Tasmania regulation

Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026

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Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Act Number

62 of 2026

Collection

regulation

Plain English Summary

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This instrument is a Tasmanian proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026 that, on its face, brings that Act (or parts of it) into operation in Tasmania as of 1 September 2026. It therefore makes the Act’s reforms operative and so affects Tasmanian councils and anyone regulated by the amended law.

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Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026

Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under section 2 of the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026 fix 1 September 2026 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than the following provisions, commence:

(a) section 4 (a) and (e);

(b) sections 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26;

(c) Part 3.

31 August 2026

CAROLINE WELLS

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

K. J. VINCENT

Minister for Local Government

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 September 2026

This proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.

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Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Act 2026

(a) section 4 (a) and (e);

(b) sections 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26;

(c) Part 3.

31 August 2026

CAROLINE WELLS

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

K. J. VINCENT

Minister for Local Government

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 September 2026

This proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.