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CITY OF ADELAIDE ACT 1998 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.

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Legislation repealed by principal Act

The City of Adelaide Act 1998 repealed the following:

Rundle Street Mall Act 1975

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1998

47

City of Adelaide Act 1998

3.9.1998

10.9.1998 (Gazette 10.9.1998 p814) except s 31—3.9.1998: s 2(2) and except ss 619, 2130 and 32—37—14.12.1998 (Gazette 3.12.1998 p1674)

1999

38

City of Adelaide (Rundle Mall) Amendment Act 1999

5.8.1999

25.11.1999 (Gazette 25.11.1999 p2434)

1999

39

Road Traffic (Road Rules) Amendment Act 1999

5.8.1999

1.12.1999 (Gazette 11.11.1999 p2254)

1999

64

Local Government (Implementation) Act 1999

18.11.1999

s 5—1.1.2000 (Gazette 9.12.1999 p3113)

2005

35

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections) Act 2005

14.7.2005

Pt 2 (ss 49) & Sch 1 (cll 1—4, 5(2), 6—9)—18.8.2005; Sch 1 (cl 5(1))—1.1.2006 (Gazette 18.8.2005 p3058)

2005

60

Local Government (Financial Management and Rating) Amendment Act 2005

1.12.2005

Sch 1 (cll 1 & 2)—25.1.2007 (Gazette 25.1.2007 p276)

2005

69

Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005

8.12.2005

Sch 1 (cl 2)—14.12.2006 (Gazette 7.12.2006 p4269)

2006

6

City of Adelaide (Representation Review) Amendment Act 2006

29.6.2006

29.6.2006

2006

43

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 14 (s 41)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)

2009

50

Local Government (Elections) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009

5.11.2009

Sch 1 (cll 1—3)—21.12.2009 (Gazette 10.12.2009 p6167)

2009

66

Statutes Amendment (Council Allowances) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 3 (s 5)—14.1.2010 (Gazette 14.1.2010 p51)

2012

52

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012

6.12.2012

Sch 3 (cll 4—7)—1.9.2013 (Gazette 23.5.2013 p2006)

2015

31

Local Government (Accountability and Governance) Amendment Act 2015

5.11.2015

Sch 1 (cl 1)—31.3.2016 (Gazette 31.3.2016 p1068)

2017

5

Statutes Amendment (Planning, Development and Infrastructure) Act 2017

28.2.2017

Pt 6 (s 18)—19.3.2021 (Gazette 4.3.2021 p823)

2021

26

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Review) Act 2021

17.6.2021

Pt 4 (ss 192 to 194)—20.9.2021; ss 191 & 196(3) to (7), (10), (11), (13), (17) to (32)—10.11.2021 (Gazette 16.9.2021 p3548); s 195—30.11.2023 (Gazette 23.12.2021 p4619); ss 190 & 196(1), (2), (8), (9), (12), (14) to (16)—uncommenced

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

18.8.2005

s 4



default person

inserted by 26/2021 s 190

uncommenced—not incorporated

eligible person

inserted by 26/2021 s 190

uncommenced—not incorporated

nominated person

inserted by 26/2021 s 190

uncommenced—not incorporated

relevant day

deleted by 35/2005 s 4

18.8.2005

s 5



s 5(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(a)

1.1.2000

s 5(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(b)

1.1.2000

Pt 2



s 18



s 18(1)

amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 1

21.12.2009

Pt 3



Pt 3 Div 1



s 20



s 20(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 5(1)

18.8.2005


amended by 6/2006 s 3(1)

29.6.2006

s 20(2)

deleted by 6/2006 s 3(2)

29.6.2006

s 20(3)

deleted by 26/2021 s 191

10.11.2021

s 20(4)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(c)

1.1.2000

s 20(5)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(d)—(g)

1.1.2000


amended by 35/2005 s 5(2)—(4)

18.8.2005


substituted by 6/2006 s 3(3)

29.6.2006


expired: 6/2006 s 5—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

(10.11.2007)

s 20(6)

inserted by 35/2005 s 5(5)

18.8.2005


deleted by 6/2006 s 3(3)

29.6.2006

Pt 3 Div 2



s 21

amended by 26/2021 s 192(1)—(3)

20.9.2021

s 22



s 22(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 193(1), (2)

20.9.2021

s 22(3)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(h)

1.1.2000

Pt 3 Div 3 before deletion by 52/2012



s 23



s 23(1)

amended by 35/2005 s 6

18.8.2005

Pt 3 Div 3

deleted by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 4

1.9.2013

Pt 3 Div 4



s 24 before substitution by 66/2009



s 24(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(i)

1.1.2000

s 24(2)

substituted by 35/2005 s 7(1)

18.8.2005

s 24(3)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000

s 24(4)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000


amended by 35/2005 s 7(2)

18.8.2005

s 24(5) and (6)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000

s 24(7)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000


substituted by 35/2005 s 7(3)

18.8.2005

s 24(8)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000

s 24(9)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(j)

1.1.2000


substituted by 35/2005 s 7(4)

18.8.2005

s 24

substituted by 66/2009 s 5

14.1.2010

s 24(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 194(1)

20.9.2021

s 24(8)

amended by 31/2015 Sch 1 cl 1(1)

31.3.2016

s 24(9)

amended by 31/2015 Sch 1 cl 1(2)

31.3.2016


amended by 26/2021 s 194(2)

20.9.2021

s 24(11)

amended by 31/2015 Sch 1 cl 1(3)

31.3.2016

s 24(13)

amended by 26/2021 s 194(3)

20.9.2021

s 24(13a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 194(4)

20.9.2021

s 25

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(k)

1.1.2000

Pt 3 Div 5



s 27

amended by 64/1999 s 5(l)

1.1.2000


amended by 26/2021 s 195

30.11.2023

Pt 3 Div 6



s 29

amended by 64/1999 s 5(m)

1.1.2000

s 30



s 30(2)

amended by 5/2017 s 18

19.3.2021

s 31

deleted by 39/1999 Sch cl 2

1.12.1999

s 32 before deletion by 60/2005



s 32(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(n)

1.1.2000

s 32(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(o)—(q)

1.1.2000

s 32(4)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(r)

1.1.2000

s 32

deleted by 60/2005 Sch 1 cl 1

25.1.2007

s 33 before deletion by 60/2005



s 33(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(s)

1.1.2000

s 33(4)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(t)

1.1.2000

s 33

deleted by 60/2005 Sch 1 cl 1

25.1.2007

s 34



s 34(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(u)

1.1.2000

s 34(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(v)

1.1.2000


amended by 60/2005 Sch 1 cl 2(1)

25.1.2007

s 34(3)

amended by 60/2005 Sch 1 cl 2(2)

25.1.2007

Pt 3 Div 7 before deletion by 52/2012



s 35



s 35(1)

deleted by 64/1999 s 5(w)

1.1.2000

s 35(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(x)

1.1.2000

s 37



s 37(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(y)

1.1.2000

s 37(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(z)

1.1.2000

Pt 3 Div 7

deleted by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 5

1.9.2013

Pt 4



s 37A

inserted by 38/1999 s 3

25.11.1999

s 37A(10)

amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 2

21.12.2009

s 37B

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(za)

1.1.2000

s 37C

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(za)

1.1.2000


substituted by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 2

14.12.2006

s 39 before deletion by 35/2005



s 39(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zb)

1.1.2000

s 39

deleted by 35/2005 s 8

18.8.2005

Sch 1



Pt 1

substituted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005


substituted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(1)

21.12.2009

Pt 2 before deletion by 35/2005



cl 3

deleted by 64/1999 s 5(zc)

1.1.2000

cl 4

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zd), (ze)

1.1.2000

Pt 2

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005


inserted by 6/2006 s 4

29.6.2006


expired: 6/2006 s 5—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

(10.11.2007)

Pt 2

inserted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(1)

21.12.2009

cl 3



cl 3(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(1)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 3(2a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(2)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 3(10)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(3)

10.11.2021

cl 3(13)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(4)

10.11.2021

cl 3(13a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(5)

10.11.2021

cl 3(15)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(6)

10.11.2021

cl 3(20)

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(7)

10.11.2021

cll 3A—3C

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(8)

uncommenced—not incorporated

Pt 3 before deletion by 35/2005



cl 5



cl 5(3) and (4)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zf)

1.1.2000

cl 5(5)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(zf)

1.1.2000

cl 6

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zg)

1.1.2000

Pt 3

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005

Pt 3

inserted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(1)

21.12.2009

cl 4



cl 4(3)

substituted by 26/2021 s 196(9)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 4(4) and (5)

deleted by 26/2021 s 196(9)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 5



cl 5(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(10)

10.11.2021

cl 5(5)

deleted by 26/2021 s 196(11)

10.11.2021

Pt 4 before deletion by 35/2005



cl 7



cl 7(8)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zh)

1.1.2000

cl 7(9)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zi)

1.1.2000

cl 7(10)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zj)

1.1.2000

cl 7(11)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(zk)

1.1.2000

cl 8



cl 8(1)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zl)

1.1.2000

cl 8(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zm)

1.1.2000

cl 8(3)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(zn)

1.1.2000

cl 9



cl 9(4)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(zo)

1.1.2000

Pt 4

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005

Pt 5 before deletion by 35/2005



cl 12



cl 12(1)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zp)

1.1.2000

cl 12(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zq)

1.1.2000

cl 12(3)—(6)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zr)

1.1.2000

cl 12(8)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zs)

1.1.2000

cl 12(9)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zt), (zu)

1.1.2000

cl 12(10) and (11)

substituted by 64/1999 s 5(zv)

1.1.2000

cl 14



cl 14(3)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zw)

1.1.2000

cl 15

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zx)

1.1.2000

Pt 5

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005

Pt 6

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(1)

18.8.2005

Pt 7



heading

substituted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(2)

21.12.2009

cl 18

inserted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(3)

21.12.2009

cl 18(1)

substituted by 26/2021 s 196(12)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 18(1a)

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(12)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 18(4)

substituted by 26/2021 s 196(13)

10.11.2021

cl 18(7)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(14)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 19



cl 19(1)

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(2)

18.8.2005

cl 19(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(15)

uncommenced—not incorporated


(a)(iv) deleted by 26/2021 s 196(16)

uncommenced—not incorporated

cl 20

deleted by 64/1999 s 5(zy)

1.1.2000

cl 21 before deletion by 35/2005



cl 21(3)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zz)

1.1.2000

cl 21

deleted by 35/2005 s 9(3)

18.8.2005

Pt 8



cl 22



registered industrial organisation

deleted by 26/2021 s 196(17)

10.11.2021

cl 23 before substitution by 26/2021



cl 23(1)

amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(4)

21.12.2009

cl 23

substituted by 26/2021 s 196(18)

10.11.2021

cl 24



cl 24(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(19), (20)

10.11.2021

cl 24(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(21)

10.11.2021

cl 24(3)

amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(5)—(7)

21.12.2009


(b) deleted by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(8)

21.12.2009


deleted by 26/2021 s 196(22)

10.11.2021

cll 24A and 24B

inserted by 26/2021 s 196(23)

10.11.2021

cl 25



cl 25(2)

amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(9)

21.12.2009

cl 26



cl 26(3)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(24)

10.11.2021

cl 27

amended by 26/2021 s 196(25)

10.11.2021

cl 28



cl 28(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(26)

10.11.2021

cl 28(2)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(27)

10.11.2021

cl 28(3)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(28)

10.11.2021

cl 30



cl 30(1)

amended by 26/2021 s 196(29)

10.11.2021

cl 31



cl 31(1) and (2)

substituted by 26/2021 s 196(30)

10.11.2021

cl 31(3) and (4)

deleted by 26/2021 s 196(30)

10.11.2021

cl 31(5)

inserted by 64/1999 s 5(zza)

1.1.2000


amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(10)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 196(31)

10.11.2021

cl 33



cl 33(2)

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zzb)

1.1.2000


amended by 50/2009 Sch 1 cl 3(11)

21.12.2009


amended by 26/2021 s 196(32)

10.11.2021

Sch 2 before deletion by 52/2012



cl 1



cl 1(1)



domestic partner

inserted by 43/2006 s 41(1)

1.6.2007

family

amended by 43/2006 s 41(2)

1.6.2007

financial benefit

amended by 64/1999 s 5(zzc)

1.1.2000

spouse

substituted by 43/2006 s 41(3)

1.6.2007

Sch 2

deleted by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 6

1.9.2013

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

City of Adelaide (Rundle Mall) Amendment Act 1999

4—Repeal of Rundle Street Mall Act 1975

(2) A notice or permit in force under the Rundle Street Mall Act 1975 immediately before the commencement of this section will continue and have effect as if published or given under section 37A of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act).

(3) A by-law in force under the Rundle Street Mall Act 1975 immediately before the commencement of this section will continue in force as if made under section 37A of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act).

(4) The repeal of the Rundle Street Mall Act 1975 does not affect the operation or recovery of a special rate declared under section 9 of that Act before the commencement of this section.

(5) Any asset or liability of the Rundle Mall Committee immediately before the repeal of the Rundle Street Mall Act 1975 vests in The Corporation of the City of Adelaide.

Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections) Act 2005, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

2006 periodic elections means the periodic elections to determine the membership of councils to be held in 2006 according to section 5 of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, as substituted by this Act.

2—Term of office

A member of a council—

(a) holding office immediately before the commencement of this clause; or

(b) elected or appointed after the commencement of this clause and before the close of nominations for the 2006 periodic elections,

may, subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1999, the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 or the City of Adelaide Act 1998 (as the case requires), continue to hold his or her office until the conclusion of the 2006 periodic elections for the relevant office.

3—Allowances

(1) A council may—

(a) review the allowances to be payable to its members under section 24 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 or section 76 of the Local Government Act 1999 (as the case requires) to take into account any relevant provision made by regulation on account of the enactment of this Act;

(b) as may be required, fix or apply allowances for any period up to the conclusion of the 2006 periodic election.

(2) An allowance under subclause (1) must be recorded in the Register of Allowances and Benefits for the relevant council.

4—Training and development policy

A council is not required to have a training and development policy under section 80A of the Local Government Act 1999 until 1 July 2006.

5—Rolls and electoral processes

(1) The chief executive officer of a council cannot rely on subsection (8) of section 14 of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 (as enacted by this Act) with respect to an entry on a voters roll at the time of the commencement of this subclause unless—

(a) the chief executive officer has sent a notice addressed to the relevant person at the rateable property advising the person about the operation of that section and the entitlements that apply with respect to the enrolment of residents; and

(b) the chief executive officer receives no reply within 28 days of the notice (or receives a reply within that period but the reply does not establish, to the satisfaction of the chief executive officer, that the person is an occupier within the ambit of section 14(1)(a)(iv) or (c)(iv) of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999).

(2) To avoid doubt—

(a) any roll prepared under Schedule 1 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 will, until revised, have effect under the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999; and

(b) any application or other process made, commenced or dealt with under the City of Adelaide Act 1998 will (if relevant) have effect for the purposes of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999.

6—Review of council structures

(1) If a council has, before the commencement of this clause, commenced a review under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 by the publication of a notice under subsection (5) of that section (as in existence before the amendment of that section by this Act), the council may continue with the process as set out in that section as if it had not been amended until an appropriate certificate is obtained from the Electoral Commissioner under that section.

(2) However, if—

(a) a proposal within the ambit of subclause (1) proposes that the composition of the relevant council be altered so that—

(i) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(ii) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; and

(b) the council has not, before the commencement of this clause, referred its report on the proposal to the Electoral Commissioner under section 12(12) of the Local Government Act 1999,

the proposal cannot proceed unless or until it is approved at a poll in the manner contemplated by section 12(11c) and (11d) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act.

(3) A proposal within the ambit of subclause (1) will then take effect in accordance with section 12(11b) and (18) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act.

7—Change to principal member

(1) In addition to the operation of clause 6, if, at the time of the commencement of this clause—

(a) —

(i) a council is undertaking a review of its composition under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 and has referred its report on its proposal or proposals to the Electoral Commissioner under subsection (12) of that section; and

(ii) a proposal is that the composition of the council be altered so that—

(A) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(B) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; or

(b) —

(i) a council has completed a review under section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999; and

(ii) a proposal arising from the review is that the composition of the council be altered so that—

(A) the council will have a chairperson rather than a mayor; or

(B) the council will have a mayor rather than a chairperson; and

(iii) the composition of the council is to be altered as from the next general election of members of the council,

then despite the operation of section 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 (and anything that would otherwise take effect if it were not for the operation of this provision), the proposal cannot take effect unless or until it is approved at a poll of electors for the relevant area as if it were a proposal within the ambit of clause 6(2) (and accordingly subject to the requirements of section 12(11c) and (11d) of the Local Government Act 1999 as enacted by this Act).

(2) A proposal that is approved under subclause (1) will then have effect in accordance with a determination of the Electoral Commissioner under this clause.

8—Special provision—LGFA

(1) In this clause—

representative member of the LGFA Board means a representative member of the Board of the Local Government Finance Authority of South Australia.

(2) The Governor may, by proclamation—

(a) extend the term of office of a person who, immediately before the date of the proclamation, is a representative member of the LGFA Board to a date fixed by the proclamation;

(b) fix the term of office of a person who is to be elected or appointed (including by virtue of being re-elected or re-appointed) as a representative member of the LGFA Board to fill an office that will become vacant on the date fixed under paragraph (a).

(3) A proclamation under this clause has effect despite section 8(1) of the Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983.

9—Other provisions

(1) The Governor may, by regulation, make additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(2) A provision of a regulation made under subclause (1) may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the commencement of this Act or from a later day.

(3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect under subclause (2) from a day earlier than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—

(a) decreasing the person's rights; or

(b) imposing liabilities on the person.

(4) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 will, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Schedule (or regulations made under this clause), apply to any amendment or repeal effected by this Act.

City of Adelaide (Representation Review) Amendment Act 2006

5—Expiry of certain provisions

The following provisions of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 will expire on 10 November 2007:

(a) subsection (5) of section 20;

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012, Sch 3

7—Transitional provision

Following the repeal of Part 3 Division 7 of the City of Adelaide Act 1998 by clause 5—

(a) the Register of Interests maintained by the chief executive officer of Adelaide City Council under that Division will be taken to be the Register of Interests the chief executive officer is required to maintain under section 68 of the Local Government Act 1999; and

(b) the information entered into that Register before the repeal will be taken to have been furnished in a return submitted pursuant to Chapter 5 Part 4 Division 2 and Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 1999.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.12.1999


Reprint No 2—1.1.2000


18.8.2005


1.1.2006 (electronic only)


29.6.2006


14.12.2006


25.1.2007


1.6.2007


21.12.2009


14.1.2010


1.9.2013


31.3.2016


19.3.2021


20.9.2021


10.11.2021




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