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Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2023 (Act No. 4, 2023)
Assent date 2 March 2023
Commenced 3 March 2023
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2025 (Act No. 3, 2026)
Assent date 9 February 2026
Commenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
s 50 Lands Acquisition Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998 ((Act No. 50 of 1998)
(amd s 71 Lands and Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998
(Act No. 93 of 1998))
r 22 Lands Acquisition Amendment Regulations 1999 (SL No. 12, 1999)
s 73 Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003
(Act No. 1, 2004).
4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 28A, 32, 42A, 43, 46,
49, 50, 52, 83A, 91 and 96 and Sch 2.
5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 45, 1982, s 3
s 4 amd No. 53, 1979, s 4; No. 6, 1981, s 4; No. 45, 1982, s 4; No. 60, 1989, s 6;
No. 86, 1993, s 3; No. 25, 1994, s 4; No. 56, 1995, s 4; No. 50, 1998, s 4; SL
No. 42, 1998, r 4; No. 93, 1998, s 18; No. 26, 1999, s 3; No. 45, 2000, s 11;
No. 4, 2007, s 7; No. 37, 2010, s 13; No. 35, 2014, s 67
s 5A ins No. 31, 1998, s 2
sub No. 50, 1998, s 5; SL No. 42, 1998, r 5
amd No. 93, 1998, s 19; No. 1, 1999, s 4; No. 62, 2001, s 15
pt II hdg rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 6 rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 7 amd No. 75, 1994, s 4
sub No. 56, 1995, s 5
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s 8 amd No. 75, 1994, s 5
sub No. 56, 1995, s 6
s 9 sub No. 56, 1995, s 6
s 10 amd No. 56, 1995, s 7
s 11 amd No. 75, 1994, s 6
s 12 rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 13 amd No. 6, 1981, s 4; No. 18, 1986 s 3; No. 59, 1990, s 4
s 14 rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 15 amd No. 75, 1994, s 7
s 16 rep No. 9, 1980, s 6
s 17 amd No. 28, 1993, s 3
s 18 rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 18A ins No. 68, 1985, s 2
s 19 sub No. 75, 1994, s 8
ss 20 – 28 rep No. 50, 1998, s 6
s 28A ins No. 78, 1989, s 9
amd No. 39, 1992, s 3; No. 67, 1993, s 3; No. 93, 1998, s 20; No. 18, 2004,
s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 49
s 29 amd No. 93, 1998, s 21
s 30 amd No. 93, 1998, s 22
s 31 amd No. 50, 1998, s 7; No. 23, 2013, s 12
pt IIIA hdg ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 6
s 31A ins No. 53, 1979, s 5
rep No. 56, 1995, s 8
ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 6
amd No. 93, 1998, s 23
pt IV hdg sub No. 50, 1998, s 8; SL No. 42, 1998, r 7
amd No. 93, 1998, s 24
div 1A hdg ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 8
s 31B ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 8
amd No. 93, 1998, s 25; No. 1, 1999, s 5
s 31C ins No. 26, 1999, s 4
div 1 hdg sub No. 50, 1998, s 8
s 32 amd No. 45, 1982, s 5; No. 56, 1995, s 9
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 9; No. 93, 1998, s 26; SL No. 12, 1999, r 3; No. 45,
2000, s 11
s 33 amd No. 56, 1995, s 10
amd SL No. 42, 1998, 10; No. 93, 1998, s 27; SL No. 12, 1999, r 4; No. 26,
1999, s 5
s 34 amd No. 45, 1982, s 6; No. 56, 1995, s 11
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 11; No. 93, 1998, s 28; SL No. 12, 1999, r 5; No. 26,
1999, s 6; No. 4, 2023, s 23; No. 3, 2026, s 35
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s 35 amd No. 56, 1995, s 12
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 12; No. 93, 1998, s 29; SL No. 12, 1999, r 6; No. 26,
1999, s 7
div 2 hdg sub No. 50, 1998, s 8
s 35A ins No. 26, 1999, s 8
s 36 sub No. 50, 1998, s 8; No. 93, 1998, s 30
s 37 sub No. 50, 1998, s 8
amd No. 93, 1998, s 31; SL No. 12, 1999, r 7; No. 26, 1999, s 9; No. 4, 2007,
s 7; No. 35, 2014, s 68
s 38 amd No. 45, 1982, s 7
sub No. 50, 1998, s 8; SL No. 42, 1998, r 38
amd No. 93, 1998, s 32; No. 26, 1999, s 10; No. 35, 2014, s 69
s 38AA ins SL No. 12, 1999, r 8
amd No. 26, 1999, s 11
s 38A ins No. 93, 1998, s 33
amd No. 26, 1999, s 12
s 38B ins SL No. 12, 1999, r 9
div 3 hdg ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 14
s 38A ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 14
rep No. 93, 1998, s 34
s 39 rep No. 50, 1998, s 8
sub No. 93, 1998, s 34
s 40 amd No. 53, 1979, s 6; No. 45, 1982, s 8
rep No. 50, 1998, s 8
amd No. 1, 1999, s 6; SL No. 12, 1999, r 10
s 41 amd No. 45, 1982, s 9
rep No. 50, 1998, s 8
amd No. 1, 1999, s 7; SL No. 12, 1999, r 11
pt IVA hdg ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
sub No. 93, 1998, s 35
s 42 rep No. 50, 1998, s 8
ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
amd No. 93, 1998, s 36
s 42A ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
amd No. 93, 1998, s 37; No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 42B ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
amd No. 93, 1998, s 38; No. 62, 2001, s 15
s 42C ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
amd No. 93, 1998, s 39
s 42D ins SL No. 42, 1998, r 15
pt V
div 1 hdg sub No. 50, 1998, s 9
s 43 amd No. 45, 1982, s 10
amd No. 93, 1998, s 40; No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 44 amd No. 53, 1979, s 7; No. 56, 1995, s 13
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 16; No. 93, 1998, s 41
s 45 amd No. 45, 1982, s 11
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 17; No. 93, 1998, s 42; SL No. 12, 1999, r 12; No. 26,
1999, s 13
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s 45AA ins No. 93, 1998, s 43
amd SL No. 12, 1999, r 13
s 45A ins No. 50, 1998, s 10
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 18; No. 93, 1998, s 44; SL No. 12, 1999, r 14
s 46 ins No. 78, 1989, s 9
amd No. 33, 1990, s 5; No. 39, 1992, s 3; No. 67, 1993, s 4; No. 21, 1995,
s 2; No. 50, 1998, s 11; No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 37, 2010, s 13
s 48 amd No. 45, 1982, s 12
pt V
div 1A hdg ins No. 53, 1979, s 8
rep No. 56, 1995, s 14
ss 48A – 48C ins No. 53, 1979, s 8
rep No. 56, 1995, s 14
s 49 amd No. 53, 1979, s 9; No. 25, 1994, s 5; No. 56, 1995, s 15; No. 50, 1998,
s 12; SL No. 42, 1998, r 19; No. 93, 1998, s 45; No. 1, 1999, s 8; No. 26,
1999, s 14; No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 50 amd No. 53, 1979, s 10; No. 56, 1995, s 16; No. 50, 1998, s 13; SL No. 42,
1998, r 20; No. 93, 1998, s 46; No. 1, 1999, s 9; SL No. 12, 1999, r 15;
No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 50A ins No. 25, 1994, s 6
amd No. 93, 1998, s 47
s 51 amd No. 56, 1995, s 17; No. 50, 1998, s 14; No. 93, 1998, s 48; No. 1, 1999,
s 10; SL No. 12, 1999, r 16
s 52 amd No. 56, 1995, s 18; No. 50, 1998, s 15; SL No. 42, 1998, r 21; No. 93,
1998, s 49; No. 1, 1999, s 11; SL No. 12, 1999, r 17; No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 53 amd No. 50, 1998, s 16; No. 23, 2013, s 12
s 54 amd No. 50, 1998, s 17; No. 93, 1998, s 50
s 55 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
ss 57 – 58 rep No. 50, 1998, s 18
s 59 amd No. 53, 1979, s 11; No. 50, 1998, s 19; No. 93, 1998, s 51; No. 1, 1999,
s 12; SL No. 12, 1999, r 18
s 60 amd No. 93, 1998, s 52
s 61 amd No. 93, 1998, s 53; SL No. 12, 1999, r 19; No. 26, 1999, s 15
s 62 amd No. 50, 1998, s 20; No. 93, 1998, s 54; SL No. 12, 1999, r 20
s 63 amd No. 50, 1998, s 21; SL No. 42, 1998, r 22
s 65 sub No. 50, 1998, s 22
s 66 amd No. 75, 1994, s 9
sub No. 50, 1998, s 22
amd No. 93, 1998, s 55
s 67A ins No. 50, 1998, s 23
amd No. 93, 1998, s 56
s 68 amd No. 53, 1979, s 12; No. 56, 1995, s 19; No. 50, 1998, s 24; SL No. 42,
1998, r 23; No. 93, 1998, s 57; SL No. 12, 1999, r 21
s 69 amd No. 93, 1998, s 58
s 70 amd No. 50, 1998, s 25
s 71 amd No. 50, 1998, s 26; No. 93, 1998, s 59
s 72 amd No. 50, 1998, s 27
s 73 amd No. 53, 1979, s 13; No. 50, 1998, s 28
s 74 amd No. 50, 1998, s 29
s 75 amd No. 50, 1998, s 30
s 76 amd No. 50, 1998, s 31
pt VIII
div 3 hdg sub No. 50, 1998, s 32
ss 77 – 79 rep No. 50, 1998, s 33
s 80 amd No. 50, 1998, s 34; No. 93, 1998, s 60
s 81 amd No. 93, 1998, s 61; No. 1, 1999, s 13
s 81A ins No. 93, 1998, s 62
s 82 amd No. 50, 1998, s 35; No. 93, 1998, s 63; No. 1, 1999, s 14
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s 83 amd No. 93, 1998, s 64
pt VIIIA hdg ins No. 26, 1999, s 16
ss 83A – 83C ins No. 26, 1999, s 16
pt IX hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 70
s 84 sub No. 50, 1998, s 36
amd No. 93, 1998, s 65
s 85 amd No. 50, 1998, s 37
s 86 amd No. 50, 1998, s 38
s 87 rep No. 50, 1998, s 39
s 88 amd No. 33, 1990, s 9; No. 50, 1998, s 40
pt IXA hdg ins No. 25, 1994, s 7
ss 88A – 88C ins No. 25, 1994, s 7
s 88D ins No. 25, 1994, s 7
amd No. 75, 1994, s 10
s 88E ins No. 25, 1994, s 7
amd No. 14, 1995, s 12
s 89 sub No. 50, 1998, s 42
s 89A ins No. 50, 1998, s 42
amd SL No. 42, 1998, r 24; No. 93, 1998, s 66
s 90 amd No. 48, 1986, s 9; No. 50, 1998, s 43; No. 93, 1998, s 67
s 91 amd No. 50, 1998, s 44; SL No. 42, 1998, r 25; No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 92 rep No. 50, 1998, s 45
s 94 amd No. 8, 1996, s 3; No. 50, 1998, s 46
rep No. 93, 1998, s 68
s 94A ins No. 50, 1998, s 47
s 95 amd No. 75, 1994, s 11; No. 50, 1998, s 48
pt XI hdg ins No. 35, 2014, s 71
s 96 ins No. 35, 2014, s 71
sch 2 amd No. 53, 1979, s 14; No. 98, 1979, s 12; No. 82, 1991, s 11; No. 84,
1993, s 6; No. 86, 1993, s 3; No. 5, 1995, s 19; No. 56, 1995, s 20; No. 50,
1998, s 49; SL No. 42, 1998, r 26; No. 93, 1998, s 69; No. 1, 2004, s 62;
No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 39, 2019, s 370