A quick reminder that the Constitutional Fun Challenge 2 is still on with the end date of December 31st - which I am now extending to January 10th ... in part because I am hopelessly unprepared.
CFC2 requires that a local government constitution be written up
, in part or full, as detailed or abstract as you wish.
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The Victorian Local Government Act has a pretty good set of objectives, roles and functions for a Local Council, far better than the NSW legislation.
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The structure of councils are restricted by the state passed Local Government Acts. Some councils separate an elected Mayor (Executive) from the Council (Legislative) while others have the Mayor elected from within the Council. The Councils also have an interesting mix of multi-member electoral districts.
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Local Government in Australia is fairly limited in the services that are provided and the manner in which revenues are raised to match those services. The Brisbane City Council [BCC] is the largest form of local government in Australia after the amalgamation of several city and shire councils to create the BCC in 1924. The Council has an elected Executive in the Mayor, as well as a Civic Cabinet which acts as a bridge between Executive and Legislative. The Council also has a strong committee structure. (more)
The second round of the constitutional fun challenge starts now and is open to anyone who wants to join in. Your task is this;
The Liberals, Labor, Greens and Democrats have used the corporations power to abolish the states and territories. Bye bye NSW, Qld, Victoria, ACT and the rest of them. This leaves the councils as the next significant form of political organisation under the Commonwealth government - and those councils need constitutions!
Write a constitution for Local Government.
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