Local Government (Areas) Act 1948

Local Government (Areas) Act 1948
Parliament of New South Wales
  • An Act to unite the City of Sydney and certain areas and to constitute the united area as a city; to unite certain other areas or areas and parts of areas and to constitute the united areas as municipalities; to reconstitute the Sydney County Council; to repeal the Sydney Corporation Act 1932, and certain other Acts; to amend the Local Government Act 1919, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation1948 No. 30
Enacted byParliament of New South Wales
Royal assent3 September 1948
Administered byDepartment of Local Government
Introduced byJoseph Cahill
Repeals
Sydney Corporation Act 1932
Related legislation
Local Government Act 1919
Local Government Act 1993
Status: Repealed

Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 was a landmark New South Wales statute that was notable for its wide-ranging reforms for and amalgamations of the Local Government Areas of New South Wales within the County of Cumberland. Largely informed by the recommendations and findings of the 1945–46 Royal Commission on Local Government Boundaries, the act was written and presented to parliament by the Minister for Local Government in the NSW Government, Joseph Cahill.