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ARTICLE · 16 OCTOBER 2014

Amalgamation and Regional Local Governments in Western Australia

Kott Gunning
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Amalgamating local governments who are members of Regional Local Governments will have to look at all the consequences.

AustraliaGovernment, Public Sector
Brenton Oakley
Brenton Oakley
Philip Mavor
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Introduction

Local Governments undergoing amalgamation that are members of Regional Local Governments are going to have to look at the consequences the amalgamation will have on the Regional Local Government and its operation.

The term Commencement in this update means the day of commencement of any amalgamation order made by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister pursuant to section 2.1 of the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) (the Act).

References to an Establishment Agreement in this paper are a reference to an establishment agreement made pursuant to Part 3, Division 4 of the Act.

The position of a Local Government and its status as a member of a Regional Local Government is going to depend on the nature of the order made under section 2.1 of the Act. We have set out below some scenarios.

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