{"id":"tas:sr-2013-038","name":"Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2013","slug":"local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187733,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-038-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2013-038) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> > (1)  The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws.\n> \n> > (2)  A word or expression used in this order and in the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) has the meaning it has in that Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Number of Councillors","content":"# Part 2 Number of Councillors","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Central Coast municipal area","content":"### 4 Number of councillors for Central Coast municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Devonport municipal area","content":"### 5 Number of councillors for Devonport municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Glamorgan-Spring Bay municipal area","content":"### 6 Number of councillors for Glamorgan-Spring Bay municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Glenorchy municipal area","content":"### 7 Number of councillors for Glenorchy municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Kingborough municipal area","content":"### 8 Number of councillors for Kingborough municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Tasman municipal area","content":"### 9 Number of councillors for Tasman municipal area\n\n> The 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.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amendment of  Local Government Act 1993","content":"# Part 3 Amendment of  Local Government Act 1993\n\n*\n\n**10.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .\n\n**\n\n**11.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .\n\n*\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 26 June 2013\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) 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Made under the Local Government Act and in force since 26 June 2013, it shapes local representation and the pool of seats available to candidates.\n\nBy setting council sizes (and able to be amended by the Minister), the order directly affects residents’ representation and the structure of local democracy across Tasmania."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: setting councillor numbers for specific Tasmanian municipal areas. The document shows no evidence of scope creep — it does exactly what the title suggests and nothing more. The spent amendments in Part 3 were presumably technical consequential amendments necessary to support the main purpose, not an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 11 operative provisions)","Only 2 defined terms/concepts in interpretation section (Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and Local Government Act 1993)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond simple timing trigger ('on and after the day...')","Straightforward structure: preliminary provisions, then six near-identical substantive provisions","Part 3 is essentially spent/empty — amendments have been incorporated into parent Act","No cross-references beyond standard interpretation Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian law (called an 'order') that sets the number of elected councillors for six specific local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes the size of six Tasmanian municipal councils by specifying exactly how many councillors each must have\n- The changes take effect at the next ordinary election after the order comes into force\n\n**The six councils and their councillor numbers:**\n- **Central Coast**: 9 councillors\n- **Devonport**: 9 councillors\n- **Glamorgan-Spring Bay**: 8 councillors\n- **Glenorchy**: 10 councillors\n- **Kingborough**: 10 councillors\n- **Tasman**: 7 councillors\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Voters in these six Tasmanian municipal areas\n- The councils themselves, which must organise elections for these specific numbers of positions\n- Candidates running for election in these areas\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCouncil size affects how local democracy works — more councillors can mean more diverse representation but also more complex decision-making; fewer councillors can mean efficiency but less community input. This order standardises representation for these specific communities.\n\n**Note on Part 3:** The order originally contained amendments to the main Local Government Act 1993, but these have since been 'incorporated' (absorbed) into that Act and no longer appear in this document."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order narrowly prescribes councillor headcounts for the listed municipal areas and procedural interpretation rules. It does not expand municipal powers, change electoral processes beyond when the numbers take effect, or add new regulated actors. Amendments are recorded as incorporated into the authorised Local Government Act 1993 (ss 4–9; s 3; ss 10–11)."},"complexity_factors":["Specific numeric prescriptions for six municipal areas (ss 4–9)","Effectiveness conditioned on issuance of the certificate of election at the next ordinary election (ss 4–9)","Commencement linked to Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (s 2)","Interpretation depends on external statutes: Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and Local Government Act 1993 (s 3)","Part 3 states amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993 (ss 10–11) — administrative incorporation rather than creating novel regulatory regimes"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order sets the total number of councillors for six Tasmanian municipal areas: Central Coast (9), Devonport (9), Glamorgan‑Spring Bay (8), Glenorchy (10), Kingborough (10) and Tasman (7). The new numbers take effect from the certificate of election issued at the next ordinary election after the Order is notified (ss 4–9). The Order also adopts interpretation rules from the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and the Local Government Act 1993 and records that the amendments are incorporated into that Act (s 3; Part 3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013","history":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2013/documents"}}