A law about new cities used to exist, but it is no longer in effect. You can find out more about what happened to this law by looking at the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989. This law was repealed on 1 November 1989, which means it was officially removed from the list of laws.

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50: Boundaries of districts, or

"What areas are part of a district is no longer defined in this law"

52: Councils of districts, or

"Old law about local councils in districts"

Part 2Regions, territorial districts, and communities
Constitution of districts of territorial authorities

51New cities (Repealed)

Notes

Section 51: repealed, on 1 November 1989, by section 6(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989 (1989 No 29).