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This order may be cited as the Local Government (Review) Order 1999 .
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This order changes local electoral arrangements: it abolishes the electoral districts for the municipal area of Launceston and sets new councillor totals for Sorell — 11 after the March 1999 election (by reducing 1999 ward seats from 6 to 5) and 9 after the October 2000 election (by reducing 2000 ward seats from 6 to 4). It takes effect on Gazette notification and is to be read as if it were by-laws under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931; the changes are incorporated into the Local Government Act 1993.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Local Government (Review) Order 1999.
This order may be cited as the Local Government (Review) Order 1999 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws.
The electoral districts of the municipal area of Launceston are abolished.
(1) The total number of persons to be elected as councillors in the municipal area of Sorell is as follows:
(a) 11, following the election due in March 1999;
(b) 9, following the election due in October 2000.
(2) The total number of persons as referred to in subclause (1)(a) is to be achieved by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors in 1999 from 6 to 5.
(3) The total number of persons as referred to in subclause (1)(b) is to be achieved by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors in 2000 from 6 to 4.
The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 4 February 1999
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Local Government (Review) Order 1999 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws.
The electoral districts of the municipal area of Launceston are abolished.
(1) The total number of persons to be elected as councillors in the municipal area of Sorell is as follows:
(a) 11, following the election due in March 1999;
(b) 9, following the election due in October 2000.
(2) The total number of persons as referred to in subclause (1)(a) is to be achieved by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors in 1999 from 6 to 5.
(3) The total number of persons as referred to in subclause (1)(b) is to be achieved by reducing the number of persons to be elected as councillors in 2000 from 6 to 4.
The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 4 February 1999
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.