Establishment of commission of inquiry

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(1) The Minister may establish a commission of inquiry to inquire into:

(a)

the affairs of a particular council; or

(b) the affairs of a particular local government subsidiary, either as part of an inquiry into its constituent council or councils or separately; or

(c)

any other question relevant to local government in the Territory.

(2) The Minister may appoint a person to be a commissioner to constitute the commission of inquiry.

(3) A commission of inquiry may be constituted by more than one commissioner.

(4) If the Minister establishes a commission of inquiry to inquire into the affairs of a particular council, the Minister must give notice to the relevant council of the reasons for and subject matter of the inquiry.

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