Commentary Part 1: Local Government Chapter 5: Governance New section 9M: Cases in which change is subject to approval in a referendum in accordance with sections 9MA and 9MB
100.This section provides that a where a local authority proposes to change its governance arrangements by resolution, that change is subject to a referendum where either the proposed change is of a kind set out in new sections 9K or 9KA and the implementation of the local authority’s existing form of governance or executive was approved in a referendum under this Chapter, or where the authority resolves that the proposed change is to be subject to approval in a referendum.