Local Government Act 1995 (WA)(CKI) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996 (Cth)

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands __________

Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996

No. 3 of 1996

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 17 July 1996.

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

WARWICK SMITH Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government __________

An Ordinance to amend the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1. Short title 1.1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1996.1

2. Commencement 2.1 This Ordinance is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1996.

3. Amendment 3.1 The Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

4. Section 2.26 (Election to council terminates employment with local government) 4.1 Omit the section, substitute:

Election to council terminates certain employment with Shire

"2.26. (1) This section applies to a person who holds any of the following offices of, or positions in, the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: (a) CEO; (b) deputy (if any) of the CEO; (c) senior employee (within the meaning of section 5.37) (if any); (d) shire clerk; (e) shire engineer; (f) town planner; (g) building surveyor; (h) treasurer.

"(2) If a person to whom this section applies is elected as a member of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council, then, by operation of this section, that person's employment by the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ends when the person begins his or her term of office as a member.

"(3) For the purposes of this section, a person is taken to hold an office or position mentioned in paragraph (1) (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) if: (a) the person holds an office or position in the Shire of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and (b) the person's functions in that office or position include functions that are generally regarded as appropriate to be performed by a person holding an office or position known by the title set out in the paragraph.".