This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Yes! We Do Deserve A Say - And Have A Legal Right To One

Guardian Express, 4th November 2014








I entirely agree with Mayor John Carey and Denise Cahill, Editor of the Guardian Express, but this is not in doubt. The legal position is that Vincent (and City of Perth) electors do have the right to call a poll under the Local Government Act.

Ignoring the matters that are subject to the Supreme Court action currently under way, the relevant part of the Act ties the poll right to the recommendation of the Local Government Advisory Board - not to any Ministerial response to it.

The Local Government Advisory Board recommended the City of Vincent proposal - which clearly triggers the poll provision. Neither the Minister nor the LGAB can deny the people of Vincent (or Perth) the right to be heard.



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