Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016
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9 Planning panels
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(1) A person nominated as a member of a joint regional planning panel by a former council may continue to exercise and complete any function being exercised by that person as a member immediately before the amalgamation day.
(2) A function exercised under subclause (1) is taken to be exercised by the member as a nominee of the applicable new council.
(3) A person nominated as a member of a joint regional planning panel by a former council ceases to be a nominee of an applicable council and a member of the panel on the amalgamation day, except for the purpose of exercising a function under subclause (1).
(4) In this clause:
joint regional planning panel has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.