Local Government Ordinance 1992 (CKI) (Cth)

Territory of COCOS (KEELING) iSLANDS

Local Government Ordinance 1992

Ordinance No. 9 of 1992 as amended

made under the

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

This compilation was prepared on 8 April 2002 taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 5 of 1993

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short Title [see Note 1] 2 Amendment

Schedule Amendment to the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

Notes

An Ordinance to amend the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1 Short Title [see Note 1]

This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Government Ordinance 1992.

Note This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955: subsection 12 (2).

2 Amendment

The Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in the Schedule. Schedule Amendment to the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1. Section 6 (Interpretation) 1.1 Insert the following definition: Commonwealth electoral roll means an extract of the Electoral Roll maintained under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 of the Commonwealth for the Division of the Northern Territory listing those people whose place of living is the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and who have attained the age of 18 years.

2. New Section 7 2.1 After section 6, insert:

7 Information on forms in languages other than English

A form is not invalid only because it contains a written translation or summary, in a language other than English, of the information written on the form in the English language.

3. Section 36 (Eligibility for registration as an elector) 3.1 Subsection 36 (1): Omit all the words after "on the electoral roll of a municipality if", substitute "he or she is enrolled on the Commonwealth electoral roll.".