Local Government (Burnie City Council) Order 2002
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4 Number of councillors for Burnie City Council
(1) The total number of persons to be elected as councillors in the municipal area of Burnie is –
(a) [Clause 4 Subclause (1) amended by S.R. 2004, No. 113, Applied:08 Dec 2004] 10 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the election to be held in October 2002 but before the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the election to be held in October 2005; and
(b) [Clause 4 Subclause (1) amended by S.R. 2004, No. 113, Applied:08 Dec 2004] 9 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the election to be held in October 2005.
(2) The number of persons referred to in subclause (1) is to be achieved as follows:
(a) by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors at the election to be held in October 2002 from 6 to 4;
(b) [Clause 4 Subclause (2) amended by S.R. 2004, No. 113, Applied:08 Dec 2004] by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors at the election to be held in October 2005 from 6 to 5.