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Local Government Act 1993
55AExtended operation of section 55 to council-related entities
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#### 55A Extended operation of section 55 to council-related entities
55A Extended operation of section 55 to council-related entities
> > (1) A council must comply with the requirements of section 55 (including any regulations made under that section) even though the contract to which that section applies involves something being done to or by an entity that the council has formed or participated in forming.
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> > (2) However, if the entity concerned is formed under a public-private partnership, subsection (1) has effect only to the extent that the contract is not part of a project that has been assessed or reviewed in accordance with Part 6 of Chapter 12.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > entity means any partnership, trust, corporation, joint venture, syndicate or other body (whether or not incorporated), but does not include any such entity that is of a class prescribed by the regulations as not being within this definition.
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> **s 55A:** Ins 2007 No 72, Sch 1 \[3\].