South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992 (SA)

South Australia South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992 An Act to provide for the continued existence of the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission; to provide for the exercise and performance by it of its powers and functions; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 4 Interpretation Part 2—The Account 5 The Account 6 Available moneys 7 Payment of amounts Part 3—The Commission 8 Establishment of Commission 9 Conditions of membership 10 Remuneration and expenses 11 Proceedings of the Commission 12 Validity of acts of Commission 13 Misuse of confidential information 14 Staff 15 Functions of Commission 16 Inquiries and investigations 17 Principles to be applied by the Commission 18 Consideration of recommendations Part 4—Councils 19 Information to be supplied to Commission Part 5—Miscellaneous 20 Financial report 21 Reports 22 Statement of payments to be furnished 23 Regulations 24 Transitional provision Legislative history Appendix—Divisional penalties and expiation fees

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992. 4—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— the Account means the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Account continued in existence under section 5 of this Act; area means the area in relation to which a council is constituted; the Commission means the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission continued in existence under section 8 of this Act; the Commonwealth Act means the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1986 of the Commonwealth as amended and in force for the time being (and includes an Act (if any) passed in substitution for that Act); Commonwealth funds means any amount received under the Commonwealth Act in respect of allocations that have been approved under that Act; council means a council under the Local Government Act 1934 and includes any person or body (not being a person or body exercising any powers within the area of a council as defined for the purposes of that Act) prescribed as a council for the purposes of this Act; grant means a grant payable under this Act; member means a member of the Commission. Note— For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.