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In forceMayor or President
Chapter 4Council and its members
Part 4.2Council members
Division 3Terms and conditions of membership
Subdivision 5Principal member
58 Mayor or President
(1) The principal member of a municipal council is to have the title Mayor.
(2)
However:
(a) in the case of the council for the City of Darwin local government area – the principal member is to have the title Lord Mayor; and
(b) in the case of the Litchfield Council – the council may, by resolution, decide the principal member instead has the title President.
(3) A council for a region or a shire may, by resolution, decide the principal member of the council has the title Mayor or President.
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