Local Government Act 2009

The Governor in Council may implement the change commission’s recommendation under a regulation.

The regulation may provide for anything that is necessary or convenient to facilitate the implementation of the local government change.

For example, the regulation may provide for—

holding, postponing or cancelling a local government election, including, for example, matters in relation to expenditure caps and disclosure of gifts, loans and electoral expenditure under the following provisions of the Local Government Electoral Act—

part 4, division 2, subdivision 3;

part 6;

part 9, division 5; or

the transfer of assets and liabilities from a local government to another local government.

A local government is not liable to pay a State tax in relation to a transfer or other arrangement made to implement a local government change.

A State tax is a tax, charge, fee or levy imposed under an Act, other than a duty under the Duties Act 2001.