Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 (Tas)

Local Government (General) Regulations 2015

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, make the following regulations under section 349 of the Local Government Act 1993 .

22 June 2015

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

PETER GUTWEIN

Minister for Planning and Local Government

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 29 June 2015.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Local Government Act 1993 ; connection point has the same meaning as in the Urban Drainage Act 2013 ; election dispute means a dispute in relation to the result of an election held under the Act; election dispute proceedings means proceedings relating to an election dispute; first meeting means a council meeting at which an election is to be held under section 43A or 44 of the Act; multiple-stage tender means a tender referred to in regulation 26 ; multiple-use register means a register referred to in regulation 25 ; nominating period means the period – (a) beginning at 9 a.m. on the fourth business day before the meeting of the council at which the elections under section 43A or 44 of the Act of a mayor or deputy mayor are to be held; and (b) ending at noon on the last business day before that meeting; notify means give notice in writing; open tender means a tender referred to in regulation 24 ; planning scheme has the same meaning as in the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; private stormwater system has the same meaning as in the Urban Drainage Act 2013 ; public stormwater system has the same meaning as in the Urban Drainage Act 2013 ; public tender means a tender referred to in regulation 23 ; Rules of Court means Rules of Court referred to in regulation 17 ; scrutineer means a person appointed as scrutineer under regulation 5(2) ; spouse, in relation to a person, includes a person who is in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with the person; table means to present for information only; Wage Price Index Figure means the Labour Price Index, Australia: WPI All Groups Tasmania published by the Australian Statistician under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 of the Commonwealth.