Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2013
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister, make the following order under section 214E(1)(m) and section 25(4) of the Local Government Act 1993 .17 June 2013
PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency’s Command,
BRYAN GREEN
Minister for Local Government
PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis order may be cited as the Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2013 . 2CommencementThis order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette. 3Interpretation (1) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws. (2) A word or expression used in this order and in the Local Government Act 1993 has the meaning it has in that Act. PART 2Number of Councillors4Number of councillors for Central Coast municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Central Coast is 9 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. 5Number of councillors for Devonport municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Devonport is 9 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. 6Number of councillors for Glamorgan-Spring Bay municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Glamorgan-Spring Bay is 8 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. 7Number of councillors for Glenorchy municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Glenorchy is 10 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. 8Number of councillors for Kingborough municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Kingborough is 10 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. 9Number of councillors for Tasman municipal areaThe total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Tasman is 7 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect. PART 3Amendment of Local Government Act 199310Principal ActIn this order, the Local Government Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act. 11Schedule 3 amended (Municipal Areas, Councils and Electoral Districts) Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting | Central Coast CPR 2614 | Central Coast Council | 12 | ... | ... |
and substituting the following item: | Central Coast CPR 2614 | Central Coast Council | (a) 12 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
| (b) 9 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
(b) by omitting | Devonport CPR 3658 | Devonport City Council | 12 | ... | ... |
and substituting the following item: Devonport CPR 3658 | Devonport City Council | (a) 12 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
(b) 9 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
(c) by omitting Glamorgan-Spring Bay CPR 2473 | Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | 9 | ... | ... |
Glenorchy CPR 2977 | Glenorchy City Council | 12 | ... | ... |
Glamorgan-Spring Bay CPR 2473 | Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | (a) 9 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
(b) 8 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
Glenorchy CPR 2977 | Glenorchy City Council | (a) 12 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
(b) 10 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
(d) by omitting Kingborough CPR 2478 | Kingborough Council | 12 | ... | ... |
Kingborough CPR 2478 | Kingborough Council | (a) 12 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
(b) 10 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
(e) by omitting Tasman CPR 2981 | Tasman Council | 9 | ... | ... |
Tasman CPR 2981 | Tasman Council | (a) 9 until immediately before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect | ... | ... |
(b) 7 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election held after the day on which the Local Government (Number of Council-lors) Order 2013 takes effect |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 26 June 2013
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order) This order –
(a) determines the number of persons to be elected as councillors of the following municipal areas: (i) Central Coast; (ii) Devonport; (iii) Glamorgan-Spring Bay; (iv) Glenorchy; (v) Kingborough; (vi) Tasman; and (b) amends column 3 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1993 by updating the number of councillors in respect of those municipal areas to give effect to this order.