7Abolition, establishment, amalgamation or change of name or boundaries of regions

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—

(a) to establish a region,

(b) to abolish a region,

(c) to amalgamate two or more regions,

(d) to change the name of a region,

(e) to change the boundaries of a region.

(2) Any such order may contain savings and transitional provisions (including provisions relating to the membership of local boards for a region pending elections).

(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).