Local Government Act 1993

The Governor may, by proclamation, establish county councils for the purposes of this Act.

A proclamation under this section must contain the following particulars—

the name of the county council,

a description of the county council’s area of operations,

the name of each council (referred to in this Part as a constituent council) whose area lies wholly or partly within the county council’s area of operations,

the number of persons to be elected by each constituent council to the county council’s governing body,

a description of the county council’s functions.

A proclamation under this section conferring weed control functions on a county council is to be made only with the concurrence of the Minister administering the Biosecurity Act 2015.