Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
section, a local government may make local laws for its district under the
Local Government Act 1995 for any purpose set out in
section 28(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) as if that purpose were a
purpose for which local laws could be made under that Act.
(2) Where there is
conflict or inconsistency between a regulation made under this Act and a local
law referred to in subsection (1), the regulation, to the extent of the
conflict or inconsistency, prevails.
(3) Local laws
referred to in subsection (1) may provide that contravention of a local
law constitutes an offence and provide for penalties not exceeding $5 000
and if the offence is a continuing one a further penalty not exceeding $500
for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues after notice
of the offence has been given by or on behalf of an authorised person to the
offender.
[Section 29 amended by No. 14 of 1996
s. 4.]