Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 8.3

8.3 .         Inquiries by, or authorised by, the Departmental CEO

        (1)         The Departmental CEO has authority to inquire into all local governments and their operations and affairs.

        (2)         The Departmental CEO may, by written authorisation, authorise a person to inquire into and report on any aspect of a local government or its operations or affairs.

        (3)         The Minister may direct the Departmental CEO to authorise an inquiry under this section.

        (4)         The Departmental CEO is to advise the Minister if and when an inquiry is authorised under this section.

        (5)         An election (within the meaning of Part 4) is not to be the subject of an inquiry under this section if the Electoral Commissioner was responsible for the conduct of the election.

        (6)         If 2 or more people are authorised to conduct an inquiry —

            (a)         a reference in section 8.4, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14 or 8.15A to the authorised person or an authorised person is a reference to those people; and

            (b)         a reference in section 8.5, 8.6, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10 or 8.11 to an authorised person is a reference to any of those people.

        [Section 8.3 amended by No. 64 of 1998 s. 41, No. 28 of 2006 s. 364.]