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Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996
1The commencement date of 1 Jul 1996 is the commencement date of the principal regulations.
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1 The commencement date of 1 Jul 1996 is the commencement date of the principal regulations.
2 The *Local Government (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2005* r. 15 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.
Defined terms
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
Act Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
activity involving a local government discretion 19AA
additional performance criteria Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
adopted standards 18FB(1), 18FC(1)
advance payment period 36A(6)
annual return 29C(1)
applicant Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
associated person 19AA
broadcast technology 14G(1)
class 3 or 4 council or committee 14E(1)
client or adviser 20(1)
closed proceedings 14G(1)
code of conduct 3(1), 19AA
commencement day 28B(1), Sch. 2 cl. 13(1)
committee 3(1)
contract of employment Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
contractual performance criteria Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
corporate business plan 19BA
declaration period 36A(2)
electronic meeting 14E(1), 14G(1)
final annual remuneration 19A(2)
former Form 4 28B(1)
former record of disclosures 28B(1)
former regulation 19C 19DB(1)
former regulation 19D 19DB(1)
gift 19AA
improvised recording 14G(1), 14I(4)
income statement 19BB(1)
incumbent CEO Sch. 2 cl. 13(2)
independent person Sch. 2 cl. 8(1)
Inspector 38(1)
interest 19AA
job description form Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
local government Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
local government employee 19AA, 19AB(1), 19AC(1)
major land transaction 19BC(1)
major trading undertaking 19BB(1)
meeting 14C(1), 14CA(1), 14D(1)
meeting day 14G(1)
meeting details 12(1)
natural disaster 14C(1)
nature classification 19BC(1)
negotiated contract Sch. 2 cl. 12(1)
non-compliance period 36A(5)
non-compliant member 36A(5)
oversight entity 29E(1)
performance issues Sch. 2 cl. 22(2)
plan for the future 19DB(1)
pre-amendment information 40(4)
pre-commencement period 38(1)
primary return 29C(1)
prohibited gift 19AA
proposed meeting 14C(3), 14D(2A)
public health emergency 3(1)
publicly available 14G(1), (2) and (3)
recording 14G(1)
recording technology 14G(1)
relevant period 14C(1), 14D(1), 34AE(1)
relevant person 3(1)
remuneration 19B(1), 38(1)
renew 19BE(1)
replace 19BE(1)
resources of the local government 19AE(1)
sanctioned person 34AF(1)
Schedule 3(1)
section 3(1)
selection criteria Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
selection panel Sch. 2 cl. 2(1)
statement of financial position 19BB(1)
state of emergency 3(1)
strategic community plan 19BA
threshold amount 19AA
trading undertaking 19BB(1)
transitional period 34ACA(5)
usual meeting place 14G(1)
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