Local Government (General) Regulation 2021
397FAlternates for voting representatives on board
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397F Alternates for voting representatives on board
397F Alternates for voting representatives on board
(1) A member council may appoint councillors of the council to be the alternate of any of the mayor, deputy mayor or any other councillor who is a voting representative on the board of the joint organisation.
(2) A councillor appointed as an alternate may act as the alternate for 2 years, unless another term is specified by the member council or the appointment is revoked by the member council.
(3) In the absence of a voting representative on the board of a joint organisation, the representative’s alternate may, if available, act in the place of the representative.
(4) While acting in the place of a voting representative on the board, a person has all the functions of a representative and is taken to be a voting representative.