Local Government Act 2019
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20 By-laws (1) This section applies in relation to by-laws that apply in a part of the Territory immediately before: (a) the constitution of a local government area; or (d) the boundaries of a local government area are changed; or (e) there is a change in the classification of a local government area.
Local Government Act 2019 20 (2) The by-laws: (a) continue to apply within the local government area to the extent that the by-laws applied before the constitution, merger, division, boundary change or change in classification; and (b) may be amended or repealed by the council for the area, even if the by-laws were not originally made by that council. (3) Despite subsection (2), the Administrator or the Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine the by-laws that apply to a local government area or part of a local government area.