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Question and Answer Tracking Details

3398 - APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY COUNCILLORS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Local Government

What process is being applied for councils which are being merged, in selecting the 'temporary' Councillors who will manage the merged council prior to its first election as a merged entity?

Answer -

When the NSW Government created 19 new councils on 12 May 2016, Administrators were appointed to govern new councils until local government elections are held in September 2017.

Administrators have been appointed on merit, and have both the knowledge of local government and the skills and experience needed to act in their roles in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993.

Administrators of the new councils are responsible for appointing members of the Local Representation Committee (LRC) and the Implementation Advisory Group (IAG).


Question asked on 21 June 2016 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 73
Answer received on 26 July 2016 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 76