12Administrators for new councils

12 Administrators for new councils

12 Administrators for new councils

(1) If a person appointed as an Administrator of a new council declines the appointment or ceases to hold office under clause 13, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, appoint another person as Administrator of the council.

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, appoint an additional person or persons as Administrators of a new council, if the Minister is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so for the purposes of facilitating the operations of the council.

(3) The Administrator of a new council has, during the initial period, the functions of the council and the mayor of the council. This subclause is subject to the provisions of this Proclamation and to any order appointing another Administrator.

(4) If an additional Administrator is appointed:

(a) each Administrator has the functions specified in the instrument of appointment, and

(b) the Minister may give directions for the purpose of resolving any issues that arise as a result of there being more than one Administrator.

(5) The salary of an Administrator is to be determined by the Minister and paid from the funds of the new council.

(5A) An Administrator who exercises any functions referred to in clause 8 is to be paid a fee for the exercise of those functions that is determined by the Minister and paid from the funds of the county council.

(6) For the purposes of the Act, an Administrator does not, in that position, hold an office or a place of profit under the new council.

cl 12: Am 2016 (581), Sch 1.1 [3]; 2016 (662), Sch 1.3 [1].