397AApplication of this Regulation to joint organisations

397A Application of this Regulation to joint organisations

397A Application of this Regulation to joint organisations

(1) Except as provided by this Regulation, this Regulation applies—

(a) to a joint organisation in the same way as it applies to a council, and

(b) to the representatives on the board of a joint organisation in the same way as it applies to the councillors of councils, and

(c) to the executive officer of a joint organisation in the same way as it applies to the general manager of a council.

(2) In the application of a provision of this Regulation to a joint organisation and to a representative on the board of a joint organisation—

(a) a reference to the mayor of a council includes a reference to the chairperson of a joint organisation, and

(b) a reference to mayoral office includes a reference to the office of the chairperson of a joint organisation, and

(c) a reference to a councillor includes a reference to a voting representative on or a non-voting chairperson of the board of a joint organisation, and

(d) a reference to the holding of civic office includes a reference to holding office as a voting representative on or a non-voting chairperson of the board of a joint organisation, and

(e) a reference to the general manager of a council includes a reference to the executive officer of a joint organisation, and

(f) a reference to the area of a council includes a reference to the joint organisation area of a joint organisation.

(2A) Part 8A does not apply to a joint organisation.

(4) Division 11 of Part 13 applies to a joint organisation.

(5) Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Regulation, nothing in this section applies a provision of this Regulation to a joint organisation if the provision is made under or for the purposes of a provision of the Act that does not apply to a joint organisation.

Note.

The following provisions of this Regulation apply to a joint organisation—

Part 1 (other than section 4), Parts 6–8, 9 (other than Divisions 7 and 8), 10, 12 and 13 (other than Divisions 2, 3, 4 (other than section 403), 6 and 13) and Schedule 12.