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power or authority is vested in the Minister where a power or authority under any Western Australian law is vested in –
    (a)    a Minister of Western Australia; or
    (b)    the Governor of Western Australia; or
    (c)    the Governor-in-Council of Western Australia.

    Repeal
The Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Local Law – Standing Orders published in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Government Gazette on 23 December 1998 is repealed.

    Definitions
  (1)    In this local law unless the context otherwise requires –
    absolute majority has the meaning given to it in section 1.4 of the Act;
    Act means the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) (CKI);
    CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;
    (CKI) denotes Western Australian legislation modified for the local government in accordance with Applied Laws (General) Ordinance 1992 made under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955;
    committee means a committee of the Council established under section 5.8 of the Act;
    Code of Conduct means the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council;
    Council means the Council of the local government;
    district means the district of the local government;
    employee means a person employed by the local government under section 5.36 of the Act;
    local government means the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
    meeting means a meeting of the Council, a committee of Council or the electors, as the context requires;
    member has the meaning given to it in section 1.4 of the Act;
    Minister means the Commonwealth Minister responsible for Territories, or person delegated by that Minister in accordance with section 8G(3) of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 (Commonwealth);
    President means the President of the local government or other presiding member at a Council meeting under section 5.6 of the Act;
    presiding member means –
     (a)      in respect of the Council, the person presiding under section 5.6 of the Act; and
     (b)      in respect of a committee, the person presiding under sections 5.12, 5.13, and 5.14 of the Act;
    Regulations means the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 (WA) (CKI);
    Rules of Conduct Regulations means the Local Government (Rules of Conduct) Regulations 2007 (WA) (CKI);
    simple majority means more than 50% of the members present and voting;
    substantive motion means an original motion or an original motion as amended, but does not include an amendment or a procedural motion; and
    Territory has the meaning given to it by section 4 of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.
  (2)    Unless otherwise defined in this local law, the terms and expressions used in this local law are to have the meaning given to them in the Act, the Regulations or the Rules of Conduct Regulations.

  CALLING AND CONVENING MEETINGS

    Ordinary and special Council meetings
  (1)    Ordinary and