Victorian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (OFFENCES AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2009 (NO. 64 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF PENALTY LEVELS

   4.      Provisions relating to appointments and enrolments  
   5.      Provision of voters' rolls  
   6.      Offences relating to voters' rolls—penalty  
   7.      Unlawful nomination  
   8.      Interfering with rights  
   9.      Printing and publication of electoral advertisements, handbills, pamphlets or notices  
   10.     Misleading or deceptive matter  
   11.     Heading to electoral advertisements  
   12.     Authors to be identified  
   13.     Distribution of printed electoral material  
   14.     Offences relating to ballot-papers  
   15.     Offence to interfere with postal ballot materials  
   16.     Bribery, treating and undue influence  
   17.     Infringement of secrecy  
   18.     Penalty on officers  
   19.     Return by candidate—penalty  
   20.     Penalty for acting as Councillor if incapable  
   21.     Misuse of position—penalty  
   22.     Disclosure of conflict of interest  
   23.     Requirements to be observed by an assembly of Councillors  
   24.     Members of Council staff to disclose conflicts of interest in respect of delegated functions  
   25.     Persons to disclose interests to Council when providing advice  
   26.     Register of interests—penalty  
   27.     Definitions—Amendment of section 81A  
   28.     Access of Commissioner to places, documents etc.  
   29.     Improper use of information  
   30.     Offences relating to investigations  
   31.     Authorised officers  
   32.     Obstructing Council  
   33.     False written declaration  
   34.     Penalties  
   35.     Regulations—repeal of general penalty  

   PART 3--MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

   36.     Definitions  
   37.     Offences relating to voters' rolls  
   38.     Disqualifications  
   39.     Governor in Council may give directions  
   40.     Return by candidate  
   41.     Certain gifts not to be accepted  
   42.     New sections 66AA and 66AB inserted  
   43.     Definition—Amendment of section 76AA  
   44.     General Councillor conduct principles  
   45.     Misuse of position  
   46.     Indirect interest because of receipt of an applicable gift  
   47.     Certain situations where Councillor taken to not have a conflict of interest  
   48.     Exemption by Minister  
   49.     Register of interests  
   50.     Voting  
   51.     Repeal of section 97B  
   52.     Power to make local laws  
   53.     New section 111A inserted  
   54.     Penalties  
   55.     Procedure for making a local law  
   56.     Availability of local laws  
   57.     Rebates and concessions  
   58.     Restriction on power to enter into contracts  
   59.     Regional libraries  
   60.     Conflicts of interest, ineligibility or unavailability of Councillor Conduct Panel members—Amendment of Schedule 5  
   61.     Regulations—Amendment of Schedule 12  

   PART 4--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CITY OF MELBOURNE ACT 2001

   62.     Application of certain provisions of the Local Government Act 1989  
   63.     Establishment of the Docklands Co-ordination Committee  
   64.     Orders to continue  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   65.     Repeal of amending Act  
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