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Territory of COCOS (KEELING) IslanDS

Local Government (Transition) Ordinance 1992

Ordinance No. 4 of 1992 as amended

made under the

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

This compilation was prepared on 8 April 2002
taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 1 of 1993

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents
Page

 1 Short title [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement
 3 Interpretation
 4 The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire
 5 The Shire council — interim membership
 6 Assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the former Council
 7 Employees of the former Council
 8 Suspension of operation of provisions of the Local Government Act
 9 References to the former Council
 10 Transitional Amendments of the Local Government Act — Electoral provisions
 11 Transitional Electoral Forms

Schedule 1 Amendments of the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.) Shire Council Elections

Schedule 2 Regulations not suspended under paragraph 8 (b)

Schedule 3 List of forms

Schedule 4 Prescribed forms
Form 1 Application for registration on owners and occupiers roll
Form 2 Advice on acceptance of application for registration on owners and occupiers roll
Form 3 Notice of rejection of application for registration on owners and occupiers roll
Form 4 Ballot paper
Form 5 Declaration by returning officer
Form 6 Declaration by Deputy Returning Officer, Presiding Officer, or other electoral officer
Form 7 Declaration by scrutineer
Form 8 Application and declaration under section 111
Form 9 Application and declaration for an early vote
Form 10 Application for postal voting papers
Form 11 Postal voting instructions to electors
Form 12 Postal Vote Certificate
Form 13 Postal Vote Certificate envelope
Form 14 Declaration of result of election
Form 15 Return of election

Notes

An Ordinance to provide for the manner in which the Local Government Act 1960 of Western Australia is to apply in the Territory and for related purposes

1 Short title [see Note 1]

  This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Government (Transition) Ordinance 1992.

2 Commencement

  This Ordinance commences on 1 July 1992.

3 Interpretation

  In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.
commencement day means the day on which section 16 of the Territories Law Reform Act 1992 commences.
former Council means the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council, constituted under the repealed Ordinance.
Local Government Act means the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.) (C.K.I.).
repealed Ordinance means the Local Government Ordinance 1979 as in force immediately before the commencement day.
Shire means the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire.

4 The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire

 (1) For the purposes of the Local Government Act, the Territory is a shire, named the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection