PAPUA NEW GUINEA

LOCAL-LEVEL GOVERNMENTS ADMINISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2005

No. 4 of 2005.

Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2005.

Certified on: 18 AUG 2005

Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2005.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. Election of head of a Local-level Government (Amendment of Section 12).
2. Repeal.
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No. of 2005.

AN ACT

entitled

Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2005,

Being an Act to amend the Local-level Governments Administration Act 1997, 

MADE by the National Parliament.

1. ELECTION OF HEAD OF A LOCAL-LEVEL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 12).

Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended —

(a) in Subsection (3) by adding after Paragraph (b) the following new Paragraph:‑

"(c) he is dismissed from office if the Local-level Government, by a two thirds absolute majority (including the appointed members), passes a motion of no confidence in him in accordance with this section."; and

(b) by inserting after Subsection (3) the following new Subsections:‑

"(4) A motion of no confidence referred to in Subsection (3)(c) ‑

(a) is a motion ‑

(i) that is expressed to be a motion of no confidence in the head of the Local-level Government; and

(ii) of which not less than 14 days notice, signed by a number of members of the Local-level Government, being not less than one quarter of the total number of members of the Local-level Government, has been given in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Local-level Government; and

(iii) nominates another member of the Local-level Government, who is eligible to be elected head of the Local-level Government to be the next head of the Local-level Government; and

(b) may not be moved —

(i) during the period of 18 months following the election of the head of the Local-level Government; or

(ii) during the period of six months before the fifth anniversary of the date fixed for the return of the writs of the previous general election of members of Local-level Governments.".

"(5) The procedures for a motion of no-confidence referred to in Subsection (3)(c) shall be as set out in the Standing Orders of the Local-level Government".

2. REPEAL.

The Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2004 is repealed.
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I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2005 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Clerk of the National Parliament.

I hereby certify that the Local-level Governments Administration (Amendment) Act 2005 was made by the National Parliament on 21 July 2005.

Speaker of the National Parliament.