph (h) from subsection (1) ; (c) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections: (2)  The Board may carry out a review of the governance and operations of a council. (3)  In carrying out any review, the Board may take into account any factor it considers relevant to the review. 8Section 10 amended (Procedure for review) Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection: (2A)  The Board is to publish in a daily newspaper circulating in the municipal area a statement – (a) specifying that a review is being carried out; and (b) if it is a specific review, specifying any matter being reviewed; and (c) inviting submissions relating to any matter referred to in section 9 or in the specific review. 9Section 11 amended (Report of review) Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections: (6)  The council is to keep all matters contained in the report and recommendations of the Board forwarded by the Minister confidential until published under subsection (7) . (7)  The Minister is to cause to be published the report and recommendations of the Board, excluding any matter that the Board advises is confidential and the Minister considers…

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