South Australia
Roxby Downs (Local Government Arrangement) Regulations 2012
under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	General powers of the council
5	Administrator to act in name of council
6	Proclamation providing for certain matters
Schedule 1—Revocation of Roxby Downs (Local Government Arrangement) Regulations 1997
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Roxby Downs (Local Government Arrangement) Regulations 2012.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 September 2012.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982;
Administrator means the Administrator of the municipal council appointed under the Act and the Indenture;
municipal council means the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs constituted by proclamation pursuant to the Local Government Act 1934 and the Act.
4—General powers of the council
The municipal council—
	(a)	continues as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal; and
	(b)	is capable in its corporate name of acquiring, holding, dealing with and disposing of real and personal property; and
	(c)	is capable of acquiring or incurring other rights or liabilities and of suing and being sued in its corporate name.
5—Administrator to act in name of council
The Administrator will exercise all the powers and discharge all the functions of the municipal council in the name of and on behalf of the council.
6—Proclamation providing for certain matters
	(1)	The Governor may, by proclamation made before the expiration of the administration of the municipal council by the Administrator under the Indenture—
	(a)	determine whether the council is to have a mayor or a chairperson; and
	(b)	determine the number of councillors who are to constitute, or to be included in, the membership of the council; and
	(c)	divide the area of the council into wards; and
	(d)	determine the boundaries of each ward, the name of each ward, and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward (which number may vary from ward to ward); and
	(e)	appoint, or provide for the election of, the first members of the council.
	(2)	A proclamation under subregulation (1) will have effect from the expiration of the administration of the municipal council by the Administrator under the Indenture.

Schedule 1—Revocation of Roxby Downs (Local Government Arrangement) Regulations 1997
The Roxby Downs (Local Government Arrangement) Regulations 1997 are revoked.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2012	198	Gazette 30.8.2012 p3980	1.9.2012: r 2