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Local Government Act 1993
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#### 400U Role of board
400U Role of board
> > (1) The role of the board of a joint organisation is to direct and control the affairs of the joint organisation in accordance with this Act.
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> > (2) The board is to consult with the executive officer in directing and controlling the affairs of the joint organisation.
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> > (3) The board is to prepare and adopt a charter for the joint organisation containing (but not limited to) the following—
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> > > (a) operational principles for the joint organisation,
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> > > (b) governance principles for the joint organisation.
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> > (4) A charter may adopt requirements for a joint organisation that are additional or supplementary to, or more stringent than, requirements made by or under this Act but cannot adopt requirements that—
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> > > (a) are less stringent than requirements made by or under this Act, or
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> > > (b) are inconsistent with or contravene regulations under this Act relating to charters.
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> > (5) The regulations may—
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> > > (a) make provision for or with respect to requirements for the form and content of a charter, and
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> > > (b) require a charter to be made publicly available.
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> **s 400U:** Ins 2017 No 65, Sch 1 \[10\].