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Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2016

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Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2016

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, make the following regulations under the Local Government Act 1993 .

4 April 2016

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

PETER GUTWEIN

Minister for Planning and Local Government

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Local Government (General) Amendment Regulations 2016 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 13 April 2016.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting the definitions of appropriate authority , code of conduct and complaint ;
(b) by omitting the definition of respondent councillor .

5.    Part 5 rescinded

Part 5 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded.

6.    Schedule 3 amended (Fees)

Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting items 4 , 5 and 6 and substituting:

4. 

Making a code of conduct complaint under section 28V of the Act

50 fee units

7.    Schedule 6 amended (Questions)

Part 6 of Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting "(f)" from column 2 of paragraph (f) of item 34 in the table and substituting "(e)";
(b) by omitting "(d)" from column 2 of paragraph (f) of item 35 in the table and substituting "(e)".

8.    Schedule 7 rescinded

Schedule 7 to the Principal Regulations is rescinded.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 13 April 2016

These regulations are administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 consequentially on the making of the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015 and the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2016 made under that Act.