Table 1: Impact of boundary proposal Factor Proposal Existing City of Existing City of area City of Swan after City of Belmont Swan adjustment Belmont after adjustment Area in 0.12 1,044 1,044.12 40 39.88 square km Population 0 133,303 133,303 41,344 41,344 2015 Electors Not 78,281 78,281 21,647 21,647 2016 applicable 2. Local Government Advisory Board 2.1 The proposal The Board is a statutory body established under section 2.44 of the Act. Its role is to provide advice to the Minister on amalgamations, district and ward boundary amendments and councillor representation. The is to assess proposals to change local government boundaries Board’s major function and their system of representation and make recommendations to the Minister about these proposals. Clause 12 of Schedule 2.5 of the Act sets out the powers of inquiry and they are Board’s as follows: Powers of Inquiry (1) For the purposes of carrying out an inquiry under this Act, the Advisory Board may – (a) by summons signed on behalf of the Advisory Board by its executive officer, require – (i) the attendance before the Advisory Board of any person; (ii) the production before the Advisory Board of any document; (b) inspect any document produced before it, and retain it for such reasonable period as it thinks fit, and make copies of the document or any of its contents;
Table 1: Impact of boundary proposal Factor Proposal area Existing City of Swan City of Swan after adjustment Existing City of Belmont City of Belmont after adjustment Area in square km 0.12 1,044 1,044.12 40 39.88 Population 2015 0 133,303 133,303 41,344 41,344 Electors 2016 Not applicable 78,281 78,281 21,647 21,647 2. Local Government Advisory Board 2.1 The proposal The Board is a statutory body established under section 2.44 of the Act. Its role is to provide advice to the Minister on amalgamations, district and ward boundary amendments and councillor representation. The Board’s major function is to assess proposals to change local government boundaries and their system of representation and make recommendations to the Minister about these proposals. Clause 12 of Schedule 2.5 of the Act sets out the Board’s powers of inquiry and they are as follows: Powers of Inquiry (1) For the purposes of carrying out an inquiry under this Act, the Advisory Board may – (a) by summons signed on behalf of the Advisory Board by its executive officer, require – (i) the attendance before the Advisory Board of any person; (ii) the production before the Advisory Board of any document; (b) inspect any document produced before it, and retain it for such reasonable period as it thinks fit, and make copies of the document or any of its contents;