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Local Land Services Act 2013
7Abolition, establishment, amalgamation or change of name or boundaries of regions
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#### 7 Abolition, establishment, amalgamation or change of name or boundaries of regions
7 Abolition, establishment, amalgamation or change of name or boundaries of regions
> > (1) The Minister may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, amend Schedule 1 for any of the following purposes—
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> > > (a) to establish a region,
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> > > (b) to abolish a region,
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> > > (c) to amalgamate two or more regions,
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> > > (d) to change the name of a region,
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> > > (e) to change the boundaries of a region.
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> > (2) Any such order may contain savings and transitional provisions (including provisions relating to the membership of local boards for a region pending elections).
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> > (3) The boundaries of each region may be described or identified in Schedule 1 by reference to a local government area or in any other manner (including by reference to a map or other description).