Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (Vic)

Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments)

Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 123/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation	Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY	1

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provision	2

PART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 1990 3

3.	Revocation of regulations concerning unclaimed money	3
4.	Revocation of provisions concerning auditing of financial
statements	3
5.	Updating of reference	3
6.	Prescription of total remuneration level of senior officers	3
PART 11—SENIOR OFFICERS	3

102. Total remuneration level of senior officers 3

7. Amendments to improve the expression in Form 26 3

PART 3—LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS)

REGULATIONS 1995 4

8.	Extension of time to issue duplicate voting material	4
9.	Exemptions from compulsory voting	4
10.	Form 8 Scrutineer-Appointment and Declaration	4

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STATUTORY RULES 1996

S.R. No. 123/1996

Local Government Act 1989

Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments)

Regulations 1996

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 6 November 1996

Responsible Minister:

ROBERT MACLELLAN

Minister for Planning and Local Government

A. WILTSHIRE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend—

(a) the Local Government Regulations 19901—

(i) to make changes to the total remuneration level at which a council officer becomes a "senior officer" for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1989; and

(ii) amendments to the Unclaimed Moneys

to make changes consequential to Act 1989; and

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(iii)  to make various minor amendments; and

(b) the Local Government (Elections)
Regulations 19952—

(i)  to enable duplicate voting materials in an election conducted entirely by post to be issued on the last day of voting; and

(ii)  to alter the timeline in regulation 89(2)(e) from 18 days to 15 days; and

(iii)  to make a minor amendment to Form 8 in the Schedule.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 243 of the Local Government Act 1989.

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PART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 1990

3.  Revocation of regulations concerning unclaimed money

Regulations 76, 77 and 78 of the Local
Government Regulations 1990 are revoked.

4.  Revocation of provisions concerning auditing of financial statements

Regulation 86 and Schedule 4 of the Local

Government Regulations 1990 are revoked.

5. Updating of reference

In regulation 89 of the Local Government
Regulations 1990, for "municipality" substitute
"municipal district".

6.  Prescription of total remuneration level of senior officers

After regulation 101 of the Local Government

Regulations 1990 insert—

"PART 11—SENIOR OFFICERS

102. Total remuneration level of senior officers For the purposes of the definition of "senior officer" in section 3(1) of the Act, the

prescribed amount is $70 000.".

7. Amendments to improve the expression in Form 26

In Form 26 of Schedule 2 of the Local
Government Regulations 1990, for paragraph (b)
substitute—

"(b) any child of that person under the age of 18

years who normally resides with that

person.".

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PART 3—LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS)

REGULATIONS 1995

8. Extension of time to issue duplicate voting material

In regulation 78(1) of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1995, for "If before" substitute "If on or before".

9. Exemptions from compulsory voting

In regulation 89(2)(e) of the Local Government
(Elections) Regulations 1995, for "18" substitute

"15".

10. Form 8 Scrutineer-Appointment and Declaration

In Form 8 of the Schedule to the Local
Government (Elections) Regulations 1995, for
"Candidate's Signature" (where second occurring)

substitute "Scrutineer's Signature".

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NOTES

1 S.R. No. 64/1990. Reprinted to S.R. No. 164/1995 and subsequently

amended by S.R. No. 55/1996.

2 S.R. No. 164/1995.