Local Government (Transition) (Amendment) Ordinance 1993 (CI) (Cth)

TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND

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Local Government (Transition) (Amendment) Ordinance 1993

No. 1 of 1993

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 22 January 1993.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

WENDY FATIN

Minister of State for the Arts and Territories

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An Ordinance to amend the Local Government (Transition) Ordinance 1992

1.      Short title

1.1    This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Government (Transition) (Amendment) Ordinance  1993¹.

[NOTE:  This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Christmas Island Act 1958: section 9.]

2.    Amendment

2.1   The Local Government (Transition) Ordinance 1992² is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

3. Section 8 (Suspension of operation of provisions of the Local Government Act)

3.1    Paragraph 8 (b):

Omit “1993.”, substitute “1993, unless the regulations are specified in Schedule 2.”.

4. Section 10 (Amendments of the Local Government Act)

4.1   Omit “the Schedule”, substitute “Schedule 1”.

5.   Schedule

5.1   Omit the heading, substitute:

“SCHEDULE 1   Section 10

AMENDMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1960  (W.A.) (C.I.) FOR SHIRE COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN 1992”.

6.      New Schedule

6.1   Add at the end:

“ SCHEDULE 2   Paragraph 8 (b)

REGULATIONS NOT SUSPENDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 8 (b)

1.      The Building Regulations 1989 of the State of Western Australia in their application to the Territory of Christmas Island.

2.      The Local Government (Appeals to Building Referees) Regulations 1961 of the State of Western Australia in their application to the Territory of Christmas Island.

3.      The Local Government (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 1961 of the State of Western Australia in their application to the Territory of Christmas Island.”.

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NOTES

1.   Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on  29 January  1993.

1. No. 6 , 1992 as amended by Nos. 7, 9 and 11, 1992.