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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 74

Making a local law

    (1)     Before a Council makes a local law, a Council must obtain a certificate from a qualified person stating that the person is of the opinion that the proposed local law is consistent with the local law requirements.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), "qualified person" means a person who—

        (a)     is an Australian lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at least 5 years; and

        (b)     is not a Councillor of the Council.

    (3)     The certificate obtained under subsection (1) must be tabled at the Council meeting at which the proposed local law is to be made.

    (4)     After a local law is made, the Council must publish a notice stating—

        (a)     the title of the local law; and

        (b)     the objectives of the local law; and

        (c)     the effect of the local law; and

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

              (i)     at the Council's office; and

              (ii)     on the Council's Internet site.

    (5)     A notice under subsection (4) must be published

        (a)     in the Government Gazette; and

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

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



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