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.
There are
; 203 Councils in NSW, 91 in Western Australia, 81 in Victoria, 73 in South Australia, 46 in Queensland, 30 in Tasmania and 7 in the Northern Territory. They range in size from the
Brisbane City Council
to ... well the internet is unclear what is the smallest council in Australia, by area or budget, but there are probably multiple contenders.
NSW has
a Local Government Act
which covers the procedures and conduct of local councils. The
NSW Constitution
also contains a section on Local Government. The
Victorian Constitution
contains sections on Local Government as does the
Queensland Constitution
the other states do not have formal constitutions, instead they have a series of bills and acts in classic Westminster style which informally make up their constitution.
There is also the
Victorian Local Government Act 1989
, the
Queensland Local Government Act 1993 [PDF]
, the South Australia Local Government Act and
the Tasmanian Local Government Act
. So there is a wealth of material to start with.
Pick a council, or make a fictional one, and write a constitution for it. Either post the constitution here on SSR, or on your own site and leave a comment on SSR linking to it. Have fun.
Deadline
The deadline will be December 31st, 2006.
More Information
The Constitution Fun Challenge 1
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