Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

i Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 123/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provision 2 PART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 1990 3 3. Revocation of regulations concerning unclaimed money 3 4. Revocation of provisions concerning auditing of financial statements 3 5. Updating of reference 3 6. Prescription of total remuneration level of senior officers 3 PART 11—SENIOR OFFICERS 3 102. Total remuneration level of senior officers 3 7. Amendments to improve the expression in Form 26 3 PART 3—LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS 1995 4 8. Extension of time to issue duplicate voting material 4 9. Exemptions from compulsory voting 4 10. Form 8 Scrutineer-Appointment and Declaration 4 ═══════════════ NOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 123/1996 Local Government Act 1989 Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 6 November 1996 Responsible Minister: ROBERT MACLELLAN Minister for Planning and Local Government A. WILTSHIRE Acting Clerk of the Executive Council PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to amend— (a) the Local Government Regulations 19901 — (i) to make changes to the total remuneration level at which a council officer becomes a "senior officer" for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1989; and (ii) to make changes consequential to amendments to the Unclaimed Moneys Act 1962 and the Local Government Act 1989; and -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 123/1996 Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 2 (iii) to make various minor amendments; and (b) the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1995 2 — (i) to enable duplicate voting materials in an election conducted entirely by post to be issued on the last day of voting; and (ii) to alter the timeline in regulation 89(2)(e) from 18 days to 15 days; and (iii) to make a minor amendment to Form 8 in the Schedule. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 243 of the Local Government Act 1989. _______________ r. 2 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 123/1996 Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 3 PART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 1990 3. Revocation of regulations concerning unclaimed money Regulations 76, 77 and 78 of the Local Government Regulations 1990 are revoked. 4. Revocation of provisions concerning auditing of financial statements Regulation 86 and Schedule 4 of the Local Government Regulations 1990 are revoked. 5. Updating of reference In regulation 89 of the Local Government Regulations 1990, for "municipality" substitute "municipal district". 6. Prescription of total remuneration level of senior officers After regulation 101 of the Local Government Regulations 1990 insert— "PART 11—SENIOR OFFICERS 102. Total remuneration level of senior officers For the purposes of the definition of "senior officer" in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $70 000.". 7. Amendments to improve the expression in Form 26 In Form 26 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Regulations 1990, for paragraph (b) substitute— "(b) any child of that person under the age of 18 years who normally resides with that person.". _______________ r. 3 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 123/1996 Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 4 PART 3—LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS 1995 8. Extension of time to issue duplicate voting material In regulation 78(1) of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1995, for "If before" substitute "If on or before". 9. Exemptions from compulsory voting In regulation 89(2)(e) of the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1995, for "18" substitute "15". 10. Form 8 Scrutineer-Appointment and Declaration In Form 8 of the Schedule to the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1995, for "Candidate's Signature" (where second occurring) substitute "Scrutineer's Signature". ═══════════════ r. 8 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 123/1996 Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 5 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 64/1990. Reprinted to S.R. No. 164/1995 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 55/1996. 2 S.R. No. 164/1995. Notes -- 6 of 6 --