New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 391

391 The chairperson

(1) The chairperson of a county council is the person elected to the office of chairperson by the members of the county council from among their number.

(2) The chairperson holds office for 2 years, subject to this Act.

(3) The office of chairperson--

(a) commences on the day the person elected to the office is declared to be elected, and

(b) becomes vacant on the earliest of the following--

(i) when the person's successor is declared to be elected to the office,

(ii) on the occurrence of a casual vacancy in the office,

(iii) the polling day of the ordinary election of councillors of which the person is a councillor.