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Local Government Act 2009
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### sec.270 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
A regulation may be made about—
the processes of the conduct tribunal or remuneration commission; or
corporate entities; or
reviews of, or appeals against, decisions made under this Act; or
a register of interests of the following—
councillors;
other persons who are given responsibilities to perform under this Act;
persons who are related to a councillor or a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or
the recording of conflicts of interest arising from the performance of a responsibility under this Act; or
the regulation and management of local government assets and infrastructure; or
a levy on the railway between Cairns and Kuranda; or
a process for the scrutiny of a local government’s budget; or
meetings of a local government, its committees or other meetings of councillors (including informal meetings at which councillors discuss local government matters); or
empowering a local government to make and adopt a policy about meetings mentioned in paragraph (i) , other than meetings of the local government or its committees; or
the financial planning and accountability of a local government, including the systems of financial management; or
matters relating to a joint local government (including transferring assets and liabilities between a joint local government and a component local government); or
matters relating to discretionary funds.
s 270 amd 2009 No. 48 s 161 ; 2010 No. 23 s 336 ; 2012 No. 33 s 172 (2) ; 2013 No. 32 s 81 ; 2018 No. 8 s 31 ; 2019 No. 30 s 119A
(sec.270-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(sec.270-ssec.2) A regulation may be made about— the processes of the conduct tribunal or remuneration commission; or corporate entities; or reviews of, or appeals against, decisions made under this Act; or a register of interests of the following— councillors; other persons who are given responsibilities to perform under this Act; persons who are related to a councillor or a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or the recording of conflicts of interest arising from the performance of a responsibility under this Act; or the regulation and management of local government assets and infrastructure; or a levy on the railway between Cairns and Kuranda; or a process for the scrutiny of a local government’s budget; or meetings of a local government, its committees or other meetings of councillors (including informal meetings at which councillors discuss local government matters); or empowering a local government to make and adopt a policy about meetings mentioned in paragraph (i) , other than meetings of the local government or its committees; or the financial planning and accountability of a local government, including the systems of financial management; or matters relating to a joint local government (including transferring assets and liabilities between a joint local government and a component local government); or matters relating to discretionary funds.
- (a) the processes of the conduct tribunal or remuneration commission; or
- (b) corporate entities; or
- (c) reviews of, or appeals against, decisions made under this Act; or
- (d) a register of interests of the following— (i) councillors; (ii) other persons who are given responsibilities to perform under this Act; (iii) persons who are related to a councillor or a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or
- (i) councillors;
- (ii) other persons who are given responsibilities to perform under this Act;
- (iii) persons who are related to a councillor or a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or
- (e) the recording of conflicts of interest arising from the performance of a responsibility under this Act; or
- (f) the regulation and management of local government assets and infrastructure; or
- (g) a levy on the railway between Cairns and Kuranda; or
- (h) a process for the scrutiny of a local government’s budget; or
- (i) meetings of a local government, its committees or other meetings of councillors (including informal meetings at which councillors discuss local government matters); or
- (j) empowering a local government to make and adopt a policy about meetings mentioned in paragraph (i) , other than meetings of the local government or its committees; or
- (k) the financial planning and accountability of a local government, including the systems of financial management; or
- (l) matters relating to a joint local government (including transferring assets and liabilities between a joint local government and a component local government); or
- (m) matters relating to discretionary funds.
- (i) councillors;
- (ii) other persons who are given responsibilities to perform under this Act;
- (iii) persons who are related to a councillor or a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or