Local Government Amendment Regulations 2004

Local Government Amendment Regulations 2004

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Local Government Act 1993 .

1 November 2004

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

J. G. COX

Minister Assisting the Premier on Local Government

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Local Government Amendment Regulations 2004 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 November 2004.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Local Government Regulations 1994 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 29 substituted

Regulation 29 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:

29.   Allowances for elected members

(1)  In this regulation –

Consumer Price Index figure has the same meaning as in Part 9 of the Act;

inflationary factor, in respect of each year, means the amount ascertained by dividing the Consumer Price Index figure for the June quarter of that year by the Consumer Price Index figure for the June quarter of the previous year;

June quarter, in relation to a year, means April, May and June of that year;

year means the period of 12 months starting on 1 November and ending on 31 October.

(2)  The allowances for the year starting on 1 November 2004 payable to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors are as follows:

Council	Mayor	Deputy Mayor	Councillor
	($)	($)	($)
Hobart City	72 000	15 500	12 000
Launceston City	72 000	15 500	12 000
Clarence City	57 000	13 500	11 000
Glenorchy City	57 000	13 500	11 000
Kingborough	57 000	13 500	11 000
Burnie City	42 000	11 500	9 500
Central Coast	42 000	11 500	9 500
Devonport City	42 000	11 500	9 500
Huon Valley	27 000	9 500	8 000
Meander Valley	27 000	9 500	8 000
Northern Midlands	27 000	9 500	8 000
Waratah-Wynyard	27 000	9 500	8 000
West Tamar	27 000	9 500	8 000
Break O'Day	20 500	8 000	7 000
Brighton	20 500	8 000	7 000
Circular Head	20 500	8 000	7 000
Derwent Valley	20 500	8 000	7 000
Dorset	20 500	8 000	7 000
George Town	20 500	8 000	7 000
Latrobe	20 500	8 000	7 000
Sorell	20 500	8 000	7 000
Glamorgan-Spring Bay	17 000	7 000	6 000
West Coast	17 000	7 000	6 000
Central Highlands	14 000	6 500	5 500
Flinders	14 000	6 500	5 500
Kentish	14 000	6 500	5 500
King Island	14 000	6 500	5 500
Southern Midlands	14 000	6 500	5 500
Tasman	14 000	6 500	5 500

(3)  The allowances payable to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors in each subsequent year –

(a) take effect on 1 November of that year; and

(b) are calculated by multiplying the allowances for the previous year by the inflationary factor for the current year.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 November 2004

These regulations are administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Local Government Regulations 1994 by  –

(a) prescribing the allowances payable to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors for the year starting on 1 November 2004; and

(b) setting out the procedure for calculating those allowances in subsequent years.