An Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993 with respect to, the voting system for the election of councillors, community land, the pecuniary interests of councillors and staff affected by amalgamations; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Local Government Amendment Act 2012.
2 Commencement
(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.(2) Schedule 1 [9] commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Local Government Act 1993 No 30
[1]–[8] (Repealed)
[9] Section 451 Disclosure and presence in meetings
Insert after section 451 (3) (before the note to the section):(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a councillor who has a pecuniary interest in a matter that is being considered at a meeting, if:(a) the matter is a proposal relating to:(i) the making of a principal environmental planning instrument applying to the whole or a significant part of the council’s area, or(ii) the amendment, alteration or repeal of an environmental planning instrument where the amendment, alteration or repeal applies to the whole or a significant part of the council’s area, and(b) the councillor made a special disclosure under this section in relation to the interest before the commencement of the meeting.(5) The special disclosure of the pecuniary interest must, as soon as practicable after the disclosure is made, be laid on the table at a meeting of the council and must:(a) be in the form prescribed by the regulations, and(b) contain the information required by the regulations.
[10]–[12] (Repealed)
sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.