Local Government (City of Parramatta and Cumberland) Proclamation 2016
6References to former areas and councils
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6 References to former areas and councils
6 References to former areas and councils
(1) A reference in any Act or instrument to:
(a) a former council (other than an altered council), or to a predecessor of the former council, is taken to be a reference to the new council that has responsibility for those matters relating to the former council or predecessor council to which the Act or instrument relates, or
(b) a former area (other than an altered area), or a predecessor of the former area, is taken to be a reference to the parts of each new area that consist of the relevant part of the former area or the predecessor of the former area.
(2) A reference in any Act or instrument to:
(a) an altered council, or to a predecessor of the altered council, is taken to be a reference to the new council that has responsibility for those matters relating to the altered council or predecessor council to which the Act or instrument relates (but only insofar as it relates to the relevant part of the new council’s area), or
(b) the area of an altered council, or a predecessor of the altered area, is taken to be a reference to the part of the new area that consists of the part of the altered area so incorporated.