When you hear the word council in the context of regional refuse collection and disposal, it refers to a specific group. You can find more information about this in the Local Government Act 1974, but the section that defines what a council is, has been repealed. This means it was removed from the act on 1 July 1992, by section 50 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992, which you can read more about here. The repeal of this section means it is no longer part of the law.

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Government and voting > Local councils

544: Allocation of costs, or

"How costs for managing waste are shared"

546: Council may operate refuse collection and disposal services, or

"Councils can collect and dispose of rubbish, but this rule is no longer used."

Part 31Waste management
Regional refuse collection and disposal

545Meaning of council (Repealed)

Notes

Section 545: repealed, on 1 July 1992, by section 50 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 42).