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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 124

124 Approving or opposing referendum question

(1) This section applies for deciding whether the referendum question for the proposed determination of the reviewable local government matter is approved.

(2) A person approves the referendum question if the person answers the question in the affirmative.

(3) If the affected area for the reviewable local government matter is not divided into voting areas, the affected area approves the referendum question for the matter if the affected electors for the affected area who vote to approve the question are greater in number than the affected electors who vote to oppose the question.

(4) If the affected area is divided into voting areas--

(a) a voting area approves the referendum question if the affected electors for the voting area who vote to approve the question are greater in number than the affected electors who vote to oppose the question; and
(b) the affected area approves the referendum question if each voting area approves the question.

(5) A person opposes the referendum question if the person answers the question in the negative.



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