Section 23: Establishment and membership of the Local Government and Area Council Co-ordinating Committee

(1) There is hereby established for each local government area and the six Area Councils in the Capital Territory, a Local Government Co-ordinating Committee and an Area Council Co-ordinating Committee which shall consist of-
(a) the chairman of the Local Government Council or Area Council, who shall be the chairman;
(b) the Supervisory Councillors in the Local Government Council or Area Council;
(c) the chairperson of the Family Support Programme in the Local Government Area or Area Council;
(d) the district heads or community leaders in the Local Government Area or Area Council;
(e) two representatives of non-Governmental Organisations operating in the Local Government Area or Area Council.
(2) The Head of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Local Government or Area Council shall serve as the secretary and co-ordinating officer to the Local Government or Area Council Co-ordinating Committees.
(3) The provisions of section 11 of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Local Government and Area Council Co-ordinating Committees.