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Local Government Act 2009
sec.361Councillors who were candidates immediately before commencement
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### sec.361 Councillors who were candidates immediately before commencement
This section applies if—
before the commencement, a councillor had become a candidate, under the Electoral Act , section 93 (3) , for an election of a member of the Legislative Assembly; and
immediately before the commencement, the election period for the election had not ended under that Act.
Sections 155 and 160B as in force immediately before the commencement continue to apply to the councillor, despite the enactment of the amendment Act, until the election period ends.
s 361 ins 2026 No. 5 s 71
(sec.361-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, a councillor had become a candidate, under the Electoral Act , section 93 (3) , for an election of a member of the Legislative Assembly; and immediately before the commencement, the election period for the election had not ended under that Act.
(sec.361-ssec.2) Sections 155 and 160B as in force immediately before the commencement continue to apply to the councillor, despite the enactment of the amendment Act, until the election period ends.
- (a) before the commencement, a councillor had become a candidate, under the Electoral Act , section 93 (3) , for an election of a member of the Legislative Assembly; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement, the election period for the election had not ended under that Act.