Victorian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 73

    (1)     Before a Council makes a local law it must comply with the following procedure.

    (2)     The Council must make a local law in accordance with its community engagement policy.

    (3)     The Council must publish a notice stating—

        (a)     the objectives of the proposed local law; and

        (b)     the intended effect of the proposed local law; and

        (c)     that a copy of the proposed local law is available for inspection—

              (i)     at the Council's office; and

              (ii)     on the Council's Internet site; and

        (d)     the community engagement process that applies in respect of the making of the local law.

    (4)     A notice under subsection (3) must be published—

        (a)     on the Council's Internet site; and

        (b)     in any other manner prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

    (5)     The Council must ensure that a copy of the proposed local law is available for inspection—

        (a)     at the Council's office; and

        (b)     on the Council's Internet site.

    (6)     If—

        (a)     the Council proposes to alter a proposed local law in respect of which notice has been given under subsection (3); and

        (b)     the alteration will affect the rights or responsibilities of any person—

the Council must comply with subsections (2) to (5) and conduct a further community engagement process in respect of the proposed alteration.