Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1997

No. 1 of 1997

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 16 April 1997

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

WARWICK SMITH

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

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An Ordinance to amend the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.)

1.   Short title

1.1   This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1997.1

[NOTE: This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s. 12 (2).]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

3.   New section 2.26a

3.1   After section 2.26, insert:

Certain councillors who are employees on 3 May 1997

 “2.26a. If, on 3 May 1997, a person is both a person to whom section 2.26 applies and a member of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council, then, by operation of this section, his or her employment by the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ends at the beginning of that day.”.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 April 1997.