Local Government Act 2019

(1) The Administrator or the Minister may, by Gazette notice, make an order in relation to a local government council or prospective council if the Administrator or Minister considers it necessary or desirable as a consequence of:

(c) the division of a local government area into 2 or more local government areas; or

(a) require a local government council for an area for which a prospective council is established to share specified information with the prospective council that is reasonably necessary for the prospective council to establish the operations of the council; and

(b) provide for other transitional matters to give effect to a matter mentioned in subsection (1).

Example for subsection (2)(a)

Information about the following:

(a) accrued entitlements of relevant council employees;

(b) assets owned by the local government council;

(c) council rates payable in relation to the area for which the prospective council was established.

(3) A local government council or prospective council in relation to which an order is made under this section must comply with the order.

(4) The CEO of the council and the person constituting the prospective council must take all reasonable steps to facilitate the council's or the prospective council's compliance with the order.