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Local Government Act 2009
sec.197DRegulation may prescribe particular matters relating to councillor advisors
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### sec.197D Regulation may prescribe particular matters relating to councillor advisors
A regulation may—
prescribe a local government as a local government to which section 197A (1) applies; and
prescribe the maximum number of councillor advisors each councillor may appoint.
Before recommending to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) , the Minister must ask the remuneration commission for its recommendation about the proposed regulation.
The Minister must have regard to the recommendation of the remuneration commission in recommending the making of the regulation to the Governor in Council.
The maximum number of councillor advisors prescribed under subsection (1) (b) —
is the number of full-time equivalent councillor advisors a councillor may appoint; and
does not prevent a councillor appointing more than 1 part-time councillor advisor to perform the role of 1 full-time councillor advisor.
s 197D ins 2020 No. 20 s 115
amd 2026 No. 5 s 70
(sec.197D-ssec.1) A regulation may— prescribe a local government as a local government to which section 197A (1) applies; and prescribe the maximum number of councillor advisors each councillor may appoint.
(sec.197D-ssec.2) Before recommending to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) , the Minister must ask the remuneration commission for its recommendation about the proposed regulation.
(sec.197D-ssec.3) The Minister must have regard to the recommendation of the remuneration commission in recommending the making of the regulation to the Governor in Council.
(sec.197D-ssec.4) The maximum number of councillor advisors prescribed under subsection (1) (b) — is the number of full-time equivalent councillor advisors a councillor may appoint; and does not prevent a councillor appointing more than 1 part-time councillor advisor to perform the role of 1 full-time councillor advisor.
- (a) prescribe a local government as a local government to which section 197A (1) applies; and
- (b) prescribe the maximum number of councillor advisors each councillor may appoint.
- (a) is the number of full-time equivalent councillor advisors a councillor may appoint; and
- (b) does not prevent a councillor appointing more than 1 part-time councillor advisor to perform the role of 1 full-time councillor advisor.