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<p>Hi Steve,</p>
<p>You are looking in the right spot, although the confusion is understandable-the proposal (for lack of a better word) is for ACT Districts to be moved from Level 7 to Level 5, and for the other "districts" to not be included at all.</p>
<p>Forgive me if I over-explain some of these points, but for your benefit as a non-Australian:</p>
<p>Australia's government is generally broken into three levels of government: Federal, State/Territory (6 states, 9 territories), and Local (539 LGAs and Unincorporated Areas). These are currently: admin_level=2, admin_level=4, and admin_level=6. LGAs are the second-level subdivision, and provide basic services: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Australia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Australia</a> Counties are very much an anachronism, and exist only on paper as part of the cadastral land title system for some states.</p>
<p>The ACT does not contain any local government areas. It does, however have "districts": <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbs_of_Canberra#Districts">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbs_of_Canberra#Districts</a>. ACT Districts are subdivisions that are used for land titles, but also form part of the ACT government's provision of local services and planning strategies.</p>
<p>Dian </p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">See, what I'm getting at is saying ACT District is 5, yet 7 means District, well, that ambiguity trips me up.</div>
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