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Local Government Act 2020
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74 Making a local law
(1) Before a Council makes a local law, a Council must obtain a certificate from a qualified person stating that the person is of the opinion that the proposed local law is consistent with the local law requirements.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), ***qualified person*** means a person who—
(a) is an Australian lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at least 5 years; and
(b) is not a Councillor of the Council.
(3) The certificate obtained under subsection (1) must be tabled at the Council meeting at which the proposed local law is to be made.
(4) After a local law is made, the Council must publish a notice stating—
(a) the title of the local law; and
(b) the objectives of the local law; and
(c) the effect of the local law; and
(d) that a copy of the local law is available for inspection—
(i) at the Council's office; and
(ii) on the Council's Internet site.
(5) A notice under subsection (4) must be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Council's Internet site; and
(c) in any other manner prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.