Local Government (Restructuring) Order 1998

Local Government (Restructuring) Order 1998

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 and on the recommendation of the Minister for Local Government, make the following order under sections 12 and 268A of the Local Government Act 1993 .

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

D. SWAN

Minister for Local Government

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Local Government (Restructuring) Order 1998 .

2.   Commencement

(1)  Clauses 1 , 2 , 3 and 11 take effect on the day on which the making of this order is notified in the Gazette.

(2)  The remaining provisions of this order take effect on the day on which copies of certificates of the results of the elections to be held on 25 August 1998 are published in the Gazette under section 304 of the Local Government Act 1993.

3.   Interpretation

(1)  In this order, a reference to a Plan is a reference to a Plan contained in the Central Plan Register.

(2)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if this order were by-laws.

4.   Abolition of municipal areas and electoral districts

(1)  The following municipal areas are abolished:

(a) Break O'Day;

(b) Brighton;

(c) Burnie;

(d) Central Coast;

(e) Central Highlands;

(f) Clarence;

(g) Derwent Valley;

(h) Devonport;

(i) Dorset;

(j) George Town;

(k) Glamorgan-Spring Bay;

(l) Huon Valley;

(m) Kentish;

(n) Kingborough;

(o) Latrobe;

(p) Launceston;

(q) Meander Valley;

(r) Northern Midlands;

(s) Sorell;

(t) Southern Midlands;

(u) Tasman;

(v) Waratah-Wynyard;

(w) West Tamar.

(2)  The electoral districts in the municipal area of Launceston are abolished.

5.   Abolition of councils

The councils of the municipal areas specified in clause 4(1) are abolished.

6.   Alteration and definition of boundaries of municipal areas

(1)  The boundaries of the municipal area of Glenorchy are altered and defined as indicated by a heavy black line on Plan No. 4104.

(2)  The boundaries of the municipal area of Hobart are altered and defined as indicated by a heavy black line on Plan No. 4105.

(3)  The boundaries of the municipal area of West Coast are altered and defined as indicated by a heavy black line on Plan No. 4101.

7.   Creation of municipal areas and councils

(1)  Municipal areas are created and named as specified in column 1 of the table below and their boundaries are defined as indicated on the plans specified in column 2 of that table:

Column 1 – Municipal areas	Column 2 – Plan No.
1. Central Derwent Lakes	4099
2. Clarence	4103
3. Greater Braddon	4100
4. Launceston Tamar	4093
5. North East	4094
6. Northern Central	4098
7. South East	4095
8. Southern	4097

(2)  The councils for the municipal areas specified in column 1 of the table below are created and named as specified in column 2 of that table:

Column 1 – Municipal areas	Column 2 – Councils
1. Central Derwent Lakes	Central Derwent Lakes Council
2. Clarence	Clarence City Council
3. Greater Braddon	Greater Braddon Council
4. Launceston Tamar	Launceston Tamar City Council
5. North East	North East Council
6. Northern Central	Northern Central Council
7. South East	South East Council
8. Southern	Southern Council

8.   Declaration of cities

The following municipal areas created under clause 7(1) are declared to be cities:

(a) Clarence;

(b) Launceston Tamar.

9.   Dismissal of councillors

All the councillors of the Flinders Council and the King Island Council are dismissed.

10.   Number of councillors in municipal areas

The number of persons to be elected as councillors in a municipal area specified in column 1 of the following table is the number specified in column 2 of the table next to that municipal area:

Column 1 – Municipal areas	Column 2 – No. of Councillors
1. Central Derwent Lakes	9
2. Circular Head	9
3. Clarence	12
4. Flinders	7
5. Glenorchy	12
6. Greater Braddon	12
7. Hobart	12
8. King Island	7
9. Launceston Tamar	12
10. North East	9
11. Northern Central	9
12. South East	9
13. Southern	9
14. West Coast	9

11.   

12.    Local Government (Elections) Order (No. 2) 1998 revoked

The Local Government (Elections) Order (No. 2) 1998 is revoked.

13.    Local Government Act 1993 amended

Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1993 is repealed and the following Schedule is substituted:

SCHEDULE 3 - Municipal areas and councils

Sections 16 , 17 , 18 , 25 and 45

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Municipal Areas	Council Names	No. of Councillors	Electoral Districts	No. of Councillors for each electoral district
1. Central Derwent Lakes (CPR 4099)	Central Derwent Lakes Council	9	...	...
2. Circular Head (CPR 4102)	Circular Head Council	9	....	....
3. Clarence (CPR 4103)	Clarence City Council	12	...	...
4. Flinders (CPR 4092)	Flinders Council	7	....	....
5. Glenorchy (CPR 4104)	Glenorchy City Council	12	....	....
6. Greater Braddon (CPR 4100)	Greater Braddon Council	12	....	....
7. Hobart (CPR 4105)	Hobart City Council	12	....	....
8. King Island (CPR 4091)	King Island Council	7	....	....
9. Launceston Tamar (CPR 4093)	Launceston Tamar City Council	12	....	....
10. North East (CPR 4094)	North East Council	9	....	....
11. Northern Central (CPR 4098)	Northern Central Council	9	....	....
12. South East (CPR 4095)	South East Council	9	....	....
13. Southern (CPR 4097)	Southern Council	9	....	....
14. West Coast (CPR 4101)	West Coast Council	9	....	....

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

Notified in the Gazette on 22 June 1998

This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.